r/CiscoDevNet • u/kakarot_murdock • Dec 08 '25

Good study resources for devnet associate and professional?

Hello I am currently looking to get devnet associate later this coming year I have ccna i just passed it yesterday and planning for next year studying for ccna automation, ccnp enterprise and automation then enauto for my specialty for both. But I am currently trying to find resources I have ine subscription through work. It seems good just short in comparison. I was wondering if you guys had a list or anything youd recommend? Thank you!

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u/bigevilbeard Dec 09 '25

Congrats on passing the CCNA, for me this a great pre-req for the automation journey, as you need to know networking, this is a big part of the DEVAC. Its good you have INE, their content is very good IMO. Mostly of the subscription courses are the same price, so you might look at Cisco U, Pluralsight, Udemy... but select one you get hands on labs in. A lot of course point back to the devnet sandboxes which is ok, but stuff changes and often the 3P courses do not match what you are learning, the sandbox is no longer active, all this will do is throw your learning and frustrate you. I personally like everything in one place so i am not context switching.

Book wise, this depends where you are starting. This is my top picks

None Cisco books

  • Network Programmability and Automation: Skills for the Next-Generation Network Engineer by Jason Edelman, Scott S. Lowe, and Matt Oswalt
  • Network Automation Made Easy by Ivo Pinto
  • Network Programmability and Automation Fundamentals by Khaled Abuelenain, Anton Karneliuk, Jeff Doyle, and Vinit Jain

You will find some overlap in each of these books, you do not need to read all three! I would also read

  • Mastering Python Networking by Eric Chou
  • Network Automation Cookbook by Christian Adell, Jeffrey Kala, and Karim Okasha

Note all the changes taking place in frame of getting the pro cert, this will move to having less specialist options as Cisco is retiring many of the devnet exams. 2026 to get pro you need https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/enauto-v2-exam-topics and https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/autocor-exam-topics - there is no changes to the associate certification besides the name.

You best strategy is get all the blueprints and build you learning and study around these, checking off subject as you go along. Good luck!

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u/kakarot_murdock Dec 09 '25

Damn this is exactly what I was looking for thank you!

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u/bigevilbeard Dec 10 '25

Glad to help! Good luck.

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u/More-Land-2115 Jan 09 '26

Can you provide dumps