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Programmability and Automation Meetup Group
The Programmability and Automation Meetup Group focuses on programmability, automation, and Infrastructure as Code using both Open Source tools and vendor-specific solutions. All skill levels are welcome. We will cover many topics from various technologies and provide hands-on lab opportunities.
Vermeer
Welcome to the Vermeer community page on the WWT Digital Platform. This private community site is created to improve collaboration and discussion between our organizations to drive business outcomes. Within this community, you will find links to articles, events, videos, workshops, and a broad collection of digital labs to support experimentation, education, and exploration.
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Cisco SD-Access Fabric with Catalyst Center (2.3.7.9) Foundations Lab
Cisco Catalyst Center takes a software-delivered approach to automating and assuring services across your campus, WAN and branch networks. Based on an open and extensible platform, Catalyst Center allows you to build value on the network, so you can streamline operations and facilitate IT and business innovation. This lab closely matches the Cisco SD-Access Foundation lab.
WWT Sets a New Standard for Enterprise-Ready AI with Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA
Discover how WWT, Cisco and NVIDIA are giving enterprises a clear, secure path to turn AI ambition into real-world impact with the Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA modular reference design, supported by proven expertise and ready-to-use resources.
Hour of Cyber
Hour of Cyber is a private thought-leadership series for security leaders to
connect with WWT experts and executive advisors
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Modernizing Operations with Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Join WWT and Cisco for an immersive workshop designed to evolve your data center from manual CLI management to an AI-ready, intent-based network via Nexus Dashboard.
Modernizing Operations with Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Join WWT and Cisco for an immersive workshop designed to evolve your data center from manual CLI management to an AI-ready, intent-based network via Nexus Dashboard.
Modernizing Operations with Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Join WWT and Cisco for an immersive workshop designed to evolve your data center from manual CLI management to an AI-ready, intent-based network via Nexus Dashboard.
Cisco AI Defense CTF
Join us for Cisco AI Defense, an interactive Capture the Flag (CTF) experience designed to showcase how Cisco is securing the future of GenAI.
This is a single player CTF, which will be open for 72 hours. We will have a shared scoreboard, and the winners will be determined by least incorrect submissions
Powered by our advanced Cyber Range platform, this immersive simulation challenges participants to exploit and defend against real-world AI vulnerabilities — including prompt injection, jailbreaking, and misuse of generative models. You'll see firsthand how Cisco's AI Defense identifies and mitigates these threats in real time.
AI Infrastructure Is Changing—and the Network Is Now Part of the Performance Engine
AI infrastructure is shifting from disconnected components to integrated systems where compute, storage, software, and networking are optimized together for scalable performance. As AI moves into production, the data center network becomes a critical driver of efficiency, directly impacting GPU utilization, latency, and overall workload performance. Modern AI environments demand high east-west traffic handling, strong observability, resiliency and automation. For enterprises, networking is no longer just connectivity—it is foundational to delivering predictable AI outcomes, improving operational simplicity and maximizing the value of AI investments.
Cisco Networking: Routing Protocols
This Learning Series focuses on core routing protocols, guiding you through structured learning paths for EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP. Through hands-on labs and real-world scenarios, you'll build practical skills in designing, configuring, and troubleshooting routed networks. The journey begins with EIGRP, where you'll learn about its fundamentals, metrics, and efficient route propagation. Next, you'll dive into OSPF, exploring areas, LSAs, and hierarchical design for scalable networks. Finally, you'll master BGP, understanding path selection, policy control, and its role in internet-scale routing.
Ideal for network engineers, IT professionals, and anyone looking to strengthen their routing expertise, this series provides a progressive path from foundational concepts to advanced implementation.
Announcing Cisco Nexus Dashboard 4.2: The Secure, Unified Foundation for the AI Era
Cisco Nexus Dashboard 4.2 revolutionizes data center management with advanced AI observability, eBPF-powered security, native Splunk integration and many other new enhancements. This release empowers seamless, resilient and intelligent operations, ensuring real-time insights and zero downtime. Embrace the future of hybrid cloud networks with unparalleled control and efficiency.
Cisco AI Defense: From Risk to Protection
AI systems are rapidly transforming how organizations operate, but they also introduce new and evolving security risks. This learning path focuses on how Cisco AI Defense enables organizations to secure AI systems across their entire lifecycle. You will develop an understanding of common AI vulnerabilities and how they impact modern environments, while exploring how Cisco AI Defense provides visibility into AI assets, validates models against adversarial risks, and enforces real-time protections through runtime guardrails. By the end, you will have a clear understanding of how Cisco AI Defense delivers visibility, validation, and runtime protection to help secure AI at scale.
Network Engineering Foundations
This Learning Series covers the fundamentals of network engineering. Through hands-on labs and real-world examples, you will develop the practical skills necessary to build and maintain robust networks. It is perfect for aspiring network engineers, IT professionals, or anyone interested in understanding the backbone of today's interconnected world.
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Foundations
This learning path on foundational Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) provides a comprehensive introduction and deep dive into the core aspects of EIGRP. It starts by explaining the basics of EIGRP, including its purpose, operation, and fundamental concepts such as EIGRP Neighbors, advertising routes, authentication, and many others. This learning path aims to equip network professionals with the knowledge needed to manage and optimize EIGRP in real-world environments, emphasizing best practices and common pitfalls.
Cisco Expands its Secure AI Factory Offering with NVIDIA
Enterprises, neoclouds, sovereign clouds, and service providers can now move AI from pilot to full-scale production without stitching together disconnected systems, compressing deployment timelines from months to weeks and embedding security from the start.
Key Takeaways from Mobile World Congress 2026: WWT's Vision for the Future of Connectivity
Following a successful MWC 2026 in Barcelona, WWT highlights key insights on AI, 6G and service provider tech, showcasing how we support partners and customers in navigating these innovations.
Computer Vision Demo for Healthcare
The WWT Industry Solution Experience (WISE) is a state-of-the-art facility within WWT's Advanced Technology Center (ATC) that simulates industrial technology environments to demonstrate the possible ways to digitize, monitor and secure the architecture and its control systems.
Automating Network Assurance with NetBox Labs and Cisco Catalyst Center
Discover how to revolutionize network assurance through automation with NetBox Labs and Cisco Catalyst Center. This lab empowers participants to transform manual processes into scalable practices, leveraging dynamic inventory and Ansible workflows for enhanced efficiency and consistency. Embrace a source-of-truth-driven approach to streamline operations and align automation with network intent.
Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA Makes AI Easier to Deploy and Secure, Anywhere Organizations Need It
Expanded architecture lets businesses run AI at scale, from central data centers to the factory floor, without sacrificing performance or security. WWT's Jeff Fonke comments.
ARMOR In Action with Cisco: Ensuring Comprehensive Security Coverage for Your Production-Ready AI Factory
Learn how Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA maps across all six of the ARMOR domains, giving organizations a clear, scalable path to govern, protect and operate AI systems securely.
NCS-1004 Transponder Using Alien Waves Lab
This lab will demonstrate the Cisco NCS-1004 transponder system's functionality and a common use case: adding it to an existing DWDM system as an "alien" device utilizing "alien" wavelengths.
Cisco Meraki Smart Camera and Environmental Sensors Lab
Welcome to the WWT ATC Cisco Meraki Smart Camera and Environmental Sensors Lab. This lab allows you to gain hands-on experience with the Cisco Meraki Smart Cameras and Sensors.
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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN (Viptella) Sandbox (20.13.1)
This Sandbox environment features a pre-configured network topology designed to showcase the diverse capabilities of the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN solution. The incorporated set of components within the lab topology include Controllers and IOS-XE WAN Edges (Catalyst 8000V), all running on 20.13.1/17.13.01a code.
Cisco Networking: EtherChannels
This hands-on lab is designed to give you practical experience with EtherChannel configuration. You'll learn how to set up EtherChannels using static and LACP protocols, with a focus on LACP's advanced features, such as negotiation modes, load balancing, and priority settings. By the end of this lab, you'll be able to configure and validate EtherChannel implementations, ensuring optimal bandwidth, redundancy, and network performance in real-world scenarios.