Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

CCNA: What It Means to Me, What Awaits in Cisco U.

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CCNA: What It Means to Me, What Awaits in Cisco U.

The CCNA changed my life. This isn’t exaggeration or hyperbole. It all started back in 2001, right here in Ottawa, Canada. I was teaching high school computer science (Visual Basic!) and web design (Macromedia!) when Cisco Networking Academy approached our school board to see if we would be interested in joining their fledgling program. I knew nothing about networking then, but the folks at Cisco Networking Academy explained that they would send me to classes…

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CCNA: The foundation that built my IT career (can be yours, too)

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CCNA: The foundation that built my IT career (can be yours, too)

Hello there, my name is Hank Preston, and I’m CCNA certified. Well, actually, I’m also CCNP, CCIE, and DevNet Expert certified, but it is the CCNA that started me on my journey way back on August 8, 2004. 20 years ago, I sat down for the first time at a Prometric testing center, heart beating fast, palms a little sweaty, and super nervous for my first certification exam: CCNA 640-801. I still remember the feeling…

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Inside the CCNA v1.1 exam update: AI, machine learning, and more

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Inside the CCNA v1.1 exam update: AI, machine learning, and more

Whether you’re already preparing for the exam or thinking about getting your CCNA certification, you’ve probably heard about the minor updates arriving in the latest version of the 200-301 CCNA exam. AI is playing a major role in everything we do these days, including networking. And since we are already incorporating AI in Cisco technologies, it only makes sense that we keep our training and exams relevant with the same updates to meet job-role demands….

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CCNA: What It Means to Me, What Awaits in Cisco U.

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CCNA: What It Means to Me, What Awaits in Cisco U.

The CCNA changed my life. This isn’t exaggeration or hyperbole. It all started back in 2001, right here in Ottawa, Canada. I was teaching high school computer science (Visual Basic!) and web design (Macromedia!) when Cisco Networking Academy approached our school board to see if we would be interested in joining their fledgling program. I knew nothing about networking then, but the folks at Cisco Networking Academy explained that they would send me to classes…

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An Artificially Intelligent Peer Reviewer Arrives

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An Artificially Intelligent Peer Reviewer Arrives

Well hello everyone, it’s been a minute (or many) since my last blog post, but I’m excited to say that the major project I’ve been working on for the last 18+ months has come to a conclusion (well, for me at least 😉 ) and I’m looking forward to investing more time in blogs, videos, and getting back out there. I have several topics I’m looking to dive into, but coming back from Cisco Live…

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Ying Ying Yang finds a new life and career in Australia as a Cisco Networking Academy Instructor

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Ying Ying Yang finds a new life and career in Australia as a Cisco Networking Academy Instructor

Ying Ying Yang Ying Ying Yang migrated to Australia from China with qualifications as an electrical engineer, and confronted a challenge that many new migrants do: a language barrier. “I studied Russian because my hometown was next to Russia,” she says. “I studied Russian until I finished university!” She decided studying a course in English would help and enrolled in an IT Certificate course at TAFE New South Wales. “I remember when I started in…

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