Cisco CCNP Data Center Certification Prep: Designing Network Connectivity Online Training

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UPDATED: June 1, 2022

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This Cisco training covers how to feel perfectly comfortable with planning and implementing the connections that keep your Cisco data center working all the time. Learn to evaluate all the options available for Layer 2 and Layer 3 connectivity while choosing the best options for speed, throughput, security, mobility and more.

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What you'll learn

Exploring STP designs in the data center
Designing VPC environments
Deploying multicast into a data center infrastructure

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What will you learn in this CCNP Data Center cert prep training?

This unique course is focused not just on preparing you for the CCNP Data Center exam but also ensuring your total comprehension of network connectivity at the scale of the world's biggest networks. More important than anything else, you'll get first-hand experience with planning out Layer 2 and Layer 3 connectivity in a data center environment.

Who should take this Cisco network connectivity design course?

Experienced network administrators, new network engineers and anyone who'd like a career in network design should take this network connectivity design course. Network professionals who need to learn to plan the perfect data center from the ground up should start here, as should anyone interested in advancing their career with the CCNP Data Center.

Is this training in designing network connectivity for Cisco networks associated with any certifications?

Yes, this Cisco network design and connectivity course is designed to help network professionals prepare for the CCNP Data Center. Over the course of this training, you'll learn about designing the connections of a data center while practicing often enough to be prepared for all the network design sections of the CCNP Data Center.

What certification should you consider after taking this course in designing network connectivity for Cisco data centers?

The CCNP Data Center is the certification to aim for after taking this course. What you'll learn about network connectivity isn't exclusively related to Cisco, so you can use a lot of what you learn on this course to design networks using other hardware manufacturers, but this course was developed for the CCNP Data Center.

Why should you take this network connectivity design training?

Obviously, you should take this course if you plan on earning the CCNP Data Center. But even if you don't, this is a great course if you're interested in mastering a core task in network administration: connectivity planning. Take this course and prepare for some of the most challenging and interesting parts of network engineering.

Who is this for?

This Cisco CCNP Data Center Certification Prep: Designing Network Connectivity training is considered administrator-level Cisco training, which means it was designed for network administrators. This networking skills course is designed for network administrators with three to five years of experience with data center best practices.

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Study plan

Download the free Cisco CCNP Data Center Certification Prep: Designing Network Connectivity Online Training study plan to complete this course in about 26 hours.

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