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Administer Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure

This course teaches IT Professionals how to manage core Windows Server workloads and services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. The course teaches IT Professionals how to implement and manage on-premises and hybrid solutions such as identity, management, compute, networking, and storage in a Windows Server hybrid environment.

You could also consider taking this Applied Skills to deepen skills in hybrid infrastructure. You can take the Applied Skills assessment to deepen your skills in managing on-premises and hybrid Windows Server environments:

– Administer Active Directory Domain Services (AZ-1008)

Administering Cisco Contact Center Enterprise

The Administering Cisco Contact Center Enterprise (CCEA) v1.0 course teaches you the contextual information around call flow between components in the Cisco® Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) solution including intelligent contact routing, call treatment, network-to-desktop Computer Telephony Integration (CTI), and multichannel contact management over an IP infrastructure. You receive hands-on practice using administrative tools to perform routine adds, moves, and changes in an inbound contact center environment.

This class will help you:

– Leverage the Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) for a smooth integration of inbound and outbound voice applications to support multiple communication channels.
– Manage a multichannel contact functionality with IP telephony as a unified solution to rapidly deploy within a distributed contact center infrastructure.

Advanced Architecting on AWS with AWS Jam

In this course, each module presents a scenario with an architectural challenge to be solved. You will examine available AWS services and features as solutions to the problem. You will gain insights by participating in problem-based discussions and learning about the AWS services that you could apply to meet the challenges. Over 3 days, the course goes beyond the basics of a cloud infrastructure and covers topics to meet a variety of needs for AWS customers. Course modules focus on managing multiple AWS accounts, hybrid connectivity and devices, networking with a focus on AWS Transit Gateway connectivity, container services, automation tools for continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), security and distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection, data lakes and data stores, edge services, migration options, and managing costs. The course concludes by presenting you with scenarios and challenging you to identify the best solutions.

The final day is an AWS Jam, a gamified event, with teams competing to score points by completing a series of challenges according to established best practices based on concepts covered in the course. You get to experience a wide range of AWS services in a series of real-world scenarios that represent common operational and troubleshooting tasks. The end result is developing, enhancing, and validating your skillsets in the AWS Cloud through real-world problem solving, exploring new services, features, and understanding how they interoperate.

Advanced Developing on AWS with AWS Jam

The Advanced Developing on AWS course uses the real-world scenario of taking a legacy, on-premises monolithic application and refactoring it into a serverless microservices architecture. This four-day advanced course covers advanced development topics such as architecting for a cloud-native environment; deconstructing on-premises, legacy applications and repackaging them into cloud-based, cloud native architectures; and applying the tenets of the Twelve-Factor Application methodology.

AI Solutions on Cisco Infrastructure Essentials

The AI Solutions on Cisco Infrastructure Essentials (DCAIE) training covers the essentials of deploying, migrating, and operating AI solutions on Cisco data center infrastructure. You’ll be introduced to key AI workloads and elements, as well as foundational architecture, design, and security practices critical to successful delivery and maintenance of AI solutions on Cisco infrastructure.

How You’ll Benefit

This training will help you:

– Gain the knowledge you need to deploy, migrate, and operate AI solutions on Cisco data center infrastructure
– Qualify for professional-level job data center roles
– Earn 34 CE credits toward recertification

Architecting on AWS with AWS Jam

Architecting on AWS is for solutions architects, solution-design engineers, and developers seeking an understanding of AWS architecting. In this course, you will learn to identify services and features to build resilient, secure and highly available IT solutions on the AWS Cloud.

Architectural solutions differ depending on industry, types of applications, and business size. AWS Authorized Instructors emphasize best practices using the AWS Well-Architected Framework, and guide
you through the process of designing optimal IT solutions, based on real-life scenarios. The modules focus on account security, networking, compute, storage, databases, monitoring, automation, containers, serverless architecture, edge services, and backup and recovery. At the end of the course, you will practice building a solution and apply what you have learned with confidence.

AWS Certified Developer Associate Bundle

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Bundle

Prerequisites Attendees should have the following prerequisites as per courses included in the bundle: Working knowledge of distributed systems Familiarity with general networking concepts Working knowledge of multi-tier architectures Familiarity with cloud computing concepts Who Should Attend This bundle is aimed at candidates working towards the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Certification. Who should take

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate Bundle

AWS Data Analytics Course Collection Bundle

The 4 day AWS Data Analytics course collection bundle combines the following courses:

– Building Data Lakes on AWS (BDLA)
– Building Batch Data Analytics Solutions on AWS (BBDAS)
– Building Data Analytics Solutions Using Amazon Redshift (BDASAR)
– Building Streaming Data Analytics Solutions on AWS (BSDASA)
These four courses together replace the Big Data on AWS course track and cover key topics covered in the exam for the AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty certification.

This fantastic bundle will save you over 30% discount from the original list price. Purchase the complete package for £2520!

Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials

The Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series Essentials (ASR9KE) v6.1 course introduces you to the features and functions of the Cisco® Aggregation Services Router (ASR) 9000 Series platforms. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on labs, you will gain an understanding of all major aspects of the platform, including hardware, Layer 2 and Layer 3 services, routing protocols including Segment Routing, Layer 2 and Layer 3 multicast, Quality of Service (QoS) features, and network virtualization. The course investigates Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS) XR 64-Bit Linux-based feature parity in the environment, as well as how to install Cisco IOS® XR 64-Bit software packages.

How you’ll benefit

This course will help you:

– Understand the essential features and functions of the ASR 9000 Series routers running Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit software
– Practice Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit configurations on the ASR 9900 Series router in lab exercises
– Configure Cisco ASR 9900 configuration changes and restore older versions of the configuration
– Install the Cisco IOS XR 64-Bit Software operating system, Package Information Envelopes (PIEs), and Software Maintenance Updates (SMUs)
– Understand data flow through the Cisco ASR 9000 and ASR 9900 Series router

Cisco Network Service Orchestrator (NSO) Essentials for Programmers and Network Architects (v4.0)

The NSO Essentials for Programmers and Network Architects (NSO201) training introduces you to Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO). You will learn to install Cisco NSO and use it to manage devices and create services based on YANG templates with XPath. This training provides an overview of NSO as a network automation solution as well as introducing you to NETCONF, YANG, and XPath. You will learn about managing devices and creating device templates, service management and service package creation, network element drivers, interfacing with other systems using APIs, configuring and troubleshooting system settings, managing alarms and reporting, configuring NSO for scalability and performance, and capabilities that can be added to Cisco NSO.

How You’ll Benefit

This course will help you:

– Learn to install Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO)
– Practice configuring devices with NSO
– Practice designing and managing services with YANG models
– Gain confidence with NSO configuration

Cisco NSO Administration and DevOps

The Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) Administration and DevOps training continues the learning journey of the NSO Essentials for Programmers and Network Architects and NSO Advanced for Python Programmers trainings by introducing you to the system administration and DevOps focusing on NSO. This includes the robust bridge linking network automation and orchestration tools, examining the development, operation, and administration task functions. You will learn how to set up, configure, deploy, and maintain a Cisco NSO solution, and learn best practices for using DevOps. The examples shown in this training demonstrate real-world scenarios to prepare you for deployment and management of new or existing NSO instances.

The training guides you through the setup of production-ready NSO instances using system installation with access control settings, the deployment of NSO in Docker containers, and introduces modern DevOps concepts and tools such as Git and Continuous Delivery/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD). You will learn how to migrate Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) devices, how to build Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) Network Element Drivers (NEDs) from the NSO Command-Line Interface (CLI), how to handle NSO Alarms, and many more features that benefit you in your journey with Cisco NSO.

How You’ll Benefit

This training will help you:

– Install, configure, and maintain a Cisco Network Services Orchestrator solution
– Apply DevOps best practices for Cisco NSO development, operations, and administrative tasks
– Implement Layered Service Architecture (LSA) within a Cisco NSO solution
– Gain knowledge for protocols, solutions, and designs to acquire professional-level and expert-level networking roles
– Earn 32 CE credits toward recertification

Cisco Optical Technology Intermediate

The Cisco Optical Technology Intermediate (OPT200) v3.0 course is designed to teach you the skills necessary to deploy the Cisco® Optical Networking System (ONS), 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP), and Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 2000 Series Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (DWDM) networks from installation to protection. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on experience, you will learn installation, configuration, circuit protection, maintenance, and basic troubleshooting using the Cisco Transport Controller for the Cisco ONS 15454 M6 and M12 shelves, and for the Cisco NCS 2016 shelf.

Additionally, in this course you will review DWDM terminology and components, explore available chassis and cards, and discuss hardware installation. You will learn to use the Cisco Transport Controller server software to connect to the nodes, perform network turn-up and circuit creation, and deploy linear and single-module ROADM (SMR) DWDM multishelf topologies. Using this software, you will also configure Raman amplifiers and Any Rate cards, and configure protected and unprotected circuits. The course covers a variety of card options: controllers, transponders, multiplexer-demultiplexer, add/drop, Raman amplifiers, and Cisco Any Rate muxponder cards. You will use the various cards to configure terminal, amplifier, mesh, split, Optical Service Channel (OSC) regenerator, and Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexing (ROADM) nodes. Finally, you will learn how to use many of the tools and features available with the Cisco Transport Controller to perform maintenance, testing, and basic troubleshooting of your optical network.

This course will help you:

– Deploy, maintain, test, and troubleshoot your optical network
– Explain Cisco DWDM platform basics, DWDM network topologies, and the Cisco DWDM network management software
– Expand and deepen your knowledge of optical networks and their maintenance
– Identify the uses of the Cisco Transport Controller
– Describe and utilize various optical network technologies

Cisco Service Provider 5G Technologies Foundations

The Cisco Service Provider 5G Technologies Foundations (SPMBL100) v1.0 course introduces mobile network components, basic 5G concepts, and features of 5G technology including faster data speeds, higher device capacity, and improved user experience. You will examine the mobile packet core solutions, 5G transport architecture, and Cisco® automation and orchestration tools used in 5G networks. You will also learn about the Cisco 5G Non-standalone (NSA) and the Cisco Ultra Cloud Core 5G standalone (SA) platform solutions, the Cisco 5G converged Software-Defined Networking (SDN) transport architecture, and Cisco edge computing solutions. You will study the Cisco Network Function Virtualization (NFVI) architecture, Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO), and Cisco Elastic Services Controller (ESC). You will learn how 5G is distributed with Telco Data Center (DC) with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI®). And finally, Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP), Cisco Crosswork™, and the Cisco 5G security architecture will also be presented.

How you’ll benefit

This course will help you:

– Use the higher data speeds of 5G to access data more quickly and accommodate every device with increased capacity
– Learn how 5G technology delivers lower latency, higher device capacity, and a more uniform user experience

Cloud Operations on AWS (formerly Systems Operations) with AWS Jam

This course teaches systems operators and anyone performing cloud operations functions how to manage and operate automatable and repeatable deployments of networks and systems on AWS. You will learn about cloud operations functions, such as installing, configuring, automating, monitoring, securing, maintaining, and troubleshooting these services, networks, and systems. The course also covers specific AWS features, tools, and best practices related to these functions.

Configure and operate Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop AZ-140

This course teaches Azure administrators how to plan, deliver, and manage virtual desktop experiences and remote apps, for any device, on Azure. Lessons include implementing and managing networking for Azure Virtual Desktop, configuring host pools and session hosts, creating session host images, implementing, and managing FSLogix, monitoring Azure Virtual Desktop performance and health, and automating Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks. Students will learn through a mix of demonstrations and hands-on lab experiences deploying virtual desktop experiences and apps on Azure Virtual Desktop and optimizing them to run in multi-session virtual environments. Candidates of this course must have solid Azure administration skills. This course assumes prior experience, including virtualization, networking, identity, storage, backup and restore, and disaster recovery. Students should have knowledge of on-premises virtual desktop infrastructure technologies as they relate to migrating to Azure Virtual Desktop. Students are expected to have used the tools common to the Azure environment, such as the Azure PowerShell and Cloud Shell.

Configure Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services

This course teaches IT Professionals to configure advanced Windows Server services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. The course teaches IT Professionals how to leverage the hybrid capabilities of Azure, how to migrate virtual and physical server workloads to Azure IaaS, and how to secure Azure VMs running Windows Server. The course also teaches IT Professionals how to perform tasks related to high availability, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery. The course highlights administrative tools and technologies including Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Automation Update Management, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Azure Security Center, Azure Migrate, and Azure Monitor.

You could also consider taking these Applied Skills to emphasize hybrid administration tasks, such as managing Active Directory and configuring Azure Monitor. They are subsets of the AZ-801 certification. You can take the Applied Skills assessment as a focus area or for prep for the certification:

– Deploy and configure Azure Monitor (AZ-1004)
– Administer Active Directory Domain Services (AZ-1008)

Configuring and Operating Cisco EPN Manager

The Configuring and Operating Cisco EPN Manager (EPNM100) v4.0 course shows you how to create efficient and agile network management through automated device operations, fast provisioning install, network configuration, dashboard management, and device management using Cisco© Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager. Through a combination of lessons and hands-on labs, you will learn to maximize the benefits of the Cisco EPN Manager as a simplified, flexible, and cost-effective end-to-end lifecycle management solution for network provisioning, and network assurance management for today’s converging packet and optical multilayer networks.

How You’ll Benefit

This course will help you:

– Gain the knowledge and skills you need to improve network agility and operational efficiencies through automated device operations, fast provisioning, and proactive assurance management
– Learn how to create integrated, end-to-end management for the entire carrier network and support immediate use of multiple domains
– Acquire the ability to enhance business operations by automating provisioning of services to enable faster resolution of network issues by identifying affected circuits and virtual connections

Configuring Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches

The Configuring Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches course shows you how to implement, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco® MDS 9000 Series Switches, to build highly available, scalable storage networks. Through expert instruction and extensive hands-on practice, you will learn how to deploy and use capabilities such as Virtual Storage Area Networks (VSANs), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), N-Port Virtualization (NPV) fabric security, zoning, automation with NX-API, Slow Drain Analysis, SAN analytics, Fibre Channel over TCP/IP (FCIP) tunnels, and more.

This course will help you:

– Learn how to deploy and troubleshoot the Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches to support performance, resiliency, scalability, and enhanced operations for data centers
– Gain knowledge and skills through Cisco’s unique combination of lessons and hands-on practice using enterprise-grade Cisco learning technologies, data center equipment, and software
– Succeed in today’s demanding data center operations roles

Cortex XSOAR: Engineering Security Automation Solutions

The Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR: Engineering Security Automation Solutions course is a four-day instructor-led training with a blend of lectures and hands-on labs. This training will enable students to use Cortex XSOAR to:

– Conduct incident investigation and response activities on a phishing campaign
– Create custom dashboards and generate reports
– Install multiple engines and configure a load balancing group
– Use built-in and external integrations to ingest incidents and automate security processes
– Plan and implement an automation use case by building playbooks and automation scripts
This is an update and replacement for the previous (EDU-380) Cortex XSOAR: Automation and Orchestration. Private EDU-380 classes (based on Cortex XSOAR 6.8) are available upon request.

Customer Experiences with Contact Center AI – Dialogflow CX

Customer Experiences with Contact Center AI – Dialogflow ES

Data Engineering on Google Cloud Platform

Get hands-on experience with designing and building data processing systems on Google Cloud. This course uses lectures, demos, and hands-on labs to show you how to design data processing systems, build end-to-end data pipelines, analyze data, and implement machine learning. This course covers structured, unstructured, and streaming data.

Data Warehousing for Partners

This deep dive technical course provides technical training for Enterprise Data Warehouses (EDW) solutions using BigQuery.

The course provides guidance and training on technical challenges that can arise when migrating existing EDW and ETL pipelines to Google Cloud. Learners are provided with practical experience with real migration tasks, such as data migration, schema optimization, and SQL Query conversion and optimization.

The course also covers key aspects of ETL pipeline migration to Dataproc and using Pub/Sub, Dataflow, and Cloud Data Fusion.

Defend against cyberthreats with Microsoft’s security operations platform SC-200

Learn how to investigate, respond to, and hunt for threats using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Defender for Cloud. In this course you will learn how to mitigate cyberthreats using these technologies. Specifically, you will configure and use Microsoft Sentinel as well as utilize Kusto Query Language (KQL) to perform detection, analysis, and reporting. The course was designed for people who work in a Security Operations job role and helps learners prepare for the exam SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst.

This Applied Skill is to offer real-world experience in configuring and managing Microsoft Sentinel, a key responsibility in the SC-200 certification:

– Deploy and configure Azure Monitor (AZ-1004)

Design and implement cloud-native applications with Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB

This course teaches developers how to create application using the SQL API and SDK for Azure Cosmos DB. Students will learn how to write efficient queries, create indexing policies, manage and provisioned resources, and perform common operations with the SDK.

Design and Implement Microsoft DevOps solutions AZ-400

This course provides the knowledge and skills to design and implement DevOps processes and practices. Students will learn how to plan for DevOps, use source control, scale Git for an enterprise, consolidate artifacts, design a dependency management strategy, manage secrets, implement continuous integration, implement a container build strategy, design a release strategy, set up a release management workflow, implement a deployment pattern, and optimize feedback mechanisms

You could also consider the below Applied Skill as a security-focused component alongside your AZ-400 course to validate security in DevOps Pipelines. For additional specialization you can also take the Applied Skills assessment:

– Implement security through a pipeline using Azure DevOps (AZ-2001)

Design Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

This course teaches Azure Solution Architects how to design infrastructure solutions. Course topics cover governance, compute, application architecture, storage, data integration, authentication, networks, business continuity, and migrations. The course combines lecture with case studies to demonstrate basic architect design principles.

Designing and implementing a data science solution on Azure DP-100

Learn how to operate machine learning solutions at cloud scale using Azure Machine Learning. This course teaches you to leverage your existing knowledge of Python and machine learning to manage data ingestion and preparation, model training and deployment, and machine learning solution monitoring with Azure Machine Learning and MLflow.

Designing and Implementing Cloud Connectivity

The Designing and Implementing Cloud Connectivity (ENCC) training helps you develop the skills required to design and implement enterprise cloud connectivity solutions. You will learn how to leverage both private and public internet-based connectivity to extend the enterprise network to cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You will explore the basic concepts surrounding public cloud infrastructure and how services like Software as a Service (SaaS), Direct Internet Access (DIA), and Cisco Umbrella can be integrated. You will practice how to analyze and recommend connectivity models that are scalable, resilient, secure, and provide the best quality of experience for users. You will learn to implement both Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) and Software-Defined Wide-Area Network (SD-WAN) cloud connectivity, as well as build overlay routing with Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). You will also implement control and data policies across the SD-WAN fabric and integrate Cisco Umbrella cloud security. Finally, you will practice troubleshooting cloud connectivity issues relating to IPsec, SD-WAN, routing, application performance, and policy application.

This training prepares you for the 300-440 ENCC v1.0 exam. If passed, you earn the Cisco Certified Specialist–Enterprise Cloud Connectivity certification and satisfy the concentration exam requirement for the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise certification.

How You’ll Benefit

This training will help you:

– Develop the skills required to design and implement enterprise cloud connectivity solutions
– Learn how to apply the virtual private network (VPN) and overlay networking technology, including Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN to extend the enterprise network to cloud providers, such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and GCP using both private connectivity services and public internet as an underlay
– Examine the solutions for optimizing access to SaaS cloud providers and the workflows for diagnosing and troubleshooting cloud connectivity issues
– Gain knowledge for protocols, solutions, and designs to acquire professional-level and expert-level enterprise roles
– Prepare for the 300-440 ENCC v1.0 exam
– Earn 32 CE credits toward recertification
What to Expect in the Exam

300-440 ENCC: Designing and Implementing Cloud Connectivity is a 90-minute exam associated with the Cisco Certified Specialist–Enterprise Cloud Connectivity certification and satisfies the concentration exam requirement for the CCNP Enterprise certification.

The multiple-choice format tests your knowledge of designing and implementing cloud connectivity, including:

– Architecture models
– IPsec
– SD-WAN
– Operation
– Design

Designing and Implementing Enterprise Network Assurance

The Designing and Implementing Enterprise Network Assurance (ENNA) training is designed to enrich and expand your knowledge and skills in the realm of enterprise network assurance and management. This training collectively encompasses a broad spectrum of network assurance and monitoring aspects. You will overview different Cisco assurance products, Cisco ThousandEyes, and Meraki Insight. You will acquire the skills not just to utilize these solutions effectively, but also to deploy, configure, and manage them in your network environments. This includes learning about the initial setup, fine-tuning for optimal performance, and conducting day-to-day operations that ensure continuous, seamless network assurance.

This training prepares you for the 300-445 Designing and Implementing Enterprise Network Assurance exam. If passed, you earn the Enterprise Network Assurance Specialist certification and satisfy the concentration exam requirement for the Cisco Certified Network Professional EnterpriseCCNP ENTERPRISE. This training also earns you 32 Continuing Education (CE) credits toward recertification.

How You’ll Benefit

This training will help you:

– Position different assurance products from Cisco portfolio
– Install, configure, and manage Cisco ThousandEyes solution
– Utilize Cisco ThousandEyes to perform network troubleshooting
– Configure and leverage Meraki Insight and available dashboard tools to manage network assurance in Meraki environments
What to Expect in the Exam

300-445 ENNA: Designing and Implementing Enterprise Network Assurance is a 90-minute exam associated with the Enterprise Network Assurance Specialist certification and satisfies the concentration exam requirement for the CCNP Enterprise certification.

The multiple-choice format tests your knowledge of network assurance design and implementation, including:

– Platforms and architecture
– Data collection and implementation
– Data analysis
– Insights and alerts

Developing on AWS with AWS Jam

This course teaches experienced developers how to programmatically interact with AWS services to build web solutions. It guides you through a high-level architectural discussion on resource selection and dives deep into using the AWS Software Development Kits (AWS SDKs) and Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) to build and deploy your cloud applications. You will build a sample application during this course, learning how to set up permissions to the development environment, adding business logic to process data using AWS core services, configure user authentications, deploy to AWS cloud, and debug to resolve application issues. The course includes code examples to help you implement the design patterns and solutions discussed in the course. The labs reinforce key course content and help you to implement solutions using the AWS SDK for Python, .Net, and Java, the AWS CLI, and the AWS Management Console.

DevOps Engineering on AWS with AWS Jam

DevOps Engineering on AWS teaches you how to use the combination of DevOps cultural philosophies, practices, and tools to increase your organization’s ability to develop, deliver, and maintain applications and services at high velocity on AWS. This course covers Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), infrastructure as code, microservices, monitoring and logging, and communication and collaboration. Hands-on labs give you experience building and deploying AWS CloudFormation templates and CI/CD pipelines that build and deploy applications on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), serverless applications, and container-based applications. Labs for multi-pipeline workflows and pipelines that deploy to multiple environments are also included.

DNAC Activation and Assurance

This is a 4-day instructor led workshop aimed at Cisco partners and customers who are/have deployed Cisco DNA / Catalyst Center. This class will help enable Cisco DNA / Catalyst Center adoption in a brownfield environment utilizing Assurance as a feature to manage and troubleshooting both a wired and wireless environment, followed by migrating to Software Defined Access for both Wired and Wireless.

This workshop will be a mix of theory (30%) and labs (70%) and is aimed at a technical audience. Theory based on latest version of DNA – continually updated content to reflect the latest version of the product.

The DNACAA course is part of Cisco Black Belt Academy Aligned Content. It belongs to the stage: EN – Cisco DNA Deployment Stage 2.

Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions

The Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions training helps you gain the core knowledge and skills needed to deploy, plan, design, implement, and operate complex Cisco Meraki solutions. This training combines Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions Part 1 and 2 trainings. This training helps prepare you for roles focused on implementing, securing, and managing Cisco Meraki™ based networks from a centralized dashboard. Topics covered include Cisco Meraki’s cloud-based solutions, understanding of network security protocols, design of scalable architectures, and application of troubleshooting strategies.

This training prepares you for the Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist (ECMS 500-220) exam. If passed, you earn the Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist certification.

How You’ll Benefit

This training will help you:

– Gain a comprehensive understanding of the Cisco Meraki platform
– Develop expertise in designing, implementing, and securing Cisco Meraki networks
– Operate and manage networks using Cisco Meraki’s cloud-based tools and features
– Apply advanced monitoring and troubleshooting techniques
– Prepare for the ECMS 500-220 exam
– Earn 24 CE credits towards recertification
What to Expect in the Exam

Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist (ECMS 500-220) is a 90-minute exam associated with the Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist certification.

The exam tests your knowledge and skills to engineer Meraki solutions, including:

– Cloud management
– Design
– Implementing
– Monitoring
– Troubleshooting

Enterprise Database Migration

This course is intended to give architects, engineers, and developers the skills required to help enterprise customers architect, plan, execute, and test database migration projects. Through a combination of presentations, demos, and hands-on labs
participants move databases to GCP while taking advantage of various GCP services.

This course covers how to move on-premises, enterprise databases like SQL Server to Google Cloud (Compute Engine and Cloud SQL) and Oracle to Google Cloud bare metal.

Fundamentals of Cisco IOS XR Software

The Cisco IOS XR Software Essentials (ISOXRE) training introduces you to the essential features and functions of the Cisco IOS XR Software operating system that powers many Cisco products. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on lab exercises, you will gain an understanding of all major aspects of the operating system including the architecture, installation and upgrade, automatic provisioning, and using the software command-line interface (CLI). You will also learn how to implement essential software services including system security, logging, timing and synchronization, AAA services, and how to use modular QoS. In addition, you will learn how to implement basic routing and forwarding using Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). Finally, you will learn how to implement and use programmability and monitoring features including Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), telemetry, process monitoring, and IOS XR programmability.

How You’ll Benefit

This training will help you:

– Learn how to describe and implement fundamental concepts and configurations on Cisco IOS XR Software.
– Gain leading-edge skills for high-demand responsibilities focused on software services.
– Earn 24 CE credits toward recertification.

Getting Started with Google Workspace

If you are new to Google Workspace, this training will equip you with the skills you need to be productive in the workplace.

Through a series of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on activities, you will become proficient in the use of the following core Google Workspace applications: Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Meet and Google Chat.

Implement customer service solutions using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service offers any organization an opportunity for customer success. Using tools such as automatic case creation and queue management frees up your time to dedicate it where you can have a greater impact, directly with your customers.Join our team of globally recognized experts as they take you step by step from creating cases to interacting with customers to resolving those cases. Once you’ve resolved those cases you can learn from data analysis the key details to help you resolve similar cases faster or avoid new issues altogether.

Implement data engineering solutions using Microsoft Fabric

This course covers methods and practices to implement data engineering solutions by using Microsoft Fabric. Students will learn how to design and develop effective data loading patterns, data architectures, and orchestration processes. Objectives for this course include ingesting and transforming data and securing, managing, and monitoring data engineering solutions. This course is designed for experienced data professionals skilled at data integration and orchestration, such as those with the DP-203: Azure Data Engineer certification.

Implement field service solutions using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service

Learn how to effectively configure a Dynamics 365 for Field Service implementation to maximize the tools and features available to efficiently manage a mobile work force.

Implement scalable database solutions using Azure SQL DP-300

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to create a SQL Server database infrastructure for cloud, on-premises and hybrid relational databases and who work with the Microsoft PaaS relational database offerings. Additionally, it will be of use to individuals who develop applications that deliver content from SQL-based relational databases.

You could also consider this this Applied Skills if you need to demonstrate the skills required to migrate on-premise SQL workloads to Azure. If you have already achieved the DP-300 certification and are in-role as a DBA preparing for a migration project, leverage the Applied Skill credential so you can demonstrate validated experience of migrating a database.

– Migrate SQL Server workload to Azure SQL (DP-3001)

Implementing Cisco Contact Center Enterprise Chat & Email

The Implementing Cisco Contact Center Enterprise Chat and Email (CCECE) v1.0 course teaches you how to deploy Cisco® Enterprise Chat and Email (ECE) into an existing Enterprise Contact Center environment. You will learn the steps required to prepare and configure both Cisco Packaged Contact Center Enterprise (PCCE) and ECE environments for integration, as well as gain experience with the operation and administration tasks required for initial ECE deployment. Additionally, you will experience ongoing system administration tasks such as enabling Single Sign-On (SSO), importing objects, preparing queues and workflows, using the scripting tool, generating reports, and enabling system logs for troubleshooting. Finally, you will also learn how to implement features that enhance ECE operations for Agents.

How you’ll benefit

– This course will help you:
– Configure, integrate, and deploy Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email into existing Enterprise Contact Center environments
– Grow your understanding of Cisco ECE administration and features

Implementing Cisco Converged SDN Transport Solution

The Implementing Converged SDN Transport Solutions (SPSDNTXP) v1.0 course introduces you to Software-Defined Networking (SDN)-ready architecture. This architecture evolves traditional Metro network design into an SDN-enabled programmable network capable of delivering all services (residential, business, 5G mobile backhauling, video, and IoT) on the premise of simplicity, full programmability, and cloud integration with guaranteed service level agreements (SLAs).

You will examine the evolution of service provider design principles such as Unified Multiprotocol Label Switching, Evolved Programmable Networks, and the Cisco® Compass Metro Fabric. Additionally, you’ll explore and configure individual components of the design including segment routing and its supporting features.

This course will help you:

– Describe the Converged SDN Transport solution
– Describe the basic implementation of SDN component features
– Establish a foundation to take a deeper dive into SDN solutions

Implementing Segment Routing on Cisco IOS XR

The Implementing Segment Routing on Cisco IOS XR (SEGRTE201) v2.0 course covers the fundamental concepts of Segment Routing (SR), how to configure and verify segment routing within an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP), and the interworking of Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) with segment routing. You will learn how to implement Topology-Independent Loop-Free Alternate (TI-LFA) using segment routing, and how to instantiate and verify segment routing traffic engineering policies. You will also learn how to implement segment routing within Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).

How you’ll benefit

This course will help you:

– Learn how to configure and verify segment routing within an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP)
– Prepare to implement topology-independent loop-free alternate using segment routing
– Learn to implement segment routing within Border Gateway Protocol

Java Fundamentals for Programmers

A practical, structured introduction to Java for developers building robust, object-oriented applications

Overview

Java remains one of the most widely used programming languages for enterprise systems, backend services, and large-scale applications. Its platform independence, strong typing, and mature ecosystem make it a reliable choice for building scalable and maintainable software systems.

For developers coming from other programming languages, Java introduces a different approach to object-oriented design, memory management, and application structure.

This course provides a clear and practical introduction to Java programming, designed specifically for individuals who already have programming experience and want to build capability in Java.

Delivered as a four-day hands-on programme, the course covers the essential features of the language, including core syntax, object-oriented programming, exception handling, and standard library usage.

Participants will gain the knowledge and confidence to develop structured, maintainable Java applications, forming a strong foundation for further development in enterprise, web, or backend systems.

Duration

4 Days

Kubernetes Fundamentals and Cluster Operations

This four-day course is the first step in learning about Containers and Kubernetes Fundamentals and Cluster Operations. Through a series of lectures and lab exercises, the fundamental concepts of containers and Kubernetes are presented and put to practice by containerizing and deploying a two-tier application into Kubernetes.

Manage Financial Operations with Dynamics 365 Finance

This course covers the financial aspects of Dynamics 365: configure and use essential financial components, accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, budgeting, fixed assets, and additional functionality.

Managing Microsoft Teams MS-700

The Managing Microsoft Teams course is designed for persons who are aspiring to the Microsoft 365 Teams Admin role. A Microsoft Teams administrator plans, deploys, configures, and manages Microsoft Teams to focus on efficient and effective collaboration and communication in a Microsoft 365 environment. In this course, you will learn about various Teams management tools, security and compliance feature for Teams, network requirement for Teams deployment as well as different Teams settings and policies for managing collaboration and communication experience in Teams.

Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Foundation and Practitioner

This four-day course will provide you with a thorough understanding of the internationally recognised and best practice programme management methodology Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), providing the skills you need to confidently use MSP to manage programmes in line with strategic aims of a business and its day to day running.

By the end of this course, you will have the skills to be able to identify and document the vision of a programme, thus aligning it to the strategic aims of the business. You will also be able to coordinate the projects of a programme to ensure the correct application of resources and risk, issue and change management. You will also be able to interface with the day to day business to ensure the smooth transition of changes delivered by a programme into business as usual activity and ensure that the benefits that the programme is designed to deliver are achieved.

Microsoft Azure Administrator AZ-104

This course teaches IT Professionals how to manage their Azure subscriptions, secure identities, administer the infrastructure, configure virtual networking, connect Azure and on-premises sites, manage network traffic, implement storage solutions, create and scale virtual machines, implement web apps and containers, back up and share data, and monitor your solution.

You could also consider all or some of the below listed Applied Skills to emphasize networking, storage and monitoring areas in AZ-104 training. You can also complete the Applied Skills assessments as prep for the certification:

– Configure secure access to your workloads using networking with Azure Virtual Network (AZ-1002)
– Secure storage for Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage (AZ-1003)
– Deploy and administer Linux virtual machines on Azure (AZ-1007)

Microsoft Azure Administrator Hack the Cert

The Hack the Cert™ Program (AZ-104) has been specifically designed by Fast Lane for the participants to collaborate in teams under the supervision of Subject Matter Experts and take on challenges based on real-world scenarios. The hack is 100% hands-on, which allows the delegates to really deep dive, learning while doing. As a result, this style of learning delivers genuine skills and knowledge to pass the exam and take straight into the workplace.

– Zero lengthy slide-driven presentations
– Team-based approach to tackle challenges
– Over 37 hours of hands-on activity in one week!
– 4 Days of expert coach-led hacking and exam prep
– Dramatically improved Exam Success Rates!
– Endorsed by Microsoft with Official Courseware
– Access to a lab environment, both during and after class
– Asynchronous access to expert exam coach until certification achieved
– Online resources to support exam prep

Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect

This is an advanced, expert-level course. Although not required to attend, students are strongly encouraged to have taken and passed another associate level certification in the security, compliance and identity portfolio (such as AZ-500, SC-200 or SC-300) before attending this class. This course prepares students with the expertise to design and evaluate cybersecurity strategies in the following areas: Zero Trust, Governance Risk Compliance (GRC), security operations (SecOps), and data and applications. Students will also learn how to design and architect solutions using zero trust principles and specify security requirements for cloud infrastructure in different service models (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS).

Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer

This course covers methods and practices for implementing and managing enterprise-scale data analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric. Students will learn how to use Fabric dataflows, pipelines, and notebooks to develop analytics assets such as semantic models, data warehouses, and lakehouses.

This course is designed for experienced data professionals skilled at data preparation, modeling, analysis, and visualization, such as the PL-300: Power BI Data Analyst certification. Learners should have prior experience with one of the following programming languages: Structured Query Language (SQL), Kusto Query Language (KQL), or Data Analysis Expressions (DAX).

You could also consider these Applied Skills to skill up on data engineering technologies including lakehouse and data warehouse with Microsoft Fabric platform. Leverage the certification exam if you are a power BI data analyst who wants to demonstrate ability to perform upstream data ingestion and transformation skills to serve curated data assets. There is a significant overlap in skills measured in these credentials and certification. The certification measures a broader set of skills, including semantic data modeling while the Applied Skills credentials provide an opportunity for interactive, in-product validation of your skills:

– Implement a data warehouse with Microsoft Fabric (DP-602T00)
– Implement a Lakehouse with Microsoft Fabric (DP-601T00)

Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator SC-300

The Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator course explores how to design, implement, and operate an organization’s identity and access management systems by using Microsoft Entra ID. Learn to manage tasks such as providing secure authentication and authorization access to enterprise applications. You will also learn to provide seamless experiences and self-service management capabilities for all users. Finally, learn to create adaptive access and governance of your identity and access management solutions ensuring you can troubleshoot, monitor, and report on your environment. The Identity and Access Administrator may be a single individual or a member of a larger team. Learn how this role collaborates with many other roles in the organization to drive strategic identity projects. The end goal is to provide you knowledge to modernize identity solutions, to implement hybrid identity solutions, and to implement identity governance.

Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect PL-600

The Solution Architect is responsible for the successful design, implementation, deployment and adoption of an overall solution. The Solution Architect ensures that the solution meets the customer’s needs now and in the future. In this course, students will learn about decisions a Solution Architect makes during an implementation, covering security, integrations, Power Apps architecture, Power Automate architecture, and more. This course is designed to give you an introduction to the Solution Architect role.

ONTAP Troubleshooting

In this course, you increase your proficiency as a NetApp® ONTAP® software engineer by learning how to troubleshoot ONTAP environments. Specifically, you learn how to troubleshoot the management component, scale-out networking, NAS protocols (NFS), and SAN protocols. From lectures, demonstrations, and active exercises, you learn how to isolate issues, verify configurations, view logs, view trace messages, and use event management system (EMS) messages for troubleshooting.

Prisma Access SSE: Configuration and Deployment

The Prisma Access SSE: Configuration and Deployment course introduces you to the operational deployment of Prisma Access Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and how it helps organizations embrace the needs of the modern workforce by providing network connectivity and network security services from the cloud.
This course will enable you to deploy, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Prisma Access using Strata Cloud Manager. The course is intended for professionals in cybersecurity and public-cloud security, as well as general network-security professionals who want to learn how to secure remote networks and mobile users.

The Prisma Access SSE: Configuration and Deployment course follows a similar architecture to the (EDU-318) Prisma Access SASE Security: Design and Operation course, but focuses on deployment and configuration through Strata Cloud Manager rather than Panorama. Additionally, this course includes modules covering Explicit Proxy, Prisma Access Browser (lecture-only module), and ADEM (with hands-on lab).

Programming for Network Engineers

The Programming for Network Engineers (PRNE) v2.0 course is designed to equip you with fundamental skills in Python programming. Through a combination of lectures and lab experience in simulated network environments, you will learn to use Python basics to create useful and practical scripts with Netmiko to retrieve data and configure network devices. Upon completion of this course, you should have a basic understanding of Python, including the knowledge to create, apply, and troubleshoot simple network automation scripts.

This course will help you:

– Explain the need for network engineers to learn how to program
– Explain how programming relates to the journey into network automation and programmability
– Create useful and practical scripts to retrieve data and configure network devices
– Create, apply, and troubleshoot simple network automation scripts
– Gain hands-on experience with Python programming

Protect sensitive information with Microsoft Purview in the AI era

The Information Security Administrator course equips you with the skills needed to plan and implement information security for sensitive data using Microsoft Purview and related services. The course covers essential topics such as information protection, data loss prevention (DLP), retention, and insider risk management. You learn how to protect data within Microsoft 365 collaboration environments from internal and external threats. Additionally, you learn how to manage security alerts and respond to incidents by investigating activities, responding to DLP alerts, and managing insider risk cases. You also learn how to protect data used by AI services within Microsoft environments and implement controls to safeguard content in these environments.

Risk Management for Projects, Programmes and Operations

Secure cloud resources with Microsoft security technologies AZ-500

This course provides IT Security Professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to implement security controls, maintain an organization’s security posture, and identify and remediate security vulnerabilities. This course includes security for identity and access, platform protection, data and applications, and security operations.

You could also consider the below Applied Skills courses to provide real-world experience for security tasks covered in the AZ-500 course:

– Secure Azure services and workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud regulatory compliance controls (SC-5002)
– Secure storage for Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage (AZ-1003)

Securing Cisco Networks with Open Source Snort

The Securing Cisco Networks with Open Source Snort (SSFSNORT) training shows you how to deploy a network intrusion detection system based on Snort. Through a combination of expert instruction and hands-on practice, you will learn how to install, configure, operate, and manage a Snort system. You will also explore rules writing with an overview of basic options, advanced rules writing, how to configure PulledPork, and how to use OpenAppID to provide protection of your network from malware. You will learn techniques of tuning and performance monitoring, traffic flow through Snort rules, and more.

How You’ll Benefit

This training will help you:

– Learn how to implement Snort, an open-source, rule-based, intrusion detection and prevention system
– Gain leading-edge skills for high-demand responsibilities focused on security
– Earn 20 CE credits towards recertification

Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance

The Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance (SESA) training shows you how to deploy and use Cisco® Email Security Appliance to establish protection for your email systems against phishing, business email compromise, and ransomware, and to help streamline email security policy management. This hands-on training provides you with the knowledge and skills to implement, troubleshoot, and administer Cisco Email Security Appliance, including key capabilities, such as advanced malware protection, spam blocking, anti-virus protection, outbreak filtering, encryption, quarantines, and data loss prevention.

This training prepares you for the 300-720 SESA v1.1 exam. If passed, you earn the Cisco Certified Specialist – Email Content Security certification and satisfy the concentration exam requirement for the Cisco Certified Network Professional SecurityCCNP SECURITY. This training also earns you 24 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

How You’ll Benefit

This training will help you:

– Deploy high-availability email protection against the dynamic, rapidly changing threats affecting your organization
– Gain leading-edge career skills focused on enterprise security
– Prepare for the 300-720 SESA v1.1 exam
– Earn 24 CE credits toward recertification

Security Engineering on AWS with AWS Jam

Security is a concern for both customers in the cloud, and those considering cloud adoption. An increase in cyberattacks and data leaks remains top of mind for most industry personnel. The Security Engineering on AWS course addresses these concerns by helping you better understand how to interact and build with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a secure way. In this course, you will learn about managing identities and roles, managing and provisioning accounts, and monitoring API activity for anomalies. You will also learn about how to protect data stored on AWS. The course explores how you can generate, collect, and monitor logs to help identify security incidents. Finally, you will review detecting and investigating security incidents with AWS services.

Splunk AppDynamics for Hybrid Application Monitoring

The Splunk AppDynamics for Hybrid Application Monitoring (SAHA) training aims to enhance your expertise in full stack observability for hybrid applications using Cisco’s product portfolio, covering various aspects of observability and analytics. You will explore application performance monitoring (APM) and business analytics for hybrid applications using Cisco AppDynamics. You will also learn about customer digital experience and application dependency monitoring, leveraging network insights through Cisco ThousandEyes and integrating them with real user monitoring in AppDynamics. Finally, you will learn about application security with Cisco Application Security.

Throughout the training, you will not only learn to effectively utilize these solutions but also deploy and configure them within your application environments.

How You’ll Benefit

This training will help you:

– Gain the knowledge you need to effectively utilize hybrid applications for full stack observability
– Leverage Cisco products for application performance monitoring, security, and business analytics
– Qualify for professional-level job roles in full stack observability
– Earn 32 CE credits toward recertification

Storage System Recovery & Troubleshooting for Partners

In this course, you learn about the recovery of offline systems. You learn some of the reasons that systems go offline, including hardware causes and extraordinary circumstances. You also learn about data inconsistency issues and how to resolve the issues. This course does not cover platform-specific content.
Please note only NetApp Partners can register to attend this course.

VMware Aria Automation: Advanced Topics

This four-day course is a follow-on to the VMware Aria Automation: Install, Configure, Manage course. During this course, you will take a deeper dive into advanced topics using features of VMware Aria Automation such as deploying user systems and interfacing Aria Automation with other platforms. You will also learn how to deploy a cluster environment using VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle and interface with, and use, vSphere with Tanzu Kubernetes. This course makes heavy use of hands-on labs.

Product Alignment

– VMware vSphere™ 7.0.3, VMware vSphere™ 8.0.1
– VMware Aria Automation™ 8.13
– VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle™ 8.13
– VMware Aria Automation Config™ 8.13
– VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator™ 8.13
– VMware vSphere With Tanzu 8.0 update 2
– VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (AVI) 22.1.5

VMware Data Center Virtualization: Core Technical Skills

This four-day, hands-on training course is an introduction to VMware vSphere®. In this course, you acquire the skills needed to perform Day 2 operational tasks that are typically assigned to the roles of operator or junior administrator in a vSphere environment.

Product Alignment

– VMware ESXi 7.0
– VMware vCenter Server 7.0

VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid: Install, Configure, Manage [V2.5]

During this four-day course, you learn about installing VMware Tanzu® Kubernetes GridTM in a VMware vSphere® environment and provisioning and managing Tanzu Kubernetes Grid clusters. The course covers how to install Tanzu Kubernetes Grid packages to provide services such as image registry, authentication, logging, ingress, multipod network interfaces, service discovery, image registry, and monitoring, in addition to day 2 operations such as backup, life cycle management, and application-specific tools. The concepts learned in this course are applicable for users who must install Tanzu Kubernetes Grid on supported clouds.

VMware vSAN: Install, Configure, Manage [V8]

During this four-day course, you gain the knowledge, skills, and tools to plan and deploy a VMware vSAN™ cluster. You learn how to manage and operate vSAN. This course focuses on building the required skills for common Day-2 vSAN administrator tasks. Administrator tasks include vSAN node management, cluster maintenance, security operations, troubleshooting, and advanced vSAN cluster operations. You acquire the course skills through the completion of instructor-led activities and hands-on lab exercises.

Product Alignment

– VMware ESXi™ 8.0
– VMware vCenter Server® 8.0
– VMware vSAN 8.0