In this learning path we will take you through HPE Private Cloud AI or HPE PCAI. We will guide you through all the components that make up the solution such as HPE GreenLake, Private Cloud AI, HPE Morpheus VM Essentials, GreenLake for Files storage array, HPE Ezmeral Container Platfrom and Aruba/NVIDIA switches. We will also allow you to interact with some hands on labs that will take you into both of our physical HPE Private Cloud AI environments including a small and medium setup.

This SD-WAN Learning Path will take the user through many aspects of the configuration for a Aruba ECS (SilverPeak) Appliance. An Aruba ECS (SilverPeak) appliance, part of the EdgeConnect series, is a specialized device for implementing software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). This technology enables organizations to optimize and control network traffic across multiple sites, data centers, and cloud platforms, enhancing connectivity, security, and performance across distributed networks.

This Learning Path will take you through configuration of Aruba 8360 and 6300F AOS-CX switches from OSPF to VSX. Aruba CX switches run on the AOS-CX, which is built to provide advanced networking capabilities. When configuring a WLAN in Aruba Central, you can choose different forwarding modes based on network requirements such as Bridged Mode and Tunneled Mode. WLANs are configured and managed through the cloud-based interface of Aruba Central. Aruba Central is Aruba's cloud-based network management platform.

Juniper's SD-WAN solution offers a unique approach to networking with Secure Vector Routing, transforming the way the edge devices communicate across the WAN. This Learning Path is designed to equip users with the fundamental knowledge to stand up, program, and operate a Juniper SD-WAN Fabric.

Traditional NAC solutions evolved over time by adding features, but remained complex systems that operate as overlays to the network. Mist Access Assurance changes this by delivering NAC as a cloud-native, microservices-based solution that integrates directly into the Mist platform. This simplifies configuration, improves visibility, and enables AI-driven troubleshooting.

This SD-WAN Learning Path will take the user through the configuration of the Juniper Mist platform. Juniper Mist is an AI-native networking platform using Marvis AI. Next-generation AI abilities allow customers to experience the foundation of a self-driving network. Utilizing data from devices such as APs, switches, and SSRs, Mist optimizes user experience and simplifies operations from client to cloud.

This learning path covers deployment of the Juniper Mist Campus Fabric using EVPN Multihoming architecture. Users learn how Mist automates fabric provisioning, segmentation, and high-availability access design. Leveraging EVPN-VXLAN overlays and cloud orchestration, this solution simplifies campus operations, improves resiliency, and enables scalable, policy-driven networking across modern enterprise campus environments.

This learning path is a comprehensive, progression-driven curriculum designed to take network engineers from core Layer 2/3 fundamentals all the way to architect-level mastery of VXLAN EVPN — one of the most critical technologies underpinning modern data center and cloud networking. Spanning multiple structured modules, the path is carefully sequenced to build knowledge layer by layer, ensuring that each concept is grounded in what came before and every advanced topic is supported by a solid technical foundation. The journey begins with a deliberate refresher of networking fundamentals — Ethernet, VLANs, IP routing, and ARP — not as a review for its own sake, but to reframe those concepts through the lens of scalability challenges that VXLAN EVPN was built to solve. From there, learners explore the evolution of data center design, the mechanics of overlay networking, and the inner workings of VXLAN itself, before advancing into the EVPN control plane, distributed routing models, multi-tenancy, and high-availability designs. Throughout the path, the curriculum maintains a strong emphasis on real-world applicability and multi-vendor relevance, with content aligned to production deployments on Cisco NX-OS, Arista EOS, and Juniper Junos platforms. Learners will not only understand how VXLAN EVPN works in theory, but will develop the design intuition to architect, validate, and defend fabric deployments in complex, large-scale environments. Advanced modules extend the curriculum into automation and programmability, multi-site and inter-DC architectures, hybrid cloud integration, and emerging trends such as SRv6 and AI-driven network operations. This learning path is built for engineers at the CCNA level and above who are ready to move beyond traditional campus and enterprise networking into modern data center and cloud infrastructure. It is equally valuable for seasoned professionals seeking to formalize and deepen their VXLAN EVPN knowledge, close vendor-specific gaps, or transition into architecture and design roles. Whether you are preparing for a professional certification, building a lab curriculum, or enabling a team of engineers, this path provides the structure, depth, and practical grounding to make that outcome a reality. Look for part 2 of this series, where we dive into advanced VXLAN techniques such as flood and learn, MP-BGP EVPN, multi-tenancy, and troubleshooting.