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Jump-start your use of the Cisco Learning Network's dynamic features and vibrant community offerings. Here you will find technical information and professional networking opportunities, which will help advance your certification goals. By joining the Cisco Learning Network you will be a part of the community, prepare for success, interact with professionals, mentor, share, and achieve.
Latest episodes

Mar 22, 2021 • 45min
Career Panel Discussion: Pursuing a Career in IT
If you are interested in or continuing your career in Information Technology, check out this episode which features a panel of experienced industry professionals as they answer questions about their own careers in IT. Developer Experience Manager in Cisco DevNet Anne Gentle, Senior Engineer Deirra Footman, and data center engineer Micheline Murphy cover their own career beginnings, as well as challenges, advice for potential and continuing IT workers, and much more.
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Feb 9, 2021 • 28min
David Peñaloza's Story - Part 3: Finding Where I Belong
In this third part of Principal Engineer David Peñaloza's story, we complete David's journey of how he earned Cisco certifications, and how that decision ultimately improved his life and career. The story continues with David telling us what happened when he began his career in a completely different continent. This episode is for anyone who is interested in Cisco certifications, but also anyone who would like to tune in to a story about human resiliency.
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Feb 1, 2021 • 18min
David Peñaloza's Story - Part 2: Destiny is Whispering in Your Ear
In this second part of Principal Engineer David Peñaloza's story, we continue chronicling David's journey of how he earned Cisco certifications, and how that decision ultimately improved his life and career. The story continues with David telling us how a trip abroad led him to a few major life decisions. This episode is for anyone who is interested in Cisco certifications, but also anyone who would like to tune in to a story about human resiliency.
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Jan 20, 2021 • 19min
David Peñaloza's Story - Part 1
David Peñaloza is a Principal Engineer at a global telecommunications business. But he strarted off his career very far away from where he ended up - both in terms of location and level of skill. In this episode, we present David's story of how he earned Cisco certifications, and how that decision ultimately improved his life and career. This will be the first part of a three part series about David's trials and challenges during his pursuit of earning Cisco certifications. This episode is for anyone who is interested in Cisco certifications, but also anyone who would like to tune in to a story about human resiliency.
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Sep 22, 2020 • 24min
Cisco CyberOps Professional Certification
Is the Cisco CyberOps Professional Certification right for you? In this episode, we will hear from industry experts on how this program equips you with the skill and knowledge you need for real-world jobs in security operations centers. We will hear from Katherine McNamara, a Cybersecurity Technical Solutions Architect at Cisco about the current threatscape, and why there is a demand for careers in cyber security. We will also hear from Cisco Senior Product Manager for the Cyber Security Training and Certification Portfolio Bhavesh Shah about why the Cisco Cyber Ops certification track is so crucial for anyone who's interested in cybersecurity as a career. Finally, we hear from Technical Leader and Security Evangelist for Cisco DevNet Krishan Veer about automation in the security field today.
To learn more about the Cyber Ops certifications from Cisco, visit the Cisco Learning Network for training videos, communities to help you connect with others, and much more: http://cs.co/9003GaihP

Aug 14, 2020 • 20min
CCIE Certification Part Two: Security
In our second episode on the newly redesigned CCIE Certifications, we focus on what changes have been made to the CCIE Security Certification with its Exam Program Manager, Zia Hussain. Zia will walk us through what's included with the CCIE Security exam, including the lab format, delivery, scoring, and grading, as well as the blueprint, and his own tips for how to best prepare.
To see the entirety of this webinar, and to see the links Zia refers to in this episode, please visit cs.co/9006GuTa6

Jul 1, 2020 • 27min
CCIE Certification Part One: Enterprise Infrastructure
The CCIE Certification has changed in many ways since the release of the new Cisco Certification Portfolio. To break the changes down, we have developed a series of episodes to cover the new certification tracks of the CCIE, and how to best prepare for the new CCIE exams. In this first episode, we start off by hearing from CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Exam Program Manager Peter Paluch as he walks us through the key information behind the new CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure certification.
To see the entirety of this webinar, please visit http://cs.co/9006GuTa6
To see more from these and other Cisco experts, please visit the Cisco Learning Network at www.ciscolearningnetwork.com
To find more of the resources Peter mentions in this webinar, please visit the CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Certification page on the Cisco Learning Network:
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/ccie-enterprise

Apr 29, 2020 • 21min
Getting Started With Your Cybersecurity Career
In this episode of the Cisco Learning Network Podcast, we hear from Cybersecurity and Collaboration Senior Manager James Risler, Principal Engineer and Author Omar Santos, and Cybersecurity Product Manager Bhavesh Shah about how to get your career started in Cybersecurtiy operations.
To see the entirety of this webinar, please visit http://cs.co/90081fcQe
To see more from these and other Cisco experts, please visit the Cisco Learning Network at www.ciscolearningnetwork.com
To find more information about the salaries of Cybersecurity workers across different regions that Bhavesh mentioned, please view the rest of this webinar on the Cisco Learning Network at http://cs.co/90051NzDc

Feb 10, 2020 • 22min
Know Your Most Common CLI Commands for the CCNA Exam
In this episode of the Cisco Learning Network Podcast, we hear from Cisco Expert Geoff Anderson as he covers common CCNA command line (CLI) commands in detail, when to use them, and what they do. Geoff is a is a Product Manager for the new Enterprise Networking track, as well as the Business Transformation and Service Provider certification tracks.
To see more from Geoff and other Cisco experts, please visit the Cisco Learning Network at www.ciscolearningnetwork.com
There you will also find resources Geoff mentioned in this episode, including self-paced e-learning, and study groups to help you further prepare for your certification exam.

Jan 22, 2020 • 23min
CCNA Exam Preparation with Geoff Anderson
In this episode of the Cisco Learning Network Podcast, we hear from Geoff Anderson as he discusses how to best prepare for Cisco Certification exams. This includes general test taking strategies, Geoff's tips and tricks on how to succeed in the exam, how to tackle some of the questions you might encounter, and much more. Geoff is a is a Product Manager for the new Enterprise Networking track, as well as the Business Transformation and Service Provider certification tracks.
To see more from Geoff and other Cisco experts, please visit the Cisco Learning Network at www.ciscolearningnetwork.com
There you will also find resources Geoff mentioned in this episode, including self-paced e-learning, and study groups to help you further prepare for your certification exam.