Chapters & Articles

In this sample chapter from IT Essentials Course Booklet, 7th Edition, by Cisco Networking Academy, you will be introduced to the components that make up a computer, including connectors, power supplies, storage drives, and more.

Design methodology isn’t just focused on technology; an architect or designer also needs to focus on business priorities to bring true value to a solution. Martin J. Duggan, author of CCDE v3 Practice Labs: Preparing for the Cisco Certified Design Expert Lab Exam, explores what you can expect in the CCDE v3 Practice Exam.

In this sample chapter from Orchestrating and Automating Security for the Internet of Things: Delivering Advanced Security Capabilities from Edge to Cloud for IoT, the author team raises awareness of what should be considered when planning to secure an IoT system and highlights some of the more robust standards and best practices used today that can help.

In this sample chapter from CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 1, Wendell Odom discusses the configuration and verification steps related to three methods of routing between VLANs with three major sections: VLAN Routing with Router 802.1Q Trunks, VLAN Routing with Layer 3 Switch SVIs, and VLAN Routing with Layer 3 Switch Routed Ports.

In this sample chapter from Scaling Networks v6 Companion Guide, learn strategies that can be used to systematically design a highly functional network, such as the hierarchical network design model and appropriate device selections.

Prepare for your CCST Networking exam in 31 days. Today's review focuses on the different measurements for network performance, the sources of delay, testing network performance online, and testing network performance using the Windows iPerf tool.

In this sample chapter from CCNA Cybersecurity Operations Companion Guide and the Cisco Networking Academy, learn how to perform basic Linux operations as well as administrative and security-related tasks.

Many network engineers struggle with concepts such as what mounting a volume means and the relationship between physical and logical volumes. This sample chapter from Network Programmability and Automation Fundamentals covers everything you need to know about storage to effectively manage a Linux-based environment, whether it is your development environment or the underlying Linux system on which a network operating system is based, such as IOS XR and NX-OS.

In this sample chapter from LISP Network Deployment and Troubleshooting: The Complete Guide to LISP Implementation on IOS-XE, IOS-XR, and NX-OS, you will explore LISP core architecture and components, including the roles and functionality of xTRs, PxTRs, MR/MS, and ALT.

With more people accessing your business through a digital experience, application performance is more critical than ever, and managing resources across your complex IT environment has big implications on user experience and costs. In this sample chapter from Cisco Cloud Infrastructure, you will learn about workload management solutions including Intersight Workload Optimization Manager (IWO) and Cisco Intersight Kubernetes Service.

This sample chapter from In Zero Trust We Trust focuses on helping you craft standard metrics based on key constructs, such as risk and performance, so that you can showcase the value that Zero Trust brings to the enterprise infrastructure, processes, and people.

In this sample chapter from IP Multicast, Volume II: Advanced Multicast Concepts and Large-Scale Multicast Design, you will examine several archetypical network design models and best practices for multicast deployments.

In this chapter from IP Multicast, Volume I: Cisco IP Multicast Networking, authors Josh Loveless, Ray Blair, and Arvind Durai take an in-depth look at IP multicast messages at Layer 2 and how they are transported in a Layer 2 domain. This chapter covers the basic elements of multicast functionality in Layer 2 domains as well as design considerations for multicast deployments.

In this sample chapter from 31 Days Before Your CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core Exam, you will review network configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, and SaltStack.

In this sample chapter from Troubleshooting Cisco Nexus Switches and NX-OS, you will review the various tools available on the Nexus platform that can help in troubleshooting and day-to-day operation.