Online Course – LearnQuest’s Certified Professional Internship in Secure SD Branch

Create SD-Branch Network Solutions. Improve your skills in managing and optimizing SD-Branch networks.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners Intermediate level Advanced involved

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Communication skills
  • Creative thinking
  • Time management
  • Teamwork
  • Troubleshooting
  • Analytical thinking
  • Leadership skills
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Organization and order
  • Strategic Planning

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Network Engineer
  • IT professional
  • SD-Branch Network Planner
  • Software-Designed-Branch Network Administrator

Expertise – a three-part course series

Description of expertise

This expertise focuses on delivering highly secure and easily managed remote branch solutions. The content is intended for network engineers, IT professionals, and anyone responsible for planning and building SD-Branch networks. You will be exposed to Software-Designed-Branch infrastructures and networks, from the fundamentals to practical applications.

Hands-on Learning Project

During this specialization, learners will test their knowledge in three specialized courses through:

  • A series of unscored quizzes for each lesson
  • Interactive activities
  • Discussion groups with peers
  • Scored module tests for each module

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Introduction to Software Defined Branch (SD Branch)

Course 1 • 8 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn

This course is intended for network professionals, IT administrators, cyber experts, and IT consultants who want to deepen their knowledge of SD-Branch technology implementation and its security features. The course offers an overview of SD-Branch, including its architecture, implementation, and security policies designed to protect network and information infrastructure.

This is the first of three courses in the SD-Branch specialization course. In this course:

  • Identify the basics of a Software Defined Branch (SD Branch).
  • Identify the key components and benefits of SD Branch.
  • Compare the benefits and challenges of traditional branch networks with those of SD-Branch networks.
  • We understand the challenges of traditional network infrastructure for remote branches.
  • Explaining the key principles of SDN and its role in SD-Branch.

This course requires a browser with an internet connection, but no specific software or hardware is needed for learning.

Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Traditional branch chains
  • Category: Secure SD-Branch
  • Category: SD-Branch Architecture Components
  • Category: SD-WAN
  • Category: SD-Branch Security

Software-defined branch infrastructure design

Course 2 • 8 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn

This course is intended for network professionals, IT administrators, cyber experts, and IT consultants who are interested in improving their understanding of SD-Branch design principles, its components, and network infrastructure, and are interested in learning about emerging technologies in SD-Branch networks.

This is the second of three courses in the Secure SD-Branch specialization course. In this course you will learn:

  • Plan and design an SD-Branch network according to business needs.
  • Evaluate various SD-Branch solutions and technologies.
  • Identify security considerations in SD-Branch design.
  • Develop a comprehensive SD-Branch architecture.

This course requires a browser with an internet connection, but no specific software or hardware is needed for learning.

Skills you will acquire
  • Category: SD-Branch Design
  • Category: Designing local security solutions in the cloud
  • Category: Security Solution Integration with SD-Branch

Management and optimization of SD-Branch networks

Course 3 • 9 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn

This course is intended for network administrators, IT administrators, cyber experts, and IT consultants responsible for managing and optimizing SD-Branch networks. The course is designed to provide students with practical skills to operate SD-Branch in real-world situations.

Learn to manage and monitor SD-Branch networks using practical tools like SD-WAN controllers.

Learn to optimize network performance for real business needs by analyzing application requirements, implementing traffic shaping and quality of service (QoS) policies, and implementing network segmentation and assumptions techniques. Gain skills to maintain network health and security by performing security audits, vulnerability assessments, and system and software updates on network-connected devices.

This course requires a browser with an internet connection, but no specific software or hardware is needed for learning.

Skills you will acquire
  • Category: SD-Branch Management
  • Category: SD-Branch Maintenance
  • Category: SD-Branch Optimization