Cisco Data Center Advanced Services

As organizations face increasing demands for agile, scalable, and automated data center environments, this course equips learners with essential skills to harness programmable infrastructure. This course covers Cisco NX-OS programming tools and models such as Nexus API, Python, Ansible, and Terraform, enabling automation of manual, error-prone tasks to accelerate deployment and improve resource utilization. Learners gain a comprehensive understanding of Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI), a software-defined networking (SDN) architecture that integrates physical and virtual environments under a unified policy model for networks, servers, storage, services, and security. The course highlights Cisco Nexus Dashboard and Fabric Controller, which provide centralized management and automation capabilities, simplifying operations across data center, WAN, access, and cloud environments. Cisco ACI’s application-centric policy model dynamically aligns the network fabric with application requirements, reducing complexity and enabling rapid application changes. This empowers IT teams—including SDN network, cloud, DevOps, and security groups—to respond swiftly to evolving business needs, enhancing agility and business value. What sets this course apart is its focus on programmable infrastructure that supports dynamic, elastic cloud-computing environments without human intervention. By completing this course, learners will be prepared to deploy, manage, and optimize Cisco’s advanced data center solutions, positioning themselves as valuable contributors in modern, automated IT environments.