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ENCC Training for Your Team — Designing and Implementing Cloud Connectivity
Somewhere between the network team and the cloud team sits a set of connections nobody fully owns: a VPN to AWS built during a proof of concept, an ExpressRoute ordered by a project long since closed, SD-WAN tunnels into a cloud region configured once and feared ever since. ENCC (Designing and Implementing Cloud Connectivity) is the course that puts that seam under proper engineering ownership.
It covers the decisions and the mechanics: choosing between internet, dedicated circuits and provider interconnects; extending Catalyst SD-WAN into public cloud; encrypting and segmenting hybrid paths; and troubleshooting connectivity where two organizations meet. The course prepares participants for exam 300-440, one of the newer CCNP Enterprise concentrations — added in 2024 precisely because this skill set stopped being optional.
We organize delivery through authorized partners and vetted instructors who run hybrid connectivity in production — live online in your time zone, on site, or as a private group focused on the providers your estate actually connects to.
Who this course is for
- Network engineers who inherited cloud connectivity from the cloud team
- SD-WAN engineers extending fabrics into public cloud
- Architects designing hybrid connectivity across multiple providers
- CCNP Enterprise candidates choosing the cloud-facing concentration
What your team will learn
Topic areas below are grouped in our own words. The full official agenda is available on request — it comes from the authorized partner as part of your quote.
- Connecting the enterprise to AWS, Azure and Google Cloud without a bespoke design per cloud
- Internet, dedicated circuits or provider interconnect — trade-offs priced in, not discovered later
- Extending Catalyst SD-WAN fabrics into public cloud regions
- Encryption and segmentation for hybrid connectivity, end to end
- Routing between on-premises and cloud: BGP where it belongs, and nowhere else
- Troubleshooting hybrid paths when each side insists the problem is on the other
Key facts
| Duration | 4 days |
|---|---|
| Level | Professional |
| Prerequisites | ENCOR-level enterprise networking knowledge and basic familiarity with public cloud services |
| Certification | Prepares for exam 300-440 ENCC — a CCNP Enterprise concentration |
| Formats | Live online (VILT), On-site at your location, Private group, Seats in scheduled groups |
| Languages | English + local-language instructors on request |
Formats and how we organize it
- Live online (VILT)
- On-site at your location
- Private group
- Seats in scheduled groups
One request → three options
Fill in the form below — it takes a couple of minutes. Within 5 business days you compare 2–3 concrete offers — provider, instructor, dates, price below the public list. We contract and administer the delivery end to end. Details:how we work and vendor training.
ENCC vs alternatives: which to choose
Factual criteria only — level, duration, audience and certification. The right choice depends on your team's starting point and stack.
Cisco ENSDWI (SD-WAN)
The SD-WAN concentration: building and operating the Catalyst SD-WAN fabric itself. Choose ENSDWI if the fabric is new to your team; ENCC assumes SD-WAN literacy and focuses on stretching connectivity into cloud providers securely.
Cisco ENCOR (Enterprise Core)
The mandatory CCNP Enterprise core and the assumed baseline for ENCC. Take ENCOR first for certification; ENCC is one of the newer concentration options, introduced in 2024 for the hybrid-cloud reality most enterprises now run.
A custom intensive
Connecting to exactly one cloud, with your own security stack in the path? A custom 2–3 day program on our materials can work through your specific provider, circuits and segmentation model instead of the full multi-cloud curriculum.
Need only part of ENCC?
If your team needs a subset of this program — or a mix of topics from several courses — we build a custom 2–4 day intensive on our own materials, shaped by your infrastructure. One custom program typically replaces 2–3 catalog courses.
Explore custom coursesENCC: frequently asked questions
How does ENCC fit into CCNP Enterprise?
ENCC prepares you for exam 300-440, one of the concentration exams introduced in 2024. Paired with the core exam covered by ENCOR, it completes CCNP Enterprise — the natural choice for engineers whose WAN now ends inside a cloud provider.
Which cloud providers does the course cover?
Connectivity patterns to the major public clouds — AWS, Azure and Google Cloud — including internet-based, dedicated-circuit and interconnect options. The design method transfers across providers; labs focus on the Cisco side of the connection.
Do participants need SD-WAN experience first?
It helps considerably. ENCC builds on Catalyst SD-WAN concepts when extending fabrics into cloud, so engineers new to SD-WAN usually take ENSDWI first. Teams running classic WAN edges can still benefit — we flag the right sequence when planning.
Is this a networking course or a cloud course?
A networking course, deliberately. Cloud teams learn provider consoles; this course covers the part they usually skip — routing, encryption, segmentation and troubleshooting of the paths between your network and theirs. That seam is where hybrid outages live.
How do we organize ENCC training?
Fill in the request form on this page — team size, format, timing. Within 5 business days you receive 2–3 options from authorized partners with vetted instructors, dates and prices below public lists.
Request 2–3 ENCC training options — quotes within 5 business days
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