(DEVCOR) Developing Applications using Cisco Core Platforms and APIs
Master network automation, application design, and integration for advanced network engineering. Prepare for DEVCOR exam with hands-on Cisco training.
Duration
5 days
Version
2.0
CE Credits
64
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CLCs
45
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Course Overview
The Developing Applications Using Cisco Core Platforms and APIs (DEVCOR) training is designed to help you prepare for the Cisco DevNet Professional certification and professional-level network automation engineer roles. The focus of this training is implementation of network applications using Cisco platforms as a base, from initial software design to diverse system integration, as well as testing and deployment automation. The training provides hands-on experience solving real world problems using Cisco Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and modern development tools.
This training prepares you for the 350-901 DEVCOR exam. If passed, you earn the Cisco Certified DevNet Specialist – Core certification and satisfy the core exam requirement for the Cisco Certified DevNet Professional and Cisco Certified DevNet Expert certifications.
This training will help you:
- Take full advantage of the network and software development practices when implementing applications to fulfill business needs
- Design and implement automated workflows for network provisioning
- Design and develop applications built on Cisco platforms
- Design and implement integration of custom applications with Cisco platforms and devices
- Understand challenges in network programmability and system integration
- Gain knowledge for protocols, solutions, and designs to acquire professional-level and expert-level DevOps roles
Welcome to Your Path to Mastery!
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Dates and Prices
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14.07.2025 - 18.07.2025 |
English |
Online, GMT+1 |
2880 € 2910 $ |
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14.04.2025 - 18.04.2025 |
English |
Online, GMT+2 |
2880 € 2910 $ or 45 CLC |
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26.01.2026 - 30.01.2026 |
English |
Online, GMT+1 |
2880 € 2910 $ |
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All prices exclude VAT.
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Objectives
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- Describe the architectural traits and patterns that improve application maintainability and serviceability
- Identify steps to design and build a ChatOps application
- Implement robust Representational State Transfer (REST) API integrations with network error handling, pagination, and error flow control
- Describe the necessary steps for applications and their user and system data
- Identify common tasks in automated application release process
- Describe best practices for application deployment
- Describe methodologies for designing distributed systems
- Describe the concepts of infrastructure configuration management and device automation
- Utilize Yet Another Next Generation (YANG) data models to describe network configurations and telemetry
- Compare various relational and nonrelational database types and how to select the appropriate type based on requirements
Who should enroll?
- Sr. Network Automation Engineer
- Sr. Software Developer
- Sr. System Integration Programmer
- Sr. Infrastructure Architect
- Sr. Network Designer
- Test Development Engineer
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Course Outline
- Designing for Maintainability
- Designing for Serviceability
- Implementing ChatOps Application
- Advanced REST API Integration
- Securing Application Data
- Securing Web and Mobile Applications
- Automating Application Release
- Deploying Applications
- Exploring Distributed Systems
- Orchestrating Network and Infrastructure
- Modeling Data with YANG
- Using Relational and Nonrelational Databases
Lab Outline
- Construct Sequence Diagram
- Construct Web Sequence Diagram
- Use Paginated REST API Endpoint
- Use REST API Error Control Flow Techniques
- Evaluate Application for Common OWASP Vulnerabilities
- Resolve Merge Conflicts with Git
- Containerize Application Using Docker
- Integrate Application into Existing CI/CD Environment
- Diagnose Problems Using Application Logs
- Automate and Manage Cisco IOS XE Network Infrastructure with Terraform and GitLab CI/CD Pipelines
- Configure Network Parameters Using Ansible
- Synchronize Firepower Device Configuration
- Utilize RESTCONF for Network Configuration
- Query Relational Database
- Query Document Store
- Query Time Series Database
- Query Graph Database
Prerequisite Knowledge
The knowledge and skills you are expected to have before attending this training are:
- Knowledge of program design and coding with focus on Python
- Familiarity with Ethernet, Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and internet-related networking
- Understand the utilization of APIs
- Understanding of software development and design methodologies
- Hands-on experience with a programming language (specifically Python)
These skills can be found in the following Cisco Learning Offering:
Associated certifications
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