Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Cloud Concepts at Juniper Networks

Invest in your career as a cloud networking professional. This course summarizes cloud concepts, virtual networks, and cloud management using Juniper Contrail networks.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Project management skills
  • Developing a culture of innovation
  • Efficient work practices
  • Strategic planning
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Teamwork
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Data Analytics
  • Understanding consumer behavior
  • Agile methodologies

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Cloud Systems Administrator
  • Virtual Network Engineer
  • Containerization Expert
  • OpenStack Solutions Developer
  • Kubernetes Manager
  • SDN Engineer
  • NFV Expert
  • Cloud Project Manager
  • Cloud Systems Analyst

Internship – 3-part course series

Introduction to Juniper Cloud Concepts

The “Introduction to Juniper Cloud Concepts” specialization provides students with the foundational knowledge required to work with basic cloud components in a Juniper environment. The course summarizes cloud concepts, virtual networks, and cloud management.

Main topics in the course:
  • Overview of basic cloud concepts
  • Linux virtualization
  • Containerization
  • Network virtualization concepts
  • Software Defined Networking (SDN)
  • Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
  • Introduction to OpenStack and Kubernetes

At the end of the internship, students will understand the concepts of virtual networks.

Hands-on Learning Project

This specialization includes additional reading assignments that provide students with additional information to expand on the knowledge gained in the courses. The specialization also includes exams to help the student assess their understanding of the material.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Course 1: Juniper Cloud Concepts and Open Source Technologies • 4 hours

Course Details

What you’ll learn
  • Basic concepts in cloud computing.
  • The main benefits of cloud computing.
  • Cloud service models such as SaaS and IaaS.
  • Public, private, and hybrid cloud deployment models.
  • Open source cloud technologies.
  • Virtualization techniques in Linux, QEMU-KVM, Libvirt.
  • The familiar approach to starting cloud instances – cloud-init.
  • Namespaces concepts and how to connect to them through Linux and OpenvSwitch bridges.
  • Containerization technology through Docker, Dockerfile, and Docker networks.
Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Cloud Computing
  • Category: Containerization
  • Category: Cloud
  • Category: Network Virtualization
  • Category: Cloud Service Models

Course 2: Introduction to OpenStack and Kubernetes stacks • 4 hours • 3.7 (13 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn
  • Two open source cloud management and processing platforms – OpenStack and Kubernetes.
  • Different concepts in OpenStack.
  • The process for creating virtual machines in OpenStack using the web interface and the command line.
  • Automate deployments with YAML-based Heat templates.
  • Building networks in OpenStack, such as security groups and floating IP addresses.
  • Kubernetes architecture, API objects like Pods and Services.
  • kubectl interface and integration with the CNI plugin for networks.
  • Deploying an application using Kubernetes.
Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Management
  • Category: Cloud
  • Category: OpenStack
  • Category: Kubernetes

Course 3: Introduction to Cloud Networking Solutions • 2 hours

Course Details

What you’ll learn
  • Virtual network concepts, infrastructures and elevations.
  • Tunneling protocols like VXLAN.
  • Network Functions Virtualization (NFV).
  • Software-defined networking (SDN) approaches.
Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Software-defined networking
  • Category: CN2
  • Category: Cloud
  • Category: Network Virtualization
  • Category: Network Functions Virtualization