Subject-matter expert
Jeff Kish
Jeff Kish has over 15 years of IT experience, focusing mainly on core infrastructure and data center technologies. He holds a number of Cisco certifications, including CCIEs in Routing and Switching and Data Center. He also focuses on network programmability and software-defined networking. Jeff has a degree in electrical engineering. When he’s not creating training, Jeff enjoys spending time with his family, writing fantasy novels, coding video games, and participating in the occasional Super Smash Bros tournament.
Credentials
Certifications Jeff Kish holds
Vendor-issued credentials Jeff holds — the practitioner background behind the courses your team will train on.
- Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching
- Cisco CCIE Data Center
- Cisco CCNP Data Center
- Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching
- Cisco CCDP
- Cisco CCIP
- Cisco CCNA Data Center
- CCNA Routing and Switching
- Cisco CCDA
- Cisco DCUCD Specialist
- Cisco DCUFD Specialist
Training coverage
Courses that carry Jeff Kish's expertise into your team plan
Use these courses as proof of coverage for the roles and technologies your team needs to support.
Courses Jeff Kish teaches
Cisco
300-420 ENSLD
Learn to design enterprise networks that are resilient, secure, and ready for hybrid and cloud environments with this CCNP Enterprise course. This 300-420 ENSLD v1.1 training reflects Cisco’s updated exam. It focuses on how modern enterprise networks are actually designed, covering routing and addressing strategies, high-availability campus design, SD-WAN and cloud connectivity, multicast and QoS, plus automation and telemetry concepts. Don't just memorize configurations. Practice making the kinds of design decisions engineers face when building campus and WAN networks that connect cleanly to cloud services.
Cisco
CCNA Automation
Accelerate your networking career with the new CCNA Automation certification (formerly the Cisco DevNet Associate 200-901 DEVASC). Designed for DevOps engineers and IT pros, this training aligns with 200-901 CCNAAUTO v1.1 exam objectives to help you modernize your infrastructure skills. Get hands-on with Cisco APIs, automation frameworks, and Python scripts. Plus, stay ahead with AI-assisted coding using tools like Cursor to boost your deployment speed. Whether you’re moving into AI-driven networking or updating your DevNet skills, this course can help you bridge the gap between manual CLI and dynamic, programmable networks.
Cisco
CCNP Collaboration
Advance your networking career with our comprehensive CCNP Collaboration Core training. This course is designed to give you the technical mastery needed to implement and operate Cisco collaboration solutions at an enterprise level. By focusing on the core technologies found in the 350-801 CLCOR exam, you’ll gain hands-on experience with Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM), protocols, codecs, and endpoints. Whether you are aiming for certification or looking to optimize your organization's communication infrastructure, this training provides the expert guidance and real-world skills required to succeed in a collaboration-driven world.
Cisco
CCNP Data Center
Learn to master enterprise data center troubleshooting in this CCNP Data Center course. Data centers are growing more complex and automation is taking over day-to-day operations. Engineers have to diagnose and resolve messy issues that span networking, compute, storage, and management systems. This 300-615 DCIT v1.2 course helps you build hands-on experience with troubleshooting modern data center environments, with an emphasis on centralized management, VXLAN EVPN, Fibre Channel services, and automation-driven workflows. Strengthen your ability to find root causes, manage programmable infrastructure, and prepare for the Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (300-615 DCIT) CCNP Data Center concentration exam.
Cisco
CCNP Data Center
Learn to configure and operate modern Cisco data centers in this CCNP Data Center course. Build practical skills for implementing and managing network, compute, storage, automation, and security technologies while you prepare for the 350-601 v1.2 DCCOR certification exam. The course focuses on modern tools and cutting-edge approaches used in today’s cloud-connected and AI-powered environments, like VXLAN EVPN, Intersight-managed systems, NFS, and iSCSI. Through hands-on training that’s actually relevant to real-world jobs, learn how to operate, scale, and modernize enterprise data center infrastructure and pass the core exam for the CCNP Data Center.
Cisco
CCNP Data Center
Architect scalable, AI-ready data center environments as you work toward your CCNP Data Center certification. This Cisco DCID 300-610 training teaches you to design modern Cisco data center infrastructure for traditional enterprise workloads and emerging AI requirements. You’ll learn up-to-date architectural frameworks for network, compute, storage, and automation, with new emphasis on AI/ML workloads, lossless Ethernet, and high-performance fabrics. In this DCID 300-610 training, you’ll deep dive into technologies like RoCEv2, VXLAN EVPN, UCS X-Series, NVMe-oF, and centralized management with Cisco Intersight and Nexus Dashboard.
Cisco
CCNP ENCOR
Advance your networking career with this CCNP ENCOR (350-401) v1.2 training, and get ready to earn the CCNP Enterprise certification. Learn advanced routing, network security, network automation, and virtualization technologies like VRF and GRE tunneling to manage complex networks. This training covers key exam topics such as Cisco SD-WAN, SD-Access, QoS configuration, and Cisco DNA Center workflows. You'll leverage virtual labs and a 350-401 ENCOR practice exam to gain hands-on experience configuring Cisco hardware and software. You'll also build essential skills in troubleshooting, Multicast tree architectures, and infrastructure security. This ENCOR training is ideal for network administrators and IT teams, and equips you with the advanced skills you need to thrive in enterprise environments.
Cisco
CCNP ENSDWI
This CCNP Enterprise Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions course prepares professionals to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco SD-WAN at the enterprise level. Network engineers and operations leads will gain practical experience configuring Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly vManage), setting up VPN segmentation, and securing multi-cloud environments. Study for your certification with expert instructors and unlimited practice exams. It's hands-on training for the 300-415 ENSDWI exam and real-world success.
Cisco
CCT Data Center
In this foundational Cisco skills training, Jeff Kish covers the Cisco data centers objectives in the 010-151 exam, which is the one exam required to earn the CCT Data Center certification. This course covers data center servers, hypervisors, storage arrays, storage area networks (SANs), and more.
Cisco
Cisco ACI
This entry-level Cisco ACI training course introduces IT professionals to the fundamentals of Application Centric Infrastructure, equipping network administrators and engineers with hands-on skills in ACI fabric configuration, policy management, and automation. You’ll learn to build and manage scalable ACI environments, automate tasks using Python and REST API, and implement micro-segmentation and robust security policies. The course also covers integration with cloud services and third-party platforms, plus training on APIC management, Nexus 9000 spine-leaf architecture, VXLAN forwarding, and intent-based SDN design. Whether you're starting your journey with ACI fundamentals or looking to enhance your software-defined networking expertise, this course provides the practical knowledge needed to optimize modern data center performance and automation.
Cisco
Cisco CCNA
This Cisco CCNA training fully prepares you for the 200-301 v1.1 exam — and to earn your Cisco Certified Network Associate certification. Master core network fundamentals, IP connectivity, VLAN configuration, routing protocols (OSPF, static), LAN switching, NAT, DHCP, and VPN services. Explore network automation, cloud networking, and leveraging artificial intelligence in networking. You'll also gain access to unlimited CCNA practice exams and virtual labs that simulate enterprise-scale network scenarios with routers, switches, VLANs, and wireless controllers. These realistic practice tests and hands-on lab environments help you build confidence and practical skills before exam day. Start your CCNA certification journey here.
Cisco
Cisco CCNP Collaboration Core (350-801 CLCOR) v2.0
Buyer proof
How Howard County's IT Department Upskilled 80 People, Protected a 600-Server Migration, and Kept Its Training Budget Intact
Local Government · Howard County, MD · 80 employees across 8 disciplines
Howard County's Department of Technology reports 100% license engagement to leadership every month and has won two consecutive budget approvals on the strength of that usage data.
- Physical servers migrated to HyperV virtual environments
- ~600
- Distinct technical disciplines under one department
- 8
- License engagement reported to leadership
- 100%
“I include our leadership, so they know that we're engaging with the training. When the budget comes and they see CBT Nuggets, they say: ‘Oh yeah. We keep that.’”
Elizabeth Nwadiuko
Technical Services Manager