Building your Career with Cisco

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BuildinG your CAreer with CisCo trAininG
A Cisco Career Guide
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Introduction - Cisco Career Guide
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Understanding Cisco Certifications
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Cisco Certification - CCENT
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Cisco Certification - CCNA
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Cisco Certification - CCNP
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Popular Cisco Courses
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Cisco Routing Switching
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Cisco Security
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Cisco Data Center
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Cisco Collaboration
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Cisco Wireless
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Cisco Cloud
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Cisco Design
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A Career in Technology
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Test Your Skills
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Conclusion
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Introduction With three decades of leading
industrial service, Cisco is the worlds largest
global networking organization. The company has
successfully developed, manufactured, and
provided industries and organizations with
networking hardware, equipment, and other
high-technology products, services, trainings,
and solutions. Cisco trainings and solutions are
industry standard benchmarks designed to help
both learners and practitioners in enhancing
their knowledge and skills. Becoming certified by
Cisco is not just beneficial for the workforce
and IT practitioners, but is also useful for
employers. These globally recognized networking
and telecommunications certifications show ones
mastery in the designated fields and help the
learner achieve better career opportunities,
salary, and recognition. Understanding Cisco
Certifications Cisco offers a comprehensive
range of certifications. These certifications are
designed in such a manner that anyone from entry
level to highly experienced can take advantage
and enhance their skills and understanding.
Cisco certifications are classified as under five
levels entry, associate, professional, expert
and architect, based on a rising scale of
difficulty. Going for a higher certification
requires a thorough understanding of the previous
one. Cisco certificates for beginners provide
novice professionals with an in-depth
understanding of necessary topics. Progressing
from one certification to another, one carries a
complete understanding of the previous course to
the next level. Cisco courses are focused on
insightful learning and overall development.
Lets take a look at the three most popular Cisco
certification tracks
CCENT Certification
CCNA Certification
CCNP Certification
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Cisco Certification - CCENT CCENT
Certification CCENT or Cisco Certified Entry
Networking Technician is a high valued technician
program. It is best suited for entry-level
network support associates. The course program
focuses on enhancing skills in installing,
operating and troubleshooting a small
organization network infrastructure. It also
helps in developing a basic network security for
the organization. The certificate program is
highly valued for its detailed and in-depth
course coverage on how to safeguard a network. It
also covers other domains like, wireless
concepts, security fundamentals, networking
basics, routing and switching, and WAN
technologies. How to Become a CCENT? To become a
CCENT professional, you must begin with 100-105
ICND1 course, also called the Interconnecting
Cisco Networking Devices Part 1. The CCENT exam
is a computer based MCQ type examination,
time-framed for a duration of 75- 90 minutes.
The exam constitutes of 40-60 questions that have
to attempted from a set of given options. Cisco
CCENT track professional course is the ideal
preparation to showcase mastery of the pursued
subject matter. Beneficial for Network engineers
Network administrators Network architects IT
managers Salary ranges Network Engineer 48,482
- 98,268 Network administrators 40,863 -
79,573 Sr. Network Engineer 71,714 -
128,578 Information Technology (IT) Manager
49,734 - 118,509 Systems Administrator 43,319
- 83,585
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Cisco Certification - CCNA CCNA
Certification CCNA, or Cisco Certified Network
Associate, is a job-role focused training and
certification program. It is an associate level
certification that tests the learners knowledge
and skills required to install, operate, and
troubleshoot a small to medium size enterprise
branch network. How to Become a CCNA? Becoming a
CCNA requires a firm basic understanding of
networking. Successful CCNAs understand network
processes and the fundamentals of networking
schemes. A firm basic understanding of
networking is also a prerequisite. Cisco provides
CCNA track entry certifications for the
following courses
Collaboration Wireless Cloud
Routing Switching Security Data Center Design
Beneficial for Network video engineers IP
telephony and IP network engineers Network
administrators Senior network engineers IT
managers System administrators Salary
ranges Network Engineer 48,482 - 98,268
Network administrators 40,863 - 79,573 Sr.
Network Engineer 71,714 - 128,578 Information
Technology (IT) Manager 49,734 -
118,509 Systems Administrator 43,319 - 83,585
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Cisco Certification - CCNP CCNP
Certification CCNP, or Cisco Certified Network
Professional, is an intermediate level
certification in the Cisco certified
professional program. This successor
certification program to CCNA helps prepare
professionals to develop, implement, maintain and
troubleshoot local and wide area networks. It is
designed to best help practitioners who work as
full-time network or system administrators.
Those who work with local or wide-area network
(LAN/WAN) infrastructure can also benefit from
CCNP training. How to Become a CCNP? After
completing your CCNA training and certification,
you are ready to progress into the CCNP program.
To enroll in CCNP, you must have a years
experience in networking. CCNP is a track
associate certification program offered by Cisco
for the following courses
Routing Switching Security Data Center Design
Collaboration Wireless Cloud
Beneficial for Network engineers Network
administrators Network architects IT
managers Salary ranges Network Engineer 57,267
- 110,395 Network Administrator 46,093 -
94,207 Network Architect 88,909 -
154,051 Information Technology (IT) Manager
60,080 - 126,270
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Popular Cisco Courses Cisco offers a range of
certifications for networkers and IT staff. These
certifications are recognized globally and speak
of a persons understanding of the subject. Cisco
certifications are organized by topic through
the different track levels. Going for a higher
certification requires a thorough understanding
of the previous one. The certification areas
include
Routing Switching
Security
Data Center
Collaboration
Wireless
Cloud
Design
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Cisco Routing Switching Routing
Switching The Cisco RS certification track leads
to proficiency in conducting onsite support and
maintenance of the operating environment,
routers, and switches. These certifications help
you grow your knowledge and necessary skills in
the domain to streamline your organizations
networking infrastructure. The CCNA routing and
switching certification progression is an ideal
course track suitable for network
administrators, network specialists, network
engineer associates, network support engineers,
and network analysts for gaining the basics of
networking infrastructure.
Certifications CCNA Routing Switching
CCNP Routing Switching
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What is your experience with Routing/Switching? Do
you currently support a Cisco network?
Other Popular Courses
MPls (5 days) Implementing Cisco MPLS
iP6Fd (5 days) Cisco IPv6 Fundamentals, Design,
and Development Covers the IPv6 routing protocols
of RIPng, OSPFv3, MP-BGP, and IS-IS BGP (5 days)
capabilities of data link Layer 2 with the
scalability and
New to all RS ComptiA network n10-006 (5
Days) Describe modern network technologies
systems C networks
Entry Cisco RS CCent iCnd1 (5 Days)
Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part
1 network
Associate/Intermediate Cisco RS iCnd2 (5
days) Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices
Part 2 Install, operate, and troubleshoot a
medium sized network, WAN, and implementing
network security D IoT, IWAN, and SDN on network
evolution
CCnAX (iCnd1iCnd2 Bootcamp) (5 Days) (1 Day12
hrs) Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices
Part 2 Combines ICND1 and ICND2 into a single,
accelerated course
Professional/Advanced Cisco RS
tshoot (5 days) Troubleshooting and maintaining
Cisco IP Networks Troubleshooting and
maintaining particular technologies, as well as
procedural and organizational aspects of the
troubleshooting and maintenance process
route (5 days) Implementing Cisco IP Routing
switCh (5 days) Imp. Cisco IP Switched
Networks implementation of complex enterprise
switching solutions for campus environments
implementation of secure enterprise LAN WAN
routing solutions using a range of routing
protocols
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Cisco Security Security Cisco security
certifications are a complete course on network
security which bring in opportunities for
network security specialists, security
administrators and network security support
engineers. Security certifications offered by
Cisco are practical, relevant, job-ready, and
aligned closely with the specific tasks expected
of network security professionals. These highly
specialized certifications help validate the
practitioners skills in choosing, deploying,
supporting, and troubleshooting Firewalls, VPNs,
and IDS/IPS solutions for networking environments.
Certifications CCNA Security
CCNP Security
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(CCNA/CCNP Security) ?
Yes
Cisco Security Products
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CCNA Security CCent (ICND1 - 5 Days) iins -
Implementing Cisco Network Security
Software
sAsAC (5 Days) Implementing Core Cisco ASA
Security sAsAA (5 Days) Implementing Advanced
Cisco ASA Security
IronPort Email
sCyBer (5 Days) Securing Cisco Networks w/Threat
Detection Analysis
swsA (2 Days) Securing the Web with Cisco Web
Security Applications sesA (3 Days) Securing
Email with Cisco Email Security Applications Part
1 2
CCNP Security senss (5 Days) Implementing Cisco
Edge Network Security Solutions iOS and ASA
Firewall sitCs (5 Days) Implementing Cisco Threat
Control Solutions NextGen Firewall and IPS sisAs
(5 Days) Implementing Cisco Secure Access
Solutions ISE siMos (5 Days) Implementing Cisco
Secure Mobility Solutions VPN using iOS and
ASA CCIE Security CCie Written CCie Lab
ssFiPs (4 Days)
ssFAMP (3 Days) Endpoints
FirePOWER
nGFw (5 Days) Securing Networks with Cisco
Firepower Threat Defense
Identity Service Engine (ISE) sise (5
Days) swise (5 Days) Implementing Cisco ISE for
Wireless Engineers
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Cisco Data Center Data Center The Cisco data
center specialist certifications enhance your
skills and abilities to design, install, and
support a data center networking solution. These
certifications help you enhance your technical
skills and confidence through job-role focused
training. Continued education in Cisco data
center allows you to maximize your skillset and
increase the value of your data center network.
Certifications CCNA Data Center
CCNP Data Center
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(CCNA/CCNP Data Center) ?
Yes
No
CCNA Data Center
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What product knowledge are you seeking ?
dCiCn (5 Days) Introducing Cisco Data Center
Networking dCiCt (5 Days) Intoducing Cisco Data
Center Technologies
Nexus/Fabric
dCnX1K (3 Days)
CCNP Data Center
dCnX5K (5 Days)
dCuCidCiidCVAi(dCid or dCit)
dCnX7K (5 Days)
dCuCi (5 Days)
dCAC9K (5 Days) Mode
dCii (5 Days) Implementing Cisco Data Center
Infrastructure dCVAi (5 Days) Implementing Cisco
Data Center Virtualization and
Administration dCid (5 Days) Designing Cisco
Data Center Infrastructure dCit (5
Days) Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center
Infrastructure
FlexPod
FPdesiGn (2 Days) Designing the FlexPod
Solution FPiMPAdM (3 Days) Implementing and
Administering the FlexPod Solution
CCIE Data Center CCie Written CCie Lab
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Cisco Collaboration Collaboration Collaboration
is a critical necessity for businesses.
Organizations can improve business effectiveness
and workforce efficiency with collaborative
efforts. Cisco offers a wide range of
collaboration certifications designed to help you
develop hands-on knowledge to deploy, configure,
and troubleshoot Cisco collaboration technology.
These well researched networking certifications
are provided through step-by-step learning.
Certifications CCNA Collaboration
CCNP Collaboration
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(CCNA/CCNP Collaboration) ?
Yes
No
CCNA Collaboration CiCd (5 Days) Implementing
Cisco Collaboration Devices CiVnd2 (5
Days) Implementing Cisco Video Network Devices
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Deploy Skills Needed ?
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Trobleshoot Skills Needed ?
CCNP Collaboration
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Unity/Presence Interest ?
CiPtV1 (5 Days) Implementing Cisco IP Telephony
and Video, Pt 1 (Single-Site Deploy) CiPtV2 (5
Days) Implementing Cisco IP Telephony and Video,
Pt 2 (Multi-Site Deploy) CtCollAB (5
Days) Trobleshooting Cisco IP Telephony and
Video CAPPs (5 Days) Implementing Cisco
Collaboration Applications
Nexus/Fabric
CiCd (5 Days) Implementing Cisco Collaboration
Devices CAPPs (5 Days) Implementing Cisco
Collaboration Applications Unique
Topography These courses cover Call Manager,
Call Manager Express, Video
Collaboration - Specialist
Voice
Video
Contact Center Enterprise
TelePresence Solutions
duCCe (5 Days)
iX5000 (1 Day) IX5000 Series Immersive Solutions
(IX5K)
AuCCe1 (5 Days) Part 1
Video Network CiVnd2 (5 Days) Implementing Cisco
Collaboration Applications
AuCCe2 (5 Days) Part 2
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Cisco Wireless Wireless The Cisco wireless
certification helps you validate your ability to
configure, implement and support wireless LANs
using Cisco equipment. Cisco wireless
certifications optimize industry opportunities
for network professionals, their managers, and
their organizations. The certifications
demonstrate a broad theoretical knowledge of
wireless networking and a firm understanding of
wireless LAN technologies. The wireless track
helps in gaining familiarity of design,
implementation, security, and operation of
wireless networks and mobility infrastructures.
Certifications CCNA Wireless
CCNP Wireless
CCNA Wireless CCent (ICND1 - 5 Days) wiFund (5
Days) Implementing Cisco Wireless Network
Fundamentals
CCNP Wireless wiseCure (5 Days) Securing Cisco
Wireless Enterprise Networks widesiGn (5
Days) Designing Cisco Wireless Enterprise
Networks widePloy (5 Days) Deploying Cisco
Wireless Enterprise Networks witshoot (5
Days) Troubleshooting Cisco Wireless Enterprise
Networks
CCIE Wireless CCie Written CCie Lab
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Cisco Cloud Cloud The Cisco cloud certification
track helps cloud practitioners and professionals
in developing, advancing, and validating their
cloud skill set. The certification also lets them
help their IT organization in keeping up with
the constantly changing business demands due to
technology transitions. The cloud helps
businesses stay more agile, flexible and
effective in delivering value to its end
users. Cisco Cloud certification track is an
ideal course track suitable for Cloud engineers,
Cloud administrators, Cloud designers, network
engineers and architects working in data centers
for gaining the required knowledge of working
over a cloud platform.
Certifications CCNA Cloud
CCNP Cloud
CCNA Cloud CldFnd (5 Days) Introducing Cisco
Cloud Fundamentals CldAdM (5 Days) Introducing
Cisco Cloud Administration
CCNP Cloud CldinF (5 Days) Implementing and
Troubleshooting the Cisco Cloud Infrastructure Cl
ddes (5 Days) Designing the Cisco Cloud CldAut
(5 Days) Automating the Cisco Enterprise
Cloud CldACi (5 Days) Building the Cisco Cloud
with Application Centric Infrastructure
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Cisco Design Design The Cisco Design
certification track helps in understanding the
fundamentals of network design. It aids in
designing networks for performance, availability
and scalability while remaining flexible to meet
the constantly changing industrial demands. The
track also lets practitioners understand
business strategies and thereby translate it into
technical infrastructure requirements. Cisco
Design certification track is suitable for
network design engineers, technicians, support
engineers, senior network design engineers,
senior analysts and principal systems engineers.
It develops an edge to translate business needs,
budget and operational constrains into a
converged solution.
Certifications CCDA
CCDP
CCNA Design CCent (iCnd1 5 days) desiGn (5
Days) Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions
CCNP Design route (5 Days) Implementing Cisco IP
Routing switCh (5 Days) Implementing Cisco IP
Switched Networks ArCh (5 Days) Designing Cisco
Network Service Architectures
CCIE Design CCie Written CCie Lab
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A Career in Technology Opting for a career in
technology is the safest bet in todays business
world. The abundance of career opportunities
with the right skills and knowledge are no doubt
a guaranteed return on investment. Moreover,
advancing with technical courses is quick and
easy. Many certifications require more than a
year of work, while some can be completed in
months or even in a few weeks time. Due to the
wide variety of career courses and
certifications, one can easily choose what best
suits their career path, budget, and schedule.
A little glimpse of salaries for Cisco
Certification Tracks, as recorded by Robert Half
in its 2017 Salary Guide for Technology
Professionals reveals Routing and Switching
99,000 - 146,250 Security 115,500 - 162,500
Data Center 96,000 - 138,750 Collaboration
90,000 - 130,000 Wireless 113,250 -
158,000 Test Your Skills Before you begin
with any of the above-mentioned Cisco
certification trainings, it would be best to
first check your understanding of the subject.
Our free self-assessment test lets you
understand where you stand and which
certification would best work for you at this
point of time. Since Cisco provides
certifications for different levels, determining
yours would be in the best interest. Take the
free self-assessment to evaluate your abilities.
Conclusion So, if youre planning to polish your
networking skills, then Cisco certifications can
be your best stepping stone. Ever since its
inception, Cisco has helped to change the way the
world works, plays, lives and learns. It has
created solutions built on intelligent networks
that solve the challenges that companies are
facing. Begin your journey with Cisco
certifications here.
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