For IT leaders
What IT leaders need to know before assigning this course
Data center outages often come from design gaps in connectivity, redundancy, and routing decisions—not just device failures. This Cisco CCNP Data Center prep course helps IT Directors standardize how network administrators evaluate Cisco data center connectivity options across Layer 2, Layer 3, vPC, STP, VXLAN/EVPN, multicast, ACI concepts, data center interconnects, and redundancy design.
The course is a good fit for network administrators with 3–5 years of data center experience who support Cisco environments or are preparing for CCNP Data Center objectives. Plan for about 26 hours per learner before review time, making it best assigned as a structured enablement path rather than a one-off task. For change management, Team Leads can align modules to upcoming network refreshes, DCI projects, or high-availability design reviews. CBT Nuggets Playlists and Team Reporting help Training Managers sequence the rollout and track progress across the team.
