A couple of years in the past, you would be forgiven for not worrying about cloud computing and cloud suppliers, particularly on the enterprise degree. In truth, in your every day life, you might need solely recognized “the cloud” as one thing that allowed you to binge-watch your favourite streaming sequence 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 you understand it or not–your enterprise might be within the cloud. It’ll be as much as you to be sure that apps, knowledge, and providers can transfer seamlessly between your native knowledge facilities and whichever cloud supplier(s) your organization is utilizing. Feels like a reasonably large job, however don’t fear: We’re right here to assist. Learn on for an summary of studying and certification presents constructed to information you in your cloud connectivity journey—no matter Vast-Space Community (WAN) know-how or cloud supplier. We’ve been the chief in connectivity for many years, and the cloud isn’t any totally 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, however it’s a reasonably 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.
If you happen to’re unfamiliar with cloud networking ideas typically, you will get began with cloud networking and connectivity tutorials (created by us, your technical advocates). They’re accessible on Cisco U. in the present day, without spending a dime and for everybody.
If you happen to’re already cloud-aware and wish to leap into connecting them utilizing cloud-native sources, we’ve acquired 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 protecting the complete certification blueprint. The primary monitor of this studying path is dwell now for these with a Cisco U. subscription, with the remainder following in brief 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 in the event you choose your studying in video format reasonably than written phrases. In Episode 113, Patrick Gargano teases the thought course of behind the Multicloud Specialist certifications, in addition to opinions the blueprint and examination subjects which can be 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 Personal 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 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 totally different studying parts (tutorials, programs, and studying paths) is nice. However like with any funding, particularly on the enterprise degree, having the ability to monitor customers, licenses, begin and finish dates, and license consumption, is necessary. 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 might be certain the proper 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 just a few weeks away. Nonetheless, the upside is that they are just a few weeks away; supplying you with an opportunity to discover all that Cisco U. has to supply (in the event 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 simply’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 loads 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 often block the solar–however you understand what I imply.)
As all the time, if this wasn’t sufficient data, click on the video beneath to get an entire recap of all the pieces 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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