(Particular Observe: This weblog was written by a human, not AI)
So. Many. New. Issues.
Since our main bulletins at Cisco Reside EMEA in Amsterdam again in February, we’ve delivered a large growth to our portfolio, from the AI Practitioner program (AIBIZ/AITECH) and AI Infrastructure Specialist certification to a relaunch of our Wi-fi and Collaboration portfolios and an entire refresh of our CCNP Safety pathway. Whew. It was an unimaginable payload of innovation and evolution.
We’re carrying that momentum into Cisco Reside 2026 in Las Vegas (beginning Could 31). Contemplate this your information to the bulletins, certifications, and coaching alternatives we’re bringing to the occasion.
CCNA, CCIE + AI, new tutorials
Following our Could 20 portfolio bulletins, we’re targeted on guaranteeing our portfolio stays the business commonplace for job-ready expertise. This contains our refreshed CCNA blueprint, the combination of AI instruments into the CCIE Sensible examination, and our new “Human Abilities” tutorials on Cisco U.
As a particular a part of the CCNA v2.0 announcement, we’re additionally offering early entry to our up to date official coaching on Cisco U.— now with embedded eventualities to construct sensible expertise. Extra excellent news: this preview is not any value, and the related expertise assist the present CCNA v1.1 examination in addition to the brand new CCNA 2.0 examination, going reside in February 2027.
At Cisco Reside, we’ll have consultants on the ground and main periods with deep dives into these bulletins. You probably have questions, we’ll have the solutions. Simply head to the Study with Cisco space of the World of Options.
Extra certification updates
Launching March 23, 2027, the CCIE Automation v1.2 examination elevates experience in AI-driven operations, fashionable DevOps, and cloud-native workflows. This replace empowers you because the “human-in-the-lead,” driving effectivity in an AI-first infrastructure in an more and more automated community panorama.
We’re additionally persevering with to replace the CCNP Safety pathway with new blueprints for Securing Networks with Cisco Firewalls (300-710 SNCF v1.2) and Implementing and Configuring Cisco Id Companies Engine (300-715 SISE v1.2). Yow will discover full particulars on these modifications—and all certification modifications—on the Cisco Certification Roadmap web page.
Particular promotion: Construct safety + design expertise
With information of AI-driven threats and efforts like Undertaking Glasswing, the significance of safety expertise has solely elevated. We’ve additionally been informed loud and clear how necessary design expertise are to Cisco Prospects, Companions, and organizations across the globe. To assist a security-first design philosophy and related expertise, we’re making the Designing Cisco Safety Infrastructure | SDSI Studying Path out there on Cisco U. for gratis for 45 days beginning Could 31.
This course, which additionally earns 41 Persevering with Training Credit, helps construct expertise to design, automate, safe, and function fashionable infrastructure utilizing software-defined networking, safety, observability, and policy-driven operations throughout hybrid environments. The related examination earns a Cisco Safety Design Specialist Certification, which may contribute towards your CCNP Safety Certification.
Designing with power in thoughts
Aligned with design expertise and new calls for for “systems-level pondering,” Study with Cisco is providing free Power Networking Methods coaching (developed with Panduit) to assist construct expertise on the right way to design, set up, and handle Class 4 Fault Managed Energy methods. What’s extra: Learners also can earn a Credly badge. These expertise are more and more very important for good constructing deployments and environment friendly energy administration.
Construct new expertise with new coaching
Our content material catalog continues to evolve. Discover new Cisco U. Studying Paths (premium and no value) and construct expertise on the next:
- Introduction to Agentic Operations
- Securing Industrial IoT Networks with Cisco Applied sciences
- Cisco Silicon One for AI Networking
- Implementing and Working Cisco Wi-fi Core Applied sciences
- Designing, Deploying and Managing Community Automation Methods (Partial Launch)
- Reworking to a Cisco Intent-Primarily based Community
- Implementing Cisco Collaboration Cloud Applied sciences
- Cisco Duo Id and Entry Administration
- Cisco AI Technical Practitioner – Superior
As well as, discover new no-cost Cisco U. tutorials as nicely, together with:
- Agentic AI for Community Operations: Clarify the Function, Choose the Immediate
- Construct AI-Powered Community Assistants with LangChain and LLMs
- Construct LangChain Brokers with Customized Community Instruments
- Implement Cloud Multi-Issue Classification Profiling in Cisco ISE v3.5+
- Cloud-Delivered Firewall Administration Utilizing Cisco Safety Cloud Management
- Cisco IOS and IOS XE Privilege Ranges
- AITECH Examination Success: Immediate Engineering Fundamentals
Lastly, for these trying to construct Splunk expertise as a part of a safety apply, discover the brand new Splunk Cybersecurity Protection Analyst on Cisco Networking Academy (netacad.com)—be taught to make use of Splunk instruments to research safety occasions, detect assaults, and reply to incidents.
We’ve a lot to speak about
For these attending Cisco Reside US, please go to the Study with Cisco space and meet our SMEs, Specialists, Technical Advocates, Content material Engineers, and Portfolio Managers.
We’re keen to fulfill you all—in particular person and on-line—we need to hear your questions and supply steering and recommendation. And for these unable to affix us on-site, we’re live-streaming our Cisco U. Theater—subscribe to our YouTube channel to interact.
We’ve the instruments and coaching to attach you to your profession targets.
Right here’s trying ahead to all the talents we’ll construct collectively.
Keep updated with every part Study with Cisco is bringing to Cisco Reside US 2026 at our occasion web site.
