Destinatários

This course is designed for anyone who performs or seeks to perform a developer role and has one or more years of hands-on experience developing and maintaining applications that are built on top of Cisco platforms.

The course is appropriate for software developers, application developers, and network engineers who want to expand their skill base and validate their skills in programmability, software, and automation. Students preparing for Cisco Certified DevNet Associate certification will also find this material useful.

The job roles best suited to the material in this course are:

• Network automation engineer
• Software developer
• System integration programmer

Additional job roles that might be interested:

• Infrastructure architect
• Network designer

Pré-requisitos

Before taking this course, you should have:

• Basic computer literacy
• Basic PC operating system navigation skills
• Basic Internet usage skills
• Hands-on experience with a programming language (specifically Python)

Objetivos

After completing this course you should be able to:

• Describe the importance of APIs and use of version control tools in modern software development
• Describe common processes and practices used in software development
• Describe options for organizing and constructing modular software
• Describe HTTP concepts and how they apply to network-based APIs
• Apply Representational State Transfer (REST) concepts to integration with HTTP-based APIs
• Describe Cisco platforms and their capabilities
• Describe programmability features of different Cisco platforms
• Describe basic networking concepts and interpret simple network topology
• Describe interaction of applications with the network and tools used for troubleshooting issues
• Apply concepts of model-driven programmability to automate common tasks with Python scripts
• Identify common application deployment models and components in the development pipeline
• Describe common security concerns and types of tests, and utilize containerization for local development
• Utilize tools to automate infrastructure through scripting and model-driven programmability

Metodologia

Please note this course is a combination of Instructor-Led and Self-Paced Study – 5 days in the classroom and approx 3 days of self study. The self-study content will be provided as part of the digital courseware that you receive at the beginning of the course and should be part of your preparation for the exam.

Programa

• Practicing Modern Software Development
• Describing Software Development Process ( Self-Study)
• Designing Software (Self-study)
• Introducing Network-Based APIs
• Consuming REST-Based APIs
• Employing Programmability on Cisco Platforms
• Introducing Cisco Platforms (Self-Study)
• Relating Network and Applications
• Employing Model-Driven Programmability with YANG
• Deploying Applications
• Testing and Securing Applications
• Automating Infrastructure