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Cisco CCNP Designing and Implementing Enterprise Network Assurance with ThousandEyes (300-445 ENNA)

Gain valuable Cisco ThousandEyes skills with this intermediate CCNP Enterprise training. This course prepares you for the 300-445 ENNA exam by teaching you how to monitor, troubleshoot, and secure enterprise networks. You will learn to optimize performance and run proactive health checks using advanced Cisco ThousandEyes insights. This CCNP Enterprise course is perfect for network engineers seeking ENNA 300-445 exam prep, or looking to master modern network assurance.

Updated November 2024

27Skills
140Videos
1Practice Exam
22hTotal

Who This Course Is For

This 300-445 ENNA training is considered professional-level Cisco training, which means it was designed for network engineers. This Cisco skills course is designed for network engineers with three to five years of experience with networking.

Skills Your Team Will Gain

  • Monitoring network performance with ThousandEyes Cloud and Enterprise Agents
  • Analyzing network data using ThousandEyes Dashboards and Path Visualization
  • Troubleshooting network outages, latency, and BGP monitoring issues
  • Automating proactive monitoring and adaptive alert detection tasks
  • Deploying Enterprise Agents on Cisco IOS XE and Catalyst 9300 platforms
  • Managing alert rules, notifications, and role-based access control

Course Curriculum

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Describe ThousandEyes Platform Architecture

Jeff KishDuration: 48m11 videos

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  • Premium skill.Explore the ThousandEyes Platform47m · 10 videos
  • Premium skill.Describe ThousandEyes Platform Elements46m · 9 videos
  • Describe ThousandEyes Platform ArchitectureFree48m · 11 videos
  • Premium skill.Deploy ThousandEyes Endpoint Agents45m · 10 videos
  • Premium skill.Perform Endpoint Agent Tests45m · 10 videos
  • Premium skill.Explain ThousandEyes Cloud and Enterprise Agents50m · 10 videos
  • Premium skill.Deploy ThousandEyes Enterprise Agents47m · 10 videos
  • Premium skill.Manage ThousandEyes Enterprise Agents47m · 10 videos
  • Premium skill.Configure ThousandEyes Internet Insights47m · 10 videos
  • Premium skill.Review ThousandEyes Platform and Agents45m · 10 videos
  • Premium skill.Explain ThousandEyes Alerts46m · 9 videos
  • Premium skill.Deploy ThousandEyes Alert Conditions50m · 9 videos
  • Premium skill.Trigger ThousandEyes Alerts and Events48m · 9 videos
  • Premium skill.Manage ThousandEyes Alerts51m · 12 videos
  • Premium skill.Deploy Dashboards on ThousandEyes45m · 10 videos
  • Premium skill.Utilize ThousandEyes Widgets55m · 14 videos
  • Premium skill.Perform Web Tests on ThousandEyes52m · 12 videos
  • Premium skill.Interpret ThousandEyes Web Test Results53m · 10 videos
  • Premium skill.Perform Network Tests on ThousandEyes54m · 12 videos
  • Premium skill.Perform Routing Tests on ThousandEyes53m · 12 videos
  • Premium skill.Perform DNS and Voice Tests on ThousandEyes47m · 10 videos
  • Premium skill.Manage ThousandEyes Users and Accounts51m · 10 videos
  • Premium skill.Perform ThousandEyes Administration50m · 12 videos
  • Premium skill.ENNA Architecture Review47m · 8 videos
  • Premium skill.ENNA Configuration Review48m · 8 videos
  • Premium skill.ENNA Challenge - Agents and Alerts51m · 8 videos
  • Premium skill.ENNA Challenge - Tests and Views51m · 9 videos
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Certification

CCNP Enterprise

The CCNP Enterprise certification validates the skills and knowledge of network engineers to design, deploy, and manage complex enterprise networks, including infrastructure, routing, and security. It is ideal for network engineers, network administr...

Exam 350-401 ENCOR, 300-410 ENARSI, 300-415 ENSDWI, 300-420 ENSLD, 300-435 ENAUTO, 300-440 ENCC, and 300-445 ENNALevel ProfessionalDifficulty IntermediateCost $400 USD
Network DesignNetwork SecurityNetwork ProtocolsNetwork ArchitectureNetwork ManagementNetwork Troubleshooting
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For IT leaders

What IT leaders need to know before assigning this course

Enterprise networks don't fail quietly — and when visibility gaps cause outages, troubleshooting delays, or degraded application performance, the cost lands on your team. If your network engineers are spending hours troubleshooting blind instead of resolving issues proactively, this training addresses the root of that problem.

This 300-445 ENNA course builds the ThousandEyes expertise your team needs to monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot enterprise networks with the kind of end-to-end visibility that reactive tools can't provide. Engineers with three to five years of experience will move through deploying ThousandEyes agents across cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Cisco devices, configuring protocol-level network tests, setting intelligent alert rules, and interpreting dashboards that surface real performance data — not guesswork.

For IT leaders, the organizational case is straightforward: ThousandEyes is embedded in Cisco's enterprise stack, which means your team either knows how to use it effectively or they don't. This training closes that gap without pulling engineers out of rotation for days. The on-demand format fits around existing project load, and the intermediate-level pacing respects the experience your engineers already have — no wasted time on foundational review they don't need.

This course focuses on practical ThousandEyes skills for enterprise network assurance: deploying agents, configuring tests, monitoring BGP and SNMP data, interpreting dashboards, and troubleshooting performance issues across distributed environments. More immediately, the skills apply the next time an application performance complaint hits your desk — your engineers will have the tools and the process to diagnose it from the network layer outward, not the other way around.

Team Impact

How this training helps your team succeed

IT teams complete this training to turn ThousandEyes from a visibility tool into a repeatable operational practice. The course maps to real tasks network engineers face when they need to deploy agents, create tests, interpret results, and act on alerts.

  • Faster triage across user and site issues: Teams learn Endpoint, Cloud, and Enterprise Agent concepts so they can place monitoring where it supports troubleshooting.
  • Better service visibility: Engineers practice web, network, routing, DNS, and voice test workflows that help isolate performance problems across key enterprise services.
  • More actionable alerting: Lessons cover alert conditions, triggered alerts, events, and alert management so teams can reduce noise and focus on meaningful incidents.
  • Shared operational views: Dashboard and widget training helps Team Leads build views that support handoffs, escalation, and recurring service reviews.

After completion

Capabilities your team walks away with

Knowledge

  • ThousandEyes platform elements, architecture, and the role of Cloud, Enterprise, and Endpoint Agents.
  • How Internet Insights, alerts, events, dashboards, widgets, and views fit into network assurance workflows.
  • The purpose of web, network, routing, DNS, and voice tests in monitoring enterprise network performance.
  • ThousandEyes user, account, and administrative concepts needed for team-based operations.
  • ENNA architecture and configuration topics relevant to CCNP Enterprise 300-445 preparation.

Ability

  • Deploy and manage ThousandEyes Endpoint and Enterprise Agents.
  • Configure alert conditions and interpret triggered alerts and events.
  • Build dashboards and use widgets to present network assurance data.
  • Run and review web, network, routing, DNS, and voice tests.
  • Apply course challenge scenarios involving agents, alerts, tests, and views to reinforce operational readiness.

Readiness check

Confirm prerequisite knowledge before training begins

A short placement assessment on the CBT Nuggets assessments platform measures whether a learner already has the foundation this course assumes. IT Directors use it to put the right people in the right training — and any learner can take it right now to make sure they'll get full value from day one.

  • Questions generated from this course's own video transcripts — what gets measured is exactly what gets taught
  • Instant, per-learner results that show whether the prerequisite foundation is in place
  • Results roll up into team readiness reporting, so training hours go where they change outcomes
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is it worth learning to design and implement network assurance?

It's worth learning to design and implement network assurance for enterprise networks because it's a rare, specialized and extremely valuable skill that the world's largest networks and organizations need to have. That's because network assurance is how enterprise networks stay robust, secure and efficient. This course teaches you how to use Cisco's industry-leading network assurance solutions, qualifying you for interesting, high-paying jobs in network assurance.

Is this enterprise network assurance course associated with any certifications?

Yes, this course is designed to prepare you for 300-445 ENNA (Designing and Implementing Enterprise Network Assurance), which is one of the concentration exams for the CCNP Enterprise certification from Cisco. The skills and knowledge needed to pass the 300-445 are highly specialized. And although you must take at least one concentration exam (in addition to the core exam) to earn the CCNP Enterprise, not everyone chooses 300-445 ENNA.

How much does the 300-445 ENNA certification cost?

It costs $300 to attempt the 300-445 ENNA certification exam, but that's not the total cost of the entire CCNP Enterprise. To earn the CCNP Enterprise, you must pass the core exam (350-401 ENCOR) as well as at least one concentration exam. Since 350-401 ENCOR costs $400, earning the entire CCNP Enterprise will cost at least $700. You only get one attempt, so adding the cost of training is a good idea.

Who should take this 300-445 ENNA course?

The content of this enterprise network assurance course is good for network engineers, network administrators and IT managers. If you already hold one of those positions, this course can help round out your knowledge and experience in network assurance on Cisco enterprise networks. If you want to apply for or get promoted into one of those roles, this course can help you qualify for the job and pad out your resume.

What's the point of network assurance?

The point of network assurance is to optimize and secure network performance by proactively identifying issues before they can impact the network. Network assurance is a process of continuous monitoring, analyzing, and validating – when done properly, it prevents downtime and enhances security. Network assurance is like a guarantee: with the right personnel and tools, the network won't just keep running, but it'll be optimized and constantly improved.

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