Earning the Cisco DevNet Specialist DevOps Certification

Alexander Stevenson · ‎07-19-2024

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Earning the Cisco DevNet Specialist DevOps Certification

In this video, we highlight an extremely valuable DevOps Certification available from Cisco: DevNet Specialist – DevOps.

We will discuss the certification path that leads to and through DevNet Specialist and take a detailed look at how you can prepare for this challenging, but rewarding, certification. We present the official training as well as open educational resources and free study materials to help you succeed in your exam preparation.

Don’t forget to check out all things DevOps on the Cisco Community: https://cs.co/devops-community

Websites mentioned in this video:

- Overview, Preparation, and Scheduling of the Exam
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/exams/current-list/devops-300-910.html

- The 4 ways Cisco recommends for you to prepare for the DevNet Specialist – DevOps exam
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/training/training-services/courses/implementing-devops-solutions-and-practices-using-cisco-platforms-devops.html

1. Cisco Digital Learning: Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices Using Cisco Platforms (DEVOPS) v1.0 course
https://learningnetworkstore.cisco.com/on-demand-e-learning/implementing-devops-solutions-and-practices-using-cisco-platforms-devops-v1.0/ELT-DEVOPS-V1-024105.html

2. Cisco Learning Locator for physical and virtual classes
https://learninglocator.cloudapps.cisco.com/#/course-details/8772

3. The Implementing DevOps Solutions and Practices Using Cisco Platforms | DEVOPS learning path on Cisco U.
https://u.cisco.com/path/31

Other relevant paths, courses, tutorials, and videos on Cisco U. which may be helpful can be found by searching for ‘DevOps’ at Cisco U.
https://u.cisco.com/search?query=DevOps

4. Private Group training
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/training-for-companies/private-group-training.html

Free, Alternative Training

- DEVOPS Study Materials on the Cisco Learning Network
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/learning-plan-detail-standard?ltui__urlRecordId=a1c3i0000005rBTAA

- The official exam topics
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/devops-exam-topics

- A downloadable PDF of the exam topics
https://learningcontent.cisco.com/documents/marketing/exam-topics/300-910-DEVOPS-v1.1.pdf

- Knowledge Base article ‘The Path to Earning Cisco’s DevNet Specialist - DevOps Certification’, which contains YouTube videos, docs and other resources that map to the exam topics
http://cs.co/devnet-specialist-devops

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