The Associate level of Cisco Certifications can begin directly with CCNA for network installation, operations and troubleshooting or CCDA for network design. Think of the Associate Level as the foundation level of networking certification.
Training :The Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) v1.0 course gives you a broad range of fundamental knowledge for all IT careers. Through a combination of lecture, hands-on labs, and self-study, you will learn how to install, operate, configure, and verify basic IPv4 and IPv6 networks. The course covers configuring network components such as switches, routers, and wireless LAN controllers; managing network devices; and identifying basic security threats. The course also gives you a foundation in network programmability, automation, and software-defined networking.
Certification:The course focuses on security principles and technologies, using Cisco security products to provide hands-on examples. Using instructor-led discussions, extensive hands-on lab exercises, and supplemental materials, this course allows learners to understand common security concepts, and deploy basic security techniques utilizing a variety of popular security appliances within a "real-life" network infrastructure.
This course is designed to provide students with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to perform foundational tasks related to cloud computing. It will review cloud characteristics and deployment models and explore the cloud basic components which consist of compute, storage and networking.
Introducing Cisco Cloud Administration (CLDADM)This course is designed to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform the essentials of cloud administration and operations.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
The best way to prepare for this certification is to take the Cisco-approved training:
Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN)The course covers foundational knowledge, skills, and technologies including network protocols and host-to-host communication, data center networking concepts and technologies, data center storage networking, and Cisco UCS architecture.
Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT)The course covers foundational knowledge, skills, and technologies including data center network virtualization, unified computing, data center automation and orchestration, and Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI).