Training for New Cisco Data Center Certifications

"Cisco's new data-center certification program gets to the heart of the practical, job-specific skills and expertise required of today's data-center professionals," said Eric Strause, Cisco Worldwide Product Director at Global Knowledge. "As Cisco continues to develop its products to meet the demand for specialized skills, we are committed to bringing training on these new requirements to our customers quickly. With our proven ability to rapidly launch a worldwide schedule and prime our instructors, we are ready to deliver now."

CCNA Data Center certification addresses foundational data-center concepts in unified computing and unified fabric. Passing two exams (640-911 DCICN and 640-916 DCICT) is required, and two courses help students prepare:

• DCICN - Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking v1.0
• DCICT - Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies v1.0

CCNP Data Center certification designates a solid foundation in installing, configuring, and maintaining Cisco data centers. Passing four exams is required: two exams on unified computing and unified fabric implementation (642-999 DCUCI and 642-997 DCUFI) and two exams on either design (642-998 DCUCD and 642-996 DCUFD) or troubleshooting (642-035 DCUCT and 642-980 DCUFT).

Two courses help students prepare for the implementation exams:

• DCUCI - Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing v5.0
• DCUFI - Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric v5.0

Two courses help students prepare for exams on the design track:

• DCUCD - Designing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing v5.0
• DCUFD - Designing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric v5.0

Two courses help students prepare for exams on the troubleshooting track:

• DCUCT - Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Unified Computing v5.0
• DCUFT - Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric v5.0

Version 4 courses are also valid for the CCNP Data Center Certification.

Global Knowledge enhances its Cisco training courses with hands-on exercises and labs designed by professionals with real-world Cisco networking experience. Training courses for the new CCNA Data Center and CCNP Data Center certifications are available in Global Knowledge classrooms worldwide or via private on-site delivery.

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