(Particular Be aware: This weblog was written by a human, not AI)
So. Many. New. Issues.
Since our main bulletins at Cisco Stay EMEA in Amsterdam again in February, we have now delivered an enormous 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 a whole refresh of our CCNP Safety pathway. Whew. It was an unimaginable payload of innovation and evolution.
We’re carrying that momentum into Cisco Stay 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 centered on guaranteeing our portfolio stays the business normal for job-ready abilities. This contains our refreshed CCNA blueprint, the mixing 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 situations to construct sensible abilities. Extra excellent news: this preview is not any price, and the related abilities assist the prevailing CCNA v1.1 examination in addition to the brand new CCNA 2.0 examination, going reside in February 2027.
At Cisco Stay, we’ll have specialists on the ground and main classes with deep dives into these bulletins. When you’ve got questions, we’ll have the solutions. Simply head to the Study with Cisco space of the World of Options.
Further 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 abilities
With information of AI-driven threats and efforts like Venture Glasswing, the significance of safety abilities has solely elevated. We’ve additionally been informed loud and clear how vital design abilities are to Cisco Clients, Companions, and organizations across the globe. To assist a security-first design philosophy and related abilities, we’re making the Designing Cisco Safety Infrastructure | SDSI Studying Path obtainable on Cisco U. for free of charge for 45 days beginning Could 31.
This course, which additionally earns 41 Persevering with Schooling Credit, helps construct abilities 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 might contribute towards your CCNP Safety Certification.
Designing with vitality in thoughts
Aligned with design abilities and new calls for for “systems-level considering,” Study with Cisco is providing free Vitality Networking Techniques coaching (developed with Panduit) to assist construct abilities on how one can design, set up, and handle Class 4 Fault Managed Energy techniques. What’s extra: Learners may earn a Credly badge. These abilities are more and more important for sensible constructing deployments and environment friendly energy administration.
Construct new abilities with new coaching
Our content material catalog continues to evolve. Discover new Cisco U. Studying Paths (premium and no price) and construct abilities 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 Techniques (Partial Launch)
- Reworking to a Cisco Intent-Based mostly 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 properly, together with:
- Agentic AI for Community Operations: Clarify the Position, 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 abilities as a part of a safety observe, 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 got a lot to speak about
For these attending Cisco Stay US, please go to the Study with Cisco space and meet our SMEs, Consultants, Technical Advocates, Content material Engineers, and Portfolio Managers.
We’re keen to fulfill you all—in individual and on-line—we need to hear your questions and supply steering and recommendation. And for these unable to hitch us on-site, we’re live-streaming our Cisco U. Theater—subscribe to our YouTube channel to have interaction.
We’ve got the instruments and coaching to attach you to your profession targets.
Right here’s trying ahead to all the abilities we’ll construct collectively.
Keep updated with the whole lot Study with Cisco is bringing to Cisco Stay US 2026 at our occasion web site.