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CCIE Data Center Certification Program

Introducing the new CCIE® Data Center Benefits

certification program • Take your place as a technical
Technology advances are generating more data than ever before, by enabling new leader in the fast-paced world of
applications and businesses that connect everything—people, devices, machines, data center infrastructure
and applications. With intent-based networking, data center teams can take • Combine your technical expertise
advantage of automation to scale and secure their infrastructure. CCIE Data Center with design skills to position your
certification can open your opportunities to help maximize that potential. Just ask organization for digital transformation
hiring managers: 71% of them say that certifications increase their confidence in an
• Distinguish yourself as the best
applicant’s abilities.1 of the best from deploying to
We designed the new CCIE Data Center certification to help you position yourself operating and optimizing complex
as a technical leader in the ever-changing landscape of data center technologies. data center infrastructures
The certification covers core technology areas and validates your end-to-end • Add data center automation skills
lifecycle skills in complex data center technologies, from planning and design to to your areas of expertise
operating and optimizing. • Earn a Specialist certification for
Among the industry’s most widely recognized and respected certifications, CCIE passing the qualifying exam
tells the world in no uncertain terms that you know what you’re talking about. • Put that CCIE certification badge
In addition, completing a CCIE certification qualifying exam earns you a Cisco® on all your social media profiles
Specialist certification, so you get recognized for your accomplishments along
the way.
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New exams go live on Earning your CCIE Data Center certification

February 24, 2020
If you have started working toward the
current CCIE Data Center certification, keep
going. In the new program, you’ll receive
credit for work you’ve completed in the
current program.
The new CCIE Data Center certification program validates your expertise with the latest technologies
for today’s data center job roles. To earn CCIE Data Center you complete two exams:
• The qualifying exam, Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (300-601 DCCOR),
focuses on your knowledge of data center infrastructure including network, compute, storage network,
automation, and security. You can prepare for this exam by taking the training course, Implementing
Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)

• If you pass the current CCIE Data Center • The 8-hour, hands-on lab exam, CCIE Data Center v3.0, covers the end-to-end lifecycle of complex
v2.1 Written exam before February 24, data center infrastructure from designing and deploying to operating and optimizing
you will be eligible to take the new CCIE To achieve CCIE certification, you must take and pass your lab exam within 3 years of passing your
Data Center v3.0 Lab exam after February core exam.
24, and you’ll automatically receive the
Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center
Core certification Industry recognition and real-world know-how
• After February 24, the CCIE Data Center CCIE certification distinguishes you as the best of the best. So go ahead. Earn that CCIE Data Center
v2.1 Written exam will be replaced with logo and post it on your social profiles.
exam 300-601 DDCOR. After you pass
exam 300-601 DDCOR, you will earn the Learn more at www.cisco.com/go/nextlevel.
Cisco Certified Specialist-Data Center
Core certification
• If you complete the entire CCIE Data
Center certification before February 24,
then as of Februrary 24, you’ll maintain
your CCIE Data Center certification as per
the new recertification guidelines, and
you will also receive the Cisco Certified
Specialist-Data Center Core certification

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