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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.

Oct 9, 2019 • 21min
Interview with Cybersecurity Expert James Risler
As a part of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month for 2019, we sat down with James Risler, senior manager of security content engineering at Cisco. James Risler is a cybersecurity and IT industry expert. You won't want to miss him talking with Cisco Learning Network Community Manager Matt Saunders about Threat Hunting, the current Threatscape, how security now relates to the new Cisco Certifications portfolio, and more.

Oct 2, 2019 • 16min
Cisco Certifications Changes, Part 8: On the New CCNA with Wendell Odom
Cisco Press Author and Educator Wendell Odom joins us for an interview in this episode of the Cisco Learning Network Podcast. Community Manager Brett Lovins speaks with Wendell about how this renowned Cisco Press author got his start, and also about the Cisco Certifications Portfolio Evolution. As a respected author of several books about the CCNA Certification process, Wendell provides a wealth of information about the new certification launch, and also his advice for students who are in various stages of the certification process.
For more information about the evolution of Cisco's Certifications Portfolio, please visit the Next-Level Landing Page: http://cs.co/9006EIwFM

Aug 21, 2019 • 20min
Cisco Certifications Changes Part 7 - CCNA Questions and Advice with Joe Clarke
With the new changes to the Cisco Certification portfolio, what has happened to the different categories of the CCNA certification? What should people do if they are already pursuing an existing Associate-level certification? What are the new exam topics for CCNA? To help us understand the answers to these and other questions, we interview Joe Clarke, a Distinguished Services Engineer with Cisco. Joe will walk us through the changes being made to the CCNA certification, and answer more frequently asked questions about the Cisco Certifications changes.
For more information, please visit the Next-Level Landing Page: http://cs.co/9006EIwFM

Jul 26, 2019 • 29min
Cisco Certifications Changes Part 6 - DevNet Certifications with Susie Wee
Cisco's certification and training program now includes DevNet certifications. To talk about what that means, we speak with Cisco DevNet Founder, Senior Vice President, and Chief Technology Officer Susie Wee. Susie walks us through why the Cisco DevNet certifications have been implemented, who these certifications are designed for, what kinds of skills these new certification offerings focus on, and when the topics for these certifications will become available. Finally, Susie talks about how to get started and references the links below that will help you learn more about the Cisco DevNet certifications.
Next-Level Landing Page: http://cs.co/9006EIwFM
Getting Started with Cisco DevNet: https://developer.cisco.com/startnow/
Cisco DevNet Page: https://developer.cisco.com/
Cisco DevNet Certification Page: https://developer.cisco.com/certification/

Jun 12, 2019 • 13min
Cisco Certification Changes, Part 5: Recertification and Continuing Education with Yusuf Bhaiji
In the final episode of this podcast series, we get to hear from Senior Manager for the Global Certifications team, Yusuf Bhaiji, as he talks about the February 2020 changes for recertification, which is always a hot topic when the certification portfolio updates. He also outlines the expanded Continuing Education program, which should be welcome news to all Cisco certification candidates.
www.cisco.com/go/nextlevel

Jun 12, 2019 • 28min
Cisco Certification Changes, Part 4: Expert-Level (CCIE) Overview with Yusuf Bhaiji
The Cisco certifications podcast series continues with a deeper dive into the portfolio changes for expert-level certifications. Once again, we were able to sit down with the senior manager for the Global Certifications team, Yusuf Bhaiji, and let him share the exciting updates to these certifications in February 2020. Listen in.
www.cisco.com/go/nextlevel


