Cisco SD-WAN Bootcamp
 
Course Description
Cisco’s SD-WAN Bootcamp is an intensive, hands-on training program designed to help network engineers, security professionals, and IT practitioners master Cisco’s Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) solution. This course provides a deep dive into the architecture, components, configuration, and operation of Cisco SD-WAN—one of the industry’s leading platforms for cloud-ready, secure, and scalable enterprise networking.
 
You’ll learn how to deploy and manage SD-WAN controllers, configure edge devices, implement application-aware routing, enforce security policies, and optimize WAN performance across distributed environments. The course also covers key concepts like segmentation, cloud on-ramp, traffic engineering, security integrations, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
 
Through hands-on labs and real-world design scenarios, you’ll gain the practical skills required to support large-scale SD-WAN environments and prepare for Cisco’s SD-WAN certification paths.
 
What You’ll Learn
Core architecture and components of Cisco SD-WAN (vManage, vBond, vSmart, WAN Edge)
Deploying and provisioning SD-WAN controllers and edge devices
Configuring templates, policies, and centralized management workflows
Application-aware routing, path selection, and performance optimization
Implementing segmentation and secure connectivity across branches and cloud environments
Integrating SD-WAN with security features, firewalls, and cloud services
Monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting SD-WAN operations
Best practices for designing scalable and resilient enterprise SD-WAN architectures
 
Who This Course Is For
Network engineers and administrators
Security professionals expanding into SD-WAN
Cloud and infrastructure engineers
IT professionals modernizing branch or multi-site networks
Learners preparing for Cisco SD-WAN certification exams