Bye Bye Year 2024 …Welcome 2025

Its was nice Journey 2024 as i feel it just few days back Jan 2024 started and Life is so busy so the days are gone like Flash.

High Lights of the YEAR 2024…!

Year started Nicely with good learning.

SD-Access Fabric Deployment.

Catalyst Center ( aka DNAC).

ISE 3.0 or higher version, 802.1x and Device Administration.

WLC 9800 – New concept Site TAG, RF TAG (compare to Airos Controllers)

Cat 9K AP (OTT deployment – central Switching).

Exploring the features of New Model of FTD3K (HA) using Code 7.2.X or above, FMC 2K Models(HA)

NDFC 3.X with Nexus 9K Spine/Leaf – TOR Switch deployment.

Cisco Analytics (Stealthwatch) 7.2 hardware appliance deployment for network analytics.

Migration from 3750/3850 to Cat 9300UXM / U switches.

SD-WAN and SDA Integration (Fabric in Box) – some challenges in the journey.

Thousand Eye test deployment for Application visibility and network availability.

Python Automation script Learning (get devices information, and Remove config and add new config on bulk devices).

SDN, NFV, and container networking (Docker, Kubernetes).

Graylog Enterprise and Security.

Design reviews: Ensure that the design fits the Operation’s point of view and see where we can improve services.

Lots of Troubleshooting techniques, solved Many P1 in time to get Service back on track as expected.

Lots of Service improvements (This is a never-ending Life Cycle).

Refresh knowledge of VXLAN, BGP, EVPN, LISP PUB/SUB, and how that works.

Happy Labbbbiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinggggggggggggggggggggggggggg!