Developing Applications Using Cisco Core Platforms and APIs

• Network engineers expanding their skill-base to include software and automation
• Developers expanding expertise in automation and DevOps
• Solution architects moving to the Cisco ecosystem
• Infrastructure developers designing hardened production environments.
• Senior network automation engineer, Senior software developer, Senior system integration programmer
• Senior infrastructure architect, Senior network designer, Senior test development engineer

• Designing for Maintainability
• Designing for Serviceability
• Implementing ChatOps Application
• Describing Advanced REST API Integration
• Securing Application Data
• Securing Web and Mobile Applications
• Automating Application-Release
• Deploying Applications
• Understanding Distributed Systems
• Orchestrating Network and Infrastructure
• Modeling Data with YANG
• Using Relational and Non-Relational Databases

* Points in italics are defined as self-study according to the Cisco's company official curriculum.

• Describe the architectural traits and patterns that improve application maintainability
• Describe the architectural traits and patterns that improve application serviceability
• Identify steps to design and build a ChatOps application
• Implement robust Representational State Transfer (REST) API integrations with network error handling, pagination, and error flow control
• Describe the necessary steps for securing user and system data in applications
• Describe the necessary steps for securing applications
• Identify common tasks in automated application release process
• Describe best practices for application deployment
• Describe methodologies for designing distributed systems
• Describe the concepts of infrastructure configuration management and device automation
• Utilize Yet Another Next Generation (YANG) data models to describe network configurations and telemetry
• Compare various relational and nonrelational database types and how to select the appropriate type based on requirements

• Knowledge of program design and coding with focus on Python
• Familiarity with Ethernet, TCP/IP, and Internet-related networking
• Understand the utilization of APIs
• Understanding of software development and design methodologies
• Hands-on experience with a programming language (specifically Python)

Labs are practiced on Cisco delivered Virtual lab environment. Classrooms are equipped with high-performance computers with Internet access and the possibility of wireless connection.

All participants will get original Cisco student and lab guides and time limited remote access to lab environment.