IADNACA - Implementing and Administering DNA Center for Assurance
This course focuses on Cisco DNA Center Assurance and intent-based networking, teaching how to design, deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot modern enterprise networks using automation, analytics, and AI-driven insights. Participants learn how Cisco DNA Center centralizes network management across design, policy, provisioning, and assurance workflows. Emphasis is placed on Cisco DNA Assurance, which enables proactive, predictive monitoring of network, client, application, and service performance using real-time telemetry and analytics. Through hands-on labs, learners gain practical experience using Cisco DNA Center to reduce troubleshooting time, ensure alignment with business intent, and integrate with platforms such as Cisco ISE, Umbrella, and ThousandEyes.
- Understand Cisco DNA Center concepts, features, terminology, and benefits
- Explain the Cisco DNA Center workflow model: Design, Policy, Provision, and Assurance
- Prepare, install, and configure a Cisco DNA Center appliance
- Discover, design, and provision network devices and telemetry profiles
- Understand the concepts and benefits of Cisco DNA Center Assurance
- Implement and operate Assurance services
- Monitor and troubleshoot network, client, and application health
- Use Cisco DNA Center analytics, AI, and machine learning capabilities
- Integrate Cisco DNA Center with Cisco Umbrella and ThousandEyes
- Use Cisco DNA Center tools for proactive and predictive troubleshooting
- IT Solution Architects
- Network Security Architects
- Network Administrators and Operations Teams
- Networking Field Engineers
- Practical experience with LAN and WAN network management
- Understanding of Cisco IOS concepts