Courses

Implementing Threat Defense Technologies

In this 1-hour Tech Session, presented by Jim Goughenour, we will explore and discover many of the various technologies that serve to keep our networks, our endpoints, and most importantly our data safe! We also take a look at many of the places we deploy security features and how they serve to protect us. Firewalls,

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Examining the Security Threat Landscape

In this 1 hour Tech Session, Kenya Thomas examines the Cisco Security Architecture and how it works together to combat cybersecurity threats. This video contains Knowledge Checks intended to test your understanding of the topic. We encourage you to pause the video, jot down your answer(s), and then hit ‘play’ to see the correct answer(s).

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Introducing Architectures and Virtualization

In this 1-hour Tech Session, Jim Goughenour takes a closer look at the variations in network design. We will explore hierarchical design methods, virtualization, cloud computing, and leaf-spine architectures. This video contains Knowledge Checks intended to test your understanding of the topic. We encourage you to pause the video, jot down your answer(s), and then

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Explaining Wireless Fundamentals

In this 1-hour Tech Session, Jim Goughenour takes a look at how wireless has become central to business communications, and explore some of the working parts of what it takes to provide wireless services in the infrastructure. We will explore controllers, access points, and all the protocols that tie it all together. This video contains

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Introducing QoS

This 1-hour session, presented by Jim Goughenour, covers basic QoS tools, we will explain some typical enterprise traffic problems, and how various QoS tools can mitigate or cure those problems. We will discuss Classification, Marking, Queuing, Weighted Random Early Detect, Shaping, and Policing at a conceptual level. This video contains Knowledge Checks intended to test

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Exploring Layer 3 Redundancy

This 1-hour session, presented by Keith Edwards, covers basic First Hop Redundancy Protocols primarily focused on Hot Standby Redundancy Protocol and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol. We will discuss the need(s) that these protocols fulfill and the basics of how they work, how they relate to hosts, basic configurations of them, and a few special options. 

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