Learn The Infrastructure Of The Internet With This Cisco Training Bundle

The modern world thrives on the internet, even if there are some bizarre unintended consequences from tying everything to an Ethernet cable or wireless signal. And as networks grow, the demand for people who know how to design, build, maintain, and protect them becomes even more important. The 2021 Cisco CCNA & CCNP Certification Training Bundle will get you the certifications you need to become a professional network engineer.

Both certifications were created by the networking company Cisco as they realized their products were becoming more complex, while educational materials weren't keeping up. For IT professionals, that's meant getting two key certifications, starting with the Cisco Certified Network Associate certification, or CCNA. Tied to the #200-301 exam, a CCNA certifies that you're able to set up, run, and maintain a network for a small or medium-sized business.

The first course in this bundle explores that in detail with 150 lectures across nearly 47 hours discussing routing protocols, WAN technology, device monitoring and management and security fundamentals. Whether you're new to IT or just want to update your skills, it's perfect for all levels.

Then the bundle turns to the Cisco Certified Network Professional certification, or CCNP. This expands on what you learned in the CCNA course to apply it to much larger networks, adding network architecture lessons, how to employ virtualization for users, and network infrastructure and assurance. Even if you're not going for your CCNP, it's information worth knowing for any IT professional or engineer who will deals with networks.

Courses are run by ITU Online Training, which has won a ton of industry awards, including honors at the Best in Biz Awards and the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards.

The demand for IT networking professionals is only growing, and a certification will help you move forward in your career, or launch a new one. The 2021 Cisco CCNA & CCNP Certification Training Bundle is normally $198, yet right now you can save 74% and get both courses for just $49.99.

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Cisco Says Cloud Traffic To Quadruple By 2019, Driven By Consumers, Mobility and IoT

The just-released Cisco Cloud Index computes the rapid expansion of today's stampede to the cloud. “We have never seen anything like this in terms of speed of customer adoption,” Oracle Co-CEO Mark Hurd said earlier this week, describing how his corporate customers have enthusiastically embraced the cloud.

One of them, General Electric , has moved, in just the last 18 months, 10% more of its computing load into the cloud, and expects to run 70% of its applications in the cloud by 2020. Last week, Amazon reported that its cloud business has surged 79% year-over-year and Microsoft announced that its cloud business has “more than doubled.”

Here are the highlights of Cisco's ongoing study of the growth of global data center and cloud-based data traffic.

Almost all of the work of IT will be done in cloud data centers

Based on its hands-on knowledge of the movement of data over global computer networks, Cisco predicts that , quadrupling from 2.1 zettabytes (2.1 trillion gigabytes) in 2014 to 8.6 zettabytes by the end of 2019.  and only 14% will be processed by traditional data centers.

Source: Cisco Global Cloud Index, 2014–2019

Cloud traffic is expected to account for 83% of total data center traffic by 2019. Cloud traffic is a subset of data center traffic and is generated by cloud services accessible through the Internet from scalable, virtualized cloud data centers. Total data center traffic, which Cisco projects will reach 10.4 zettabytes by the end of 2019, is comprised of all traffic traversing within and between data centers as well as to end users.

10.4 trillion gigabytes is the equivalent of 144 trillion hours of streaming music or 6.8 trillion of high-definition (HD) movies viewed online. Ones and zeros are eating the world and the companies providing consumers with digital entertainment and other services have been at the forefront of the migration to the cloud.  Indeed, The Wall Street Journal has reported recently that Netflix has shut down the last of its data centers, moving the last piece of its IT infrastructure to the public cloud.

The public cloud will grow faster than the private cloud

Source: Cisco Global Cloud Index, 2014–2019

While overall cloud workloads will grow at a CAGR of 27% from 2014 to 2019, the public cloud workloads are going to grow at 44% CAGR over that period, and private cloud (where cloud services are  delivered to corporate users by their IT department) workloads will grow at a slower pace of 16%. .

New sources of data, especially the Internet of Things, will keep the clouds very busy

Source: Cisco Global Cloud Index, 2014–2019

The total volume of stored data on client devices and in data centers will more than double to reach 3.5 zettabytes by 2019. Most stored data resides in client devices today and will continue to do so over the next 5 years, but more data will move to the data center over time, representing 18% of all data in 2019, up from 12% in 2014.

In addition to larger volumes of stored data, the stored data will be coming from a wider range of devices by 2019. Currently, 73% of data stored on client devices resides on PCs. By 2019, stored data on PCs will go down to 49%, with a greater portion of data on smartphones, tablets, and machine-to-machine (M2M) modules. Stored data associated with M2M will grow at a faster rate than any other device category at an 89% CAGR.

A broad range of Internet of Things (IoT) applications are generating large volumes of data that could reach, Cisco estimates, 507.5 zettabytes annually by 2019. That’s 49 times greater than the projected data center traffic for 2019 (10.4 zettabytes). Today, only a small portion of this content is stored in data centers, but that could change as big data analytics tools are applied to greater volumes of the data collected and transmitted by IoT applications.

The figure below maps several M2M applications for their frequency of network communications, average traffic per connection, and data analytic needs. Applications such as smart metering can benefit from real-time analytics of aggregated data that can optimize the usage of resources such as electricity, gas, and water. On the other hand, applications such as emergency services and environment and public safety can be much enhanced through distributed real-time analytics that can help make real-time decisions that affect entire communities. Although some other applications such as manufacturing and processing can have potential efficiencies from real-time analytics, their need is not very imminent.

The size of the bubble represents total M2M connections for each application. Source: Cisco Global... [+] Cloud Index, 2014–2019; Machina Research

More consumers will keep their data in the cloud

Cisco estimates that by 2019, 55% (2 billion) of the Internet-connected consumer population will use personal cloud storage, up from 42% (1.1 billion users) in 2014.

Source: Cisco Global Cloud Index, 2014–2019; Juniper Research

Global consumer cloud storage traffic will grow from 14 exabytes (14 billion gigabytes) annually in 2014 to 39 exabytes by 2019 at a 23% CAGR. This growth translates to per-user traffic of 1.6 gigabytes per month by 2019, compared to 992 megabytes per month in 2014.

*Consumer cloud storage traffic includes personal content lockers, cloud backup, etc., and does not... [+] include cloud DVR. Source: Cisco Global Cloud Index, 2014–2019

Ones and zeros are eating the world and today we got fresh insights into how much, how fast, and how their movement changes the way IT services are delivered to businesses and consumers.  For more data and the study’s methodology, go to the Cisco Global Cloud Index webpage.

Cisco and edForce Initiate a Learning Revolution in Indian IT

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 20: In a seismic move set to redefine the landscape of the Indian IT industry, global tech giant Cisco has inked a transformative partnership with edForce, the avant-garde of workforce skilling. This strategic alliance marks the dawn of a new era in upskilling, promising to reshape the future of learning in India.

Ravi Kaklasaria, the dynamic Co-founder and CEO of edForce, expresses his excitement, stating, "This partnership with Cisco is a game-changer for edForce. We are on a mission to empower Indian professionals with globally recognized certifications and skills. Get ready for a learning revolution!"

Cisco, boasting a record revenue of nearly $57 billion, up 11% YoY, reinforces its unparalleled expertise in Networking, Security, Collaboration, Data Center, and the Internet of Things to the Indian subcontinent through this partnership. Over 95% of companies leveraging Cisco's learning products report turbocharged efficiency, making this collaboration a gold standard in IT upskilling.

This partnership with edForce promises not just courses but an experiential journey backed by world-class instructors, certifications, and hands-on labs. It might just be the next revolution, setting the stage for organizations and professionals to not just adapt but thrive in the digital future.

In the dynamic landscape of IT, this collaboration stands as the guiding beacon propelling India's workforce towards global excellence. As witnessed with AXELOS PeopleCert's introduction of certifications through edForce, the Cisco-edForce partnership marks the crescendo of a transformative journey—a symphony of innovation and learning echoing beyond borders. Just as with esteemed partners like AWS, Microsoft, and others, edForce emerges as a disruptive force, poised to reshape and reinvent the Indian IT industry. With a trajectory marked by exponential growth and world-class partnerships, edForce is not just entering the arena; it's defining a new era with unparalleled vigor and vision. For more details visit http://www.edforce.co

About edForce

edForce, a Workforce Upskilling Accelerator, helps Enterprises, big and small, with all their learning needs – training, fresh hire onboarding, certifications, learning paths, exams, labs, infra etc, and is handpicked as a knowledge partner by some of the finest names in the industry such as Infosys, Walmart, Siemens, Sony, Microsoft, HP, Dell, Flipkart, Amazon, Mindtree, DXC, Boston Scientific, Tech Mahindra, ITC Infotech, etc, to name a few. With a diverse ecosystem of partners and a vast portfolio of training programs, edForce delivers high-quality learning experiences in areas such as cloud computing, agile, cybersecurity, project management, and IT service management.

For more information, visit https://www.edforce.co.