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Conferences

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WHAT IS CISCO LIVE?

 

Cisco Live is Cisco’s annual customer conference where you will build the foundation for your digital future. Transform your outlook, your career, and your potential through learning direct from Cisco’s best and brightest. From technical education to future-focused thought leadership, 1:1 meetings with Cisco experts to connecting with Cisco partners, networking with your peers to having  fun  at the Customer Appreciation Event, Cisco Live Orlando is the place to have it all.

Date: June 10 – 14, 2018

LOCATION

Orange County Convention Center 
9800 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819
Programs: World of Solutions, Keynotes, Conference Sessions, Attendee Meals and Main Registration

 

Hyatt Regency Orlando 
9801 International Drive, Orlando, Florida, USA, 32819
Programs: IT Management Program, Executive Symposium

For more details, click the link below:

https://www.ciscolive.com/us/attend/about/

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CCNA Routing and Switching

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CCNP Routing and Switching

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Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Cisco Certified Network A is for those who would like a professional certification in the networking field. CCNP test your skill in installation, configuration and maintaining larger networks. The protocols that you need to be proficient in are EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS,  BGP. Route Redistribution, Route summarization, Advanced Access Lists, VLANs, Ethernet. It indicates advanced knowledge of networks. In order to appear for CCNP a pass in CCNA is a perquisite. It requires four exams which may be taken in any order.

Prerequisites

Valid Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching certification or any Cisco CCIE certification can act as a prerequisite.

Course Duration

Duration shall be 15 days with 6 hours of training each day. The intake to each boot camp is only 6 candidates at maximum.

CCNP Syllabus

 642-902 ROUTE
 

The following information provides general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

Implement an EIGRP based solution, given a network design and a set of requirements

    Determine network resources needed for implementing EIGRP in a network
    Create an EIGRP implementation plan
    Create an EIGRP verification plan
    Configure EIGRP routing
    Verify an EIGRP solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
    Document the verification results for an EIGRP implementation

Implement a multi-area OSPF Network, given a network design and a set of requirements

    Determine network resources needed for implementing OSPF on a network
    Create an OSPF implementation plan
    Create an OSPF verification plan
    Configure OSPF routing
    Verify OSPF solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
    Document the verification results for an OSPF implementation plan

Implement an eBGP based solution, given a network design and a set of requirements

    Determine network resources needed for implementing eBGP on a network
    Create an eBGP implementation plan
    Create an eBGP verification plan
    Configure eBGP routing
    Verify eBGP solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
    Document verification results for an eBGP implementation plan

Implement an IPv6 based solution, given a network design and a set of requirements

    Determine network resources needed for implementing IPv6 on a network
    Create an IPv6 implementation plan
    Create an IPv6 verification plan
    Configure IPv6 routing
    Configure IPv6 interoperation with IPv4
    Verify IPv6 solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
    Document verification results for an IPv6 implementation plan

Implement an IPv4 or IPv6 based redistribution solution, given a network design and a set of requirements

    Create a redistribution implementation plan based upon the results from a redistribution analysis
    Create a redistribution verification plan
    Configure a redistribution solution
    Verify that a redistribution was implemented
    Document results of a redistribution implementation and verification plan
    Identify the differences between implementing an IPv4 and IPv6 redistribution solution

Implement Layer 3 Path Control Solution

    Create a Layer 3 path control implementation plan based upon the results of the redistribution analysis
    Create a Layer 3 path control verification plan
    Configure Layer 3 path control
    Verify that a Layer 3 path control was implemented
    Document results of a Layer 3 path control implementation and verification plan
    Implement basic teleworker and branch services
    Describe broadband technologies
    Configure basic broadband connections
    Describe basic VPN technologies
    Configure GRE
    Describe branch access technologies   

640-813 SWITCH
 

The following information provides general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.   

Implement VLAN based solution, given a network design and a set of requirements
        Determine network resources needed for implementing a VLAN based solution on a network
        Create a VLAN based implementation plan
        Create a VLAN based verification plan
        Configure switch-to-switch connectivity for the VLAN based solution
        Configure loop prevention for the VLAN based solution
        Configure Access Ports for the VLAN based solution
        Verify the VLAN based solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
        Document the verification after implementing a VLAN solution   

Implement a Security Extension of a Layer 2 solution, given a network design and a set of requirements
        Determine network resources needed for implementing a Security solution
        Create a implementation plan for the Security solution
        Create a verification plan for the Security solution
        Configure port security features
        Configure general switch security features
        Configure private VLANs
        Configure VACL and PACL
        Verify the Security based solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
        Document the verification results after implementing a Security solution   

Implement Switch based Layer 3 services, given a network design and a set of requirements
        Determine network resources needed for implementing a Switch based Layer 3 solution
        Create an implementation plan for the Switch based Layer 3 solution
        Create a verification plan for the Switch based Layer 3 solution
        Configure routing interfaces
        Configure Layer 3 Security
        Verify the Switch based Layer 3 solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
        Document the verification results after implementing a Switch based Layer 3 solution  

Prepare infrastructure to support advanced services
        Implement a Wireless Extension of a Layer 2 solution
        Implement a VoIP support solution
        Implement video support solution   

Implement High Availability, given a network design and a set of requirements
        Determine network resources needed for implementing High Availability on a network
        Create a High Availability implementation plan
        Create a High Availability verification plan
        Implement first hop redundancy protocols
        Implement switch supervisor redundancy
        Verify High Availability solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
        Document results of High Availability implementation and verification       

642-832 TSHOOT
       

The following information provides general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.       

Maintain and monitor network performance
            Develop a plan to monitor and manage a network
            Perform network monitoring using IOS tools
            Perform routine IOS device maintenance
            Isolate sub-optimal internetwork operation at the correctly defined OSI Model layer       

Troubleshoot Multi Protocol system networks
            Troubleshoot EIGRP
            Troubleshoot OSPF
            Troubleshoot eBGP
            Troubleshoot routing redistribution solution
            Troubleshoot a DHCP client and server solution
            Troubleshoot NAT
            Troubleshoot first hop redundancy protocols
            Troubleshoot IPv6 routing
            Troubleshoot IPv6 and IPv4 interoperability
            Troubleshoot switch-to-switch connectivity for the VLAN based solution
            Troubleshoot loop prevention for the VLAN based solution
            Troubleshoot Access Ports for the VLAN based solution
            Troubleshoot private VLANS
            Troubleshoot port security
            Troubleshoot general switch security
            Troubleshoot VACLs and PACLs
            Troubleshoot switch virtual interfaces (SVIs)
            Troubleshoot switch supervisor redundancy
            Troubleshoot switch support of advanced services (i.e., Wireless, VOIP and Video)
            Troubleshoot a VoIP support solution
            Troubleshoot a video support solution
            Troubleshoot Layer 3 Security
            Troubleshoot issues related to ACLs used to secure access to Cisco routers
            Troubleshoot configuration issues related to accessing the AAA server for authentication purposes
            Troubleshoot security issues related to IOS services (i.e.,finger, NTP, HTTP, FTP, RCP etc.)

 
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CCNA Security

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Overview

Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security) validates associate-level knowledge and skills required to secure Cisco networks. With a CCNA Security certification, a network professional demonstrates the skills required to develop a security infrastructure, recognize threats and vulnerabilities to networks, and mitigate security threats. The CCNA Security curriculum emphasizes core security technologies, the installation, troubleshooting and monitoring of network devices to maintain integrity, confidentiality and availability of data and devices, and competency in the technologies that Cisco uses in its security structure.

Prerequisites

Any valid Cisco CCENT, CCNA Routing and Switching, or any CCIE certification can act as a prerequisite.

Exams & Recommended Training

Required Exam(s)Recommended Training
210-260 IINSImplementing Cisco Network Security (IINS)

The Case for Certification

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The Argument FOR Certifications:

 

Why would someone that’s been working for a company even bother to get certified especially if they already have a college degree and have been working for a number of years for that one employer?

Here are some points to consider.

• Show Your Value Through Certifications

By showing your skills are up to date you might be more in line for the next promotional progression in your role or for the next role. Your also showing your employer that you’re a valuable member of the team and that you’re willing to learn new things.

Additionally, you’ll be able to make a better argument for that next version of technology that you want to introduce into your enterprise. Perhaps part of the reason your company has been skittish is because they are concerned that the staff knows the current version better and would like to hold off on upgrades. You can take part of that argument away by getting certified on the new technology.

 

• Market Yourself By Getting Certified

There is also the marketability factor. You may not think you need to be marketable because you’re not planning on taking a new job anywhere else especially in this job market.

But it is that exact comment — this job market — that should make you WANT to prove you’re at the top of your game. If your job is outsourced and you’re lucky enough to keep it with the outsourcer you want to be able to make sure they understand just how valuable of a resource you are to the company which is now their customer.  If the outsourcer brings in their own staffers you want to at least be up to their speed or faster and certifications help prove that on top of your own employment records and performance reviews that your skills are relevant.  Certifications are a particularly unbiased barometer of your skills.

This scenario is also true for any downsizing that may come from your employer. If they are going to try to do more with less they will need the people at the top of their game and this is another way to show that.

Mergers of business or buy outs of companies also fall into this category.

  • Stay Up-To-Date With Certifications

Going back to the college point; you have your BA, BS, MBA, etc — and just how long ago was that?

Certifications are an inexpensive way to show proof that you’re keeping your expertise current and up to date. You’re passing the industry’s measurement of knowledge based on their skill assessments of the role where they are certifying the results of your testing efforts.

Some people in technology today have simply made their way up through the ranks and it is a way for them to differentiate themselves from their peers. Nothing will make you stand out to management like taking on additional education and getting business aligning certifications, especially when they are not required and you are setting a new bar for the organization.

What has helped me grow and blossom in this “Digital Transformation” and “Hyper Connectivity” burst to where I am today was the fact that I had a strong employment track record, my skills were in demand (and they were in demand because I always kept them current to bleeding edge) and that I was certified on the newest relevant technologies for most major companies.

That is also part of what is keeping me afloat in the current storm.

Keep In Mind …

In summary, getting certified:

  • Shows that your skills are current
  • Shows initiative when certifying is not required
  • Separates you from peers
  • Verifies to management that the certification provider is effectively validating your skills for them
  • Keeps you valuable and marketable in the event of a slowdown, takeover, merger, etc.
  • Raises management’s confidence level when they need to move to newer technologies that the staff is ready for the challenge
  • Provides you with personal satisfaction that you’ve mastered new material

As with any point there is always a counter-point. And as I mentioned, I am a fan of certification but there are some sensible points that come from the rabid “I wouldn’t accept a certification on a technology if the owner of the company offered it as an honorary gesture.”