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Cisco 200-901: NETCONF vs RESTCONF in Automation
NETCONF and RESTCONF give network software structured ways to read and change device data without scraping command-line output. On Cisco…
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Cisco 200-901: Git Workflows for Network Automation
Git is useful in network automation because the automation itself becomes an operational asset. Python modules, Ansible playbooks, Jinja templates,…
Networking
Cisco 200-901: Webex and Meraki API Fundamentals
Cisco platforms expose APIs so software can read operational data and perform controlled actions without relying on browser clicks or…
DevOps & Automation
Cisco 200-901: CI/CD Concepts for Network Automation
Continuous integration and continuous delivery apply software-delivery discipline to network automation artifacts such as playbooks, templates, Python code, intent models,…
Networking
Cisco 200-901: Ansible for Network Configuration
Ansible gives network engineers a way to describe configuration tasks as repeatable automation rather than retyping command sequences on each…
Networking
Cisco 200-301: Wireless LAN Architecture
Enterprise Wi-Fi is not simply Ethernet without cables. A wireless LAN combines radio-frequency behavior, access points, controllers or cloud control,…
Networking
Cisco 200-301: VLANs, Trunks, and Native VLAN Behavior
VLANs divide a switched network into separate Layer 2 broadcast domains, while trunks let several VLANs share one physical link…
Infrastructure & Systems
Cisco 200-301: Troubleshooting Layer 2 and Layer 3 Connectivity
Connectivity troubleshooting becomes much faster when the engineer stops treating “the network is down” as one problem. A user flow…
Networking
Cisco 200-301: Switch Port Security and Layer 2 Protection
Layer 2 access ports sit at the edge of the network where user devices, phones, printers, access points, and unmanaged…