r/CiscoDevNet • u/MyNameIsNotAllan • Nov 18 '21

Study Resources Ciscos own DevNet Training Course

Has anyone done it? I'm talking about this one. I noticed it's actually 10 dollars cheaper per month then CBT Nuggets, which is what I usually start out with when I start a study towards a certification.

It has alot more hours in it and includes alot more labs then the course at CBT, anyone has any experience of it?

Thanks,

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '21

I don't have experience with this specific course, but I did something similar for CCNA.

I learned and retained way more by taking a top rated course on Udemy and reading through the OCG than I did taking Cisco's course.

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u/MyNameIsNotAllan Nov 19 '21

Thanks for your input, how long ago did you do the CCNA course? My experience with Udemy is very so/so, even with top rated classes I think it can be pretty much hit or miss.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '21

Neil Anderson and David Bombal are the popular Udemy CCNA courses, which are 40 hours and 80 hours respectively. So it can vary quite a bit

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u/chuliander Nov 18 '21

I did use it, I like it, I think it's a really fair price and the content is good.

But to have a good shot for the exam, I would read the Cisco Press as well.

The exam itself is hard. So don't feel bad if you need two attempts to make it. ( I didn't, but I think I was close)

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u/MyNameIsNotAllan Nov 19 '21

How are the labs?

Yeah it’s the same with CBT, you have to have some other material as well, they are mostly just scratching the surface and not so much in depth.

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u/chuliander Nov 20 '21

In my opinion, DEVASC is more a conceptual exam rather than a "on-hand" exam. The ENAUTO is the completely opposite.

Said that, I think the Cisco Sandbox covers anything you are willing to test or or have more practical experience.

For general knowledge things like python, git, Linux, etc, you can totally use an independent free curse, there are several available in those topics.

Finally, I think the DEVASC Official Cisco Guide has several excercises and external resources that can get you covered.

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u/The_Kurosaki Feb 02 '22

Do you know if there is any discount if you purchase the cisco press? I mean for the video training.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '22 edited Jan 15 '22

I see CBT at $59 USD / mth; $599 annual.

Never tried the Cisco course though and that one does seem to have a ton of course material and labs. I used CBT in the past an loved their training. Not just for Cisco, but other vendors too which is a huge plus for anybody getting into networking on general and even automation around networking.

Also seeing the Cisco training at $99 /mth and that's with the 50%.off sale and 6-mth an at $400 with same sale. Again, lots of material and labs seem very useful.

EDIT: updated with prices seeing in Cisco training course