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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 wou...

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 Dav...

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 i...

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 entire...

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 walk...

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 exp...

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, p...

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 w...

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 Certificat...

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 o...

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....

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, a...

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.cis...

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

The Cisco Learning Network team is pleased to release this podcast in coordination with recent Cisco certification portfolio changes. This session is the first of a series of podcasts and starts at the beginning. We have invited Senior Manager for the Global Certifications team, Yusuf Bhaiji, to join us for a conversation about the changes to the Cisco certifications portfolio at a high level. In...

This is the second podcast on the changes to the Cisco Certification portfolio. Senior Manager for the Global Certifications team, Yusuf Bhaiji, talks about the what, the why and the when of changes to the CCNA. Highly recommended for associate level certification holders and those pursuing these certifications. www.cisco.com/go/nextlevel

The series continues with part 3 where we get Senior Manager for the Global Certifications team, Yusuf Bhaiji, to speak directly to the changes in the Cisco Certifications portfolio at the professional level. There many exciting changes including: added flexibility, removal of prerequisites, incremental recognition and more.  www.cisco.com/go/nextlevel

In this episode of the Cisco Learning Network Podcast, we hear from Omar Santos, Principal Engineer in the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) within Cisco's Security Research and Operations. Omar will provide a comprehensive overview of the Firepower Services that Cisco has recently developed.

In this episode of the Cisco Learning Network Podcast, we hear from Sr. Technical Leader within Cisco CX Robert Burns as he discusses Application Centric Infrastructure, which will include an explanation of various terminology associated with this technology, and how this new method is different from and more efficient than traditional networking.

In this episode of the Cisco Learning Network Podcast, we hear from Technical Leader Services Ali Shaikh as he discusses how to design and deploy for impact with Cisco SD-WAN.

In this episode of the Cisco Learning Network Podcast, we hear from Cybersecurity experts as they discuss how to succeed in a cybersecurity career.

In this episode of the Cisco Learning Network Podcast, we hear from Cisco Press Author Tim Szigeti. In this episode of the Cisco Learning Network Podcast, Tim will explain the need for DNA Assurance in today's business environments, and begins by discussing some of the issues and challenges the typical network faces. Tim then covers how those challenges and issues affect individual employees from...

In this episode of the Cisco Learning Network Podcast, we hear from Developer Evangelist Hank Preston of the Cisco DevNet team. In this episode of the Cisco Learning Network Podcast, Hank will walk you through the evolution of the network engineer's role in the industry, beginning with the interaction of physical appliances before virtualization. In addition, Hank will cover some programming and n...

In this episode of the Cisco Learning Network Podcast, you will get an introduction to the types of wireless networks and topologies that exist today. We hear from Bob Liggett, a wireless networking engineer and content developer for Cisco. The episode contains audio portions of a CCNA Wireless webinar series hosted by the Cisco Learning Network.

In this episode of the Cisco Learning Network Podcast, we hear from Jason Davis, a distinguished engineer for Cisco on the Advanced Services Team. To view the full webinar this segment is from, and to view more CCIE/CCDE Evolving Technologies Training videos to help you get started in your networking career, please go to: cs.co/9001PwP8J In this episode of the Cisco Learning Network Podcast, find...