A couple of years in the past, you possibly can be forgiven for not worrying about cloud computing and cloud suppliers, particularly on the enterprise stage. In truth, in your every day life, you may need solely identified “the cloud” as one thing that allowed you to binge-watch your favourite streaming collection or enabled speedy response occasions in your cellular apps, whether or not you’re in Los Angeles, London, Lima, or Lagos.
These days–whether or not you understand it or not–your enterprise might be within the cloud. It’ll be as much as you to be sure that apps, information, and companies can transfer seamlessly between your native information facilities and whichever cloud supplier(s) your organization is utilizing. Seems like a fairly large job, however don’t fear: We’re right here to assist. Learn on for an outline of studying and certification presents constructed to information you in your cloud connectivity journey—no matter Vast-Space Community (WAN) expertise or cloud supplier. We’ve been the chief in connectivity for many years, and the cloud isn’t any completely different for us.
Serving to join you to the clouds
As a part of the Cisco Licensed Community Skilled (CCNP) Enterprise certification, we’ve launched the brand new ENCC focus examination, which focuses on Designing and Implementing Cloud Connectivity. You possibly can have a look at the blueprint, nevertheless it’s a fairly complete examination, specializing in design, a number of kinds of implementations (IP Safety [IPSec] and Software program-Outlined WAN [SDWAN]), and troubleshooting of those implementations.
For those who’re unfamiliar with cloud networking ideas on the whole, you may get began with cloud networking and connectivity tutorials (created by us, your technical advocates). They’re out there on Cisco U. as we speak, free of charge and for everybody.
For those who’re already cloud-aware and wish to soar into connecting them utilizing cloud-native sources, we’ve bought tutorials for instantiating IPsec VPNs between a Cisco router and AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
For those who’d like one thing a bit extra complete, we’re releasing a full ENCC Studying Path masking the complete certification blueprint. The primary observe of this studying path is dwell now for these with a Cisco U. subscription, with the remainder following briefly order over the approaching weeks.
Designing and Implementing Cloud Connectivity | ENCC | Monitor 1
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Moreover, there are a number of Snack Minute sources if you happen to choose your studying in video format moderately than written phrases. In Episode 113, Patrick Gargano teases the thought course of behind the Multicloud Specialist certifications, in addition to evaluations the blueprint and examination subjects which are included within the ENCC Certification. Lastly, he teases a few of the sources out there on Cisco U.
In Episode 121, I dive deep into the Azure cloud management panel and the required steps to create an IPSec-based Digital Non-public Community (VPN) between an on-prem router and native cloud VPN constructs.
For those who couldn’t inform–we’re enthusiastic about this new certification and wish to see you reach your certification journey!
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Enhancing our personal cloud
Having a unified platform for a wide range of completely different studying elements (tutorials, programs, and studying paths) is nice. However like with any funding, particularly on the enterprise stage, having the ability to observe customers, licenses, begin and finish dates, and license consumption, is vital. Due to this, we’ve added an “Admin portal” inside Cisco U. to make sure that buyer directors are offered an in-platform expertise to handle learner accounts. This fashion, you could be positive the correct learners are enabled to their coronary heart’s content material!
Creating attractive cloud presents
Lastly, rumor has it that we’ll offer a particular Cisco U. Black Friday deal (November 20–24, 2023). The draw back is that these dates are a number of weeks away. Nevertheless, the upside is that they are a number of weeks away; supplying you with an opportunity to discover all that Cisco U. has to supply (if you happen to haven’t already).
Dive into the tutorials, discover the out there programs and Studying Paths, and see simply how a lot there may be so that you can study. I’m positive that you just’ll be setting your alarm for very first thing on the 20th to just remember to don’t miss out.
I do know I wrote a whole lot of phrases. The TL;DR of all of it is: Utilizing the facility of Cisco and our new studying platform, the cloud has by no means appeared…brighter? (Effectively, perhaps that doesn’t work since clouds normally block the solar–however you understand what I imply.)
As at all times, if this wasn’t sufficient data, click on the video under to get an entire recap of every thing new in Cisco U., and take a look at the Cisco Studying Community for some cloudy discussions about all of it afterward. I imply—nicely… the discussions aren’t cloudy—they’re fairly clear and straightforward to grasp, really. I’ve actually carried this joke too far, haven’t I?
Learn subsequent: “Up, Up, and Away to the Clouds: Cisco Multicloud Specialist certifications” by Hank Preston. Learn now >>
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