Just a few years in the past, you could possibly be forgiven for not worrying about cloud computing and cloud suppliers, particularly on the enterprise stage. Actually, in your each 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 instances in your cellular apps, whether or not you’re in Los Angeles, London, Lima, or Lagos.
These days–whether or not it or not–your enterprise might be within the cloud. It’ll be as much as you to ensure that apps, information, and providers 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 summary of studying and certification gives constructed to information you in your cloud connectivity journey—no matter Extensive-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’ll be able to take a look at the blueprint, but it surely’s a fairly complete examination, specializing in design, a number of sorts of implementations (IP Safety [IPSec] and Software program-Outlined WAN [SDWAN]), and troubleshooting of those implementations.
If you happen to’re unfamiliar with cloud networking ideas normally, you will get began with cloud networking and connectivity tutorials (created by us, your technical advocates). They’re accessible on Cisco U. at present, without spending a dime and for everybody.
If you happen to’re already cloud-aware and need to leap 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).
If you happen to’d like one thing a bit extra complete, we’re releasing a full ENCC Studying Path overlaying your entire certification blueprint. The primary monitor of this studying path is reside now for these with a Cisco U. subscription, with the remaining following in brief order over the approaching weeks.
Designing and Implementing Cloud Connectivity | ENCC | Observe 1
Out there now in Cisco U. Free. Get began
Moreover, there are a number of Snack Minute sources when you want 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 critiques the blueprint and examination matters which are included within the ENCC Certification. Lastly, he teases a few of the sources accessible 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.
If you happen to couldn’t inform–we’re enthusiastic about this new certification and need to see you reach your certification journey!
New Snack Minute episodes premiere each Tuesday at midday Pacific Time.
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Enhancing our personal cloud
Having a unified platform for quite a lot of completely different studying elements (tutorials, programs, and studying paths) is nice. However like with any funding, particularly on the enterprise stage, with the ability to monitor 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 manner, you could be certain the appropriate learners are enabled to their coronary heart’s content material!
Creating attractive cloud gives
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; providing you with an opportunity to discover all that Cisco U. has to supply (when you haven’t already).
Dive into the tutorials, discover the accessible programs and Studying Paths, and see simply how a lot there may be so that you can be taught. I’m certain 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 lots of phrases. The TL;DR of all of it is: Utilizing the ability of Cisco and our new studying platform, the cloud has by no means seemed…brighter? (Effectively, possibly that doesn’t work since clouds often block the solar–however what I imply.)
As all the time, if this wasn’t sufficient data, click on the video under to get an entire recap of the whole lot 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 know, truly. 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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