DevNet Certifications: Bringing

Software Practices and Software

Skills to Networking

Ryan Rose, Technical Program Manager, Cisco DevNet

@RyanRose

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Agenda

• Introduction
• Overview of DevNet
• Review of the DevNet Certification Program
• In-depth Review of the Updates to the Cisco Certification
Portfolio to Take Effect Feb. 24, 2020
• Learning Lab Training Plans
• Upcoming Training Offers
• Next Steps to Get Ready
• Conclusion

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DevNet is…
A website A community A place to start

DevNet helps developers and IT

The DevNet website,
DevNet is now a community of professionals who want to
developer.cisco.com, is free- write applications and
500,000+ developers,
to-use and provides learning &
leveraging code and sharing develop integrations with
sandbox environments for those
code to build better solutions. Cisco products, platforms, and
trying to learn coding and
APIs.
testing apps

The single resource for everything “developer” at Cisco.

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DevNet Tools and Resources
developer.cisco.com

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Review of the DevNet
Certifications and the
changes to the larger
Cisco Certification
Portfolio
 Introducing Cisco’s expanded certification suite
Cisco Certification Program offerings launching Feb. 24, 2020

Associate Level Specialist Level Professional Level Expert Level

Engineering

Future
Offering

Software

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Building teams with complementary skills
DevNet Certified Associate and the Cisco Certified Network Associate

Cisco Certified Network Associate

Skilled in how to operate and maintain

Cisco hardware in a small enterprise
network.

DevNet Certified Associate Aware of programmability and

network automation
Skilled in software capabilities.
development, network
programmability, automation.
Aware of Cisco hardware, technologies, and
solutions and network fundamentals.

Complementary balance and role alignment

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How our program is evolving
Associate Level Specialist Level Professional Level Expert Level

Two Exams:
1 concentration exam and 1
technology core in any order,
but from the same track

One Exam One Exam: Technology Concentration

Lab Exam
Every written proctored Core Exam Exam
exam (except CCNA)
= Cisco Certified Specialist Enterprise C C C C C L L

Security C C C C C L
1 technology core
Service Provider C C C C C L and 1 CCIE lab
in same track
Collaboration C C C C C L

Data Center C C C C C L

Automation and programmability cross functional

course/exam option focused within technology
track for CCNP certification

Future
Two Exams: Offering

1 DevNet core
and 1 concentration exam in any
order, but from the DevNet track

One Exam One Exam: Technology Core Future offering

Concentration exam
Every DevNet written, proctored exam exam
(except Cisco Certified DevNet
DevNet C C C C C C C C
Associate) = Cisco Certified
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Cisco DevNet Track: Currently Composed of 10 exams
Future
Offering

Entry: Associate Level Next Step: Professional Level Future Goal: Expert

Entry exam DevNet concentration DevNet lab

Options: 1 technology core & 1 concentration exam Options: 1 technology core &
in any order, but from the same DevNet track 1 lab in the same track

DevNet Technology Core Exam

DevNet Associate ENTERPRISE NETWORKING: Automating and Programming

E C L TBD
Exam Cisco Enterprise Solutions
SECURITY: Automating and Programming Cisco Security
C
Solutions L TBD
SERVICE PROVIDER: Automating and Programming Cisco
C
Service Provider Solutions
COLLABORATION: Automating and Programming Cisco L TBD
C
Collaboration Solutions
DATA CENTER: Automating and Programming Cisco Data
C
Center Solutions
DEVOPS: Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices
C
using Cisco Platforms
C IOT: Developing Solutions using Cisco IoT & Edge Platforms
WEBEX: Developing Applications for Cisco Webex
C
and Webex Devices
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 DevNet Certification help
build skills for Automation
and Digital Transformation
DevNet Specialist
Enterprise Automation
DevNet DevNet Specialist DevNet Specialist
Associate Data Center Automation IoT
DevNet Specialist DevNet Specialist
Service Provider Automation WebEx

DevNet DevNet Specialist DevNet Specialist

Professional Security Automation DevOps
DevNet Specialist
Collaboration Automation
Training for new job roles
DevSecOps Engineer
Professional certification Technology concentrations

Cisco Specialist: Security

Automate security operations

Cisco DevNet Specialist: DevOps

CCNP Security Securely deploy applications

Cisco DevNet Specialist: Webex

Build chat bots for alerting and monitoring

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 Certification paths
Professional and Specialist certifications

Enterprise
Security
Service Provider
Collaboration
Data Center

Enterprise Security Service Provider Collaboration Data Center DevNet

• Implementing and Operating • Implementing and Operating • Implementing and Operating • Implementing and Operating • Implementing and Operating • Developing Applications using Cisco Core Platforms & APIs
Cisco Enterprise Network Cisco Security Core Cisco Service Provider Cisco Collaboration Core Cisco Data Center Core
Core Technologies Technologies Network Core Technologies Technologies Technologies • Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices using Cisco
Platforms
• Implementing Cisco • Securing Networks with • Implementing Cisco Service • Implementing Cisco • Implementing Cisco Storage
Enterprise Advanced Routing Cisco Firepower Provider Advanced Routing Collaboration Applications Area Networking • Developing Solutions using Cisco IoT & Edge Platforms
and Services Solutions • Developing Applications for Cisco Webex and Webex Devices
• Implementing Secure • Implementing Cisco • Implementing Cisco
• Designing Cisco Enterprise Solutions with Virtual Private • Implementing Cisco Service Advanced Call Control and Application Centric • Automating and Programming Cisco Enterprise Solutions
Wireless Networks Networks Provider VPN Services Mobility Services Infrastructure
• Automating and Programming Cisco Security Solutions
• Implementing Cisco • Securing Email with Cisco • Automating and • Implementing Cisco • Designing Cisco Data Center
Enterprise Wireless Networks Security Appliances Programming Cisco Service Collaboration Cloud and Infrastructure • Automating and Programming Cisco Service Provider Solutions
• Designing • Securing the Web with Cisco Provider Solutions Edge Solutions • Troubleshooting Cisco Data • Automating and Programming Cisco Collaboration Solutions
Cisco Enterprise Networks Web Security Appliance • Automating and Center Infrastructure • Automating and Programming Cisco Data Center Solutions
Programming Cisco
• Implementing Cisco SD-WAN • Implementing and • Automating and
Collaboration Solutions
Solutions Configuring Cisco Identity Programming Cisco Data
Services Engine Center Solutions
• Automating and
Programming Cisco • Automating and
Enterprise Solutions Programming Cisco Security
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Updates to
Recertification and
Continuing
Education
How our recertification
policies are changing

Today February 24, 2020

• Different recertification period • 3-year recertification period for

depending on certification type all certified individuals, beginning
at the recertifying event date
• Continuing education for CCIEs
only • Continuing education for
all levels of certification
• Credits required for recertification:
• CCIE: 100 • Credits required for recertification:
• CCNA: 30
• Specialist: 40
• CCNP: 80
• CCIE: 120
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 How our CE policies
are changing
Today February 24, 2020

• CCIE CE credit requirquirement:100 • CCIE CE credit requirement: 120

• Cisco Live activities: 70 points cap • Cisco Live activities: No points cap
• Item writing activities: 20 points cap • Item writing activities: No points cap
• Administrative Fee: $300 • Administrative Fee: $0

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Next Steps
Find more information on DevNet, CLN, Cisco.com
Find learning lab and sandbox offerings to start learning journey

developer.cisco.com/certification cisco.com/nextlevel
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 Your Next Steps
3 things you can do today to start getting ready

1 2 3

Register with DevNet Review the Exam Find the DevNet

at Topics and learn learning labs, videos
developer.cisco.com/ what skills you will and sandboxes that
certification need to prepare for align to your learning
certification goals

All new exams available February 24, 2020

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