After the course you design network architectures that connect sites, data centre and public cloud, and you can justify your choices on topology, connectivity, availability and security. You plan zero-trust measures, define monitoring and automation, and isolate faults along the whole path in a structured way. Along the way you prepare for the CompTIA CloudNetX (CNX-001) exam. The course is meant for experienced network and security professionals who hold or are about to take on architecture responsibility.
What you’ll take away.
- Design topologies and hybrid connectivity using VPN, SD-WAN, MPLS and cloud interconnects
- Plan availability with load balancing, redundancy, autoscaling and CDNs
- Turn zero-trust concepts such as ZTNA, SASE and microsegmentation into architecture decisions
- Define monitoring, logging and automation for hybrid networks
- Isolate connectivity, performance and security problems between data centre and cloud
Your training in detail
- Who is it for?
- Experienced network, security and enterprise architects and senior network engineers who plan and own hybrid networks.
- Prerequisites
- CompTIA recommends at least ten years in IT, including five years as a network architect in hybrid cloud environments, and knowledge at the level of Network+, Security+ and Cloud+.
- Format & planning
- Standard length: 5 training days. A different length can be arranged for companies.
Agenda: from understanding to application
Our independently developed agenda proposal. Focus areas, lab environment and scope are agreed before booking.
The CNX-001 exam: domains, weighting and task types
Architecture basics: addressing, routing, NAT and topologies such as spine-and-leaf
Hybrid connectivity: VPN, SD-WAN, MPLS and links to public clouds
Network security: firewalls, NAC, security groups, PKI, MFA and privileged access
Zero trust with ZTNA, SASE, CASB and microsegmentation
Operations: monitoring, alerting, continuity and automation with infrastructure as code
Troubleshooting DNS, VPN, latency, packet loss and firewall rules
You design a hybrid network for a company with two sites and a public cloud environment, justify the security zones and links, and then analyse a broken connection path.
Exams, licences & credentials
The course prepares you for the CompTIA CloudNetX (CNX-001) exam. Exam vouchers and fees are included only if the offer explicitly confirms it. Any certificate is issued by CompTIA after you pass the exam. Unless the offer states otherwise, this is not an official CompTIA course.
Vendor references & review date
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Your learning content
These objectives describe the training topic. The specific syllabus, dates and trainer are agreed before booking; the written offer is binding.
Frequently asked questions
Who is CloudNetX for?
For highly experienced professionals. CompTIA names roles such as network, security and enterprise architect and recommends around ten years of IT experience.
What is the exam format?
According to CompTIA the exam has up to 90 questions, mixing multiple choice and performance-based tasks, with up to 165 minutes of testing time.
Is it tied to one vendor's equipment?
No. CompTIA describes CloudNetX as vendor-neutral. The course focuses on architecture decisions and troubleshooting rather than configuring individual devices.
Does CompTIA CloudNetX (CNX-001): designing, securing and running hybrid networks include a certificate?
The course prepares you for the CompTIA CloudNetX (CNX-001) exam. Exam vouchers and fees are included only if the offer explicitly confirms it. Any certificate is issued by CompTIA after you pass the exam. Unless the offer states otherwise, this is not an official CompTIA course.