New Cisco Networking Academy Class...

New Cisco Networking Academy Class

This week, I dropped the AI Fundamentals with IBM SkillsBuild online class at the Cisco Networking Academy.

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with IBM SkillsBuild 

I completed the first module, "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence". It was interesting to learn about what artificial intelligence is and what it is not. It was also interesting to learn about the history of artificial intelligence and its different categories. It was also interesting to learn about the different techniques on how machine learning solves problems. As you progress through the class, you eventually work with IBM Watson AI to run a couple of simulations. It's all fascinating. Moreover, while AI may be the latest IT buzzword, AI isn't going away anytime soon. Thus, it's important to learn what it is and what it can do. My understanding is that the newest version of the Official Cert Guide for CCNA from Cisco Press will have a chapter about using AI in regards to networking.

However, since I have one last online course to complete all of the networking courses from Cisco Networking Academy, I made the decision to stop the AI Fundamentals with IBM SkillsBuild online class. Despite my newly found interest in the subject, the course itself is a distraction from my goal of completing the online courses for networking. I will come back and complete the course at a later date.

As a result, I went ahead and started the Network Support and Security online class instead.

Network Support and Security Online Course

While the Network Support and Security online class may only have three training modules, each individual module is quite lengthy.

Here are the three modules:

• Network Support
• Cybersecurity Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Attacks
• Network Security

Plus, as I mentioned in a previous post, I have a long list of online courses at the Cisco Networking Academy that I want to complete.

Time to get studying!!!