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Learn to deploy Juniper Data Centers with EVPN VXLAN and master the only intent-based multivendor solution for deploying and monitoring EVPN-based VXLAN fabrics! Deploying Juniper Data Centers with EVPN VXLAN is designed for engineers and architects designing, deploying, and/or maintaining small to large data centers. This book will increase productivity and streamline processing and communication by helping you understand BGP EVPNbased VXLAN, data center design and deployment using Junos, and interconnecting multiple data centers for various deployment applications. Aninda Chatterjees straightforward prose and industry experience also gives you the foundational knowledge necessary for Juniper Data Center certification from the JNCIA-DC to the JNCIE-DC. The books structure is unique in its chapter-by-chapter approach with one-pager quick reference guides at the end of the book. The author also puts theory to practice using a combination of packet captures and packet walks. Learn to design, deploy, and maintain a data center using Junos OS and Junos Evolved. Understand how to troubleshoot BGP EVPN-based VXLAN. Maximize learning with with packet captures and packet walks. Build foundational knowledge for Juniper Data Center certification. Gain a deep understanding of data center design.

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"e;If the purpose is to create one of the best books on requirements yet written, the authors have succeeded."e; Capers Jones It is widely recognized that incorrect requirements account for up to 60 percent of errors in software products, and yet the majority of software development organizations do not have a formal requirements process. Many organizations appear willing to spend huge amounts on fixing and altering poorly specified software, but seem unwilling to invest a much smaller amount to get the requirements right in the first place. Mastering the Requirements Process, Second Edition , sets out an industry-proven process for gathering and verifying requirements with an eye toward todays agile development environments. In this total update of the bestselling guide, the authors show how to discover precisely what the customer wants and needs while doing the minimum requirements work according to the projects level of agility. Features include The Volere requirements processcompletely specified, and revised for compatibility with agile environments A specification template that can be used as the basis for your own requirements specifications New agility ratings that help you funnel your efforts into only the requirements work needed for your particular development environment and project How to make requirements testable using fit criteria Iterative requirements gathering leading to faster delivery to the client Checklists to help identify stakeholders, users, nonfunctional requirements, and more Details on gathering and implementing requirements for iterative releases An expanded project sociology section for help with identifying and communicating with stakeholders Strategies for exploiting use cases to determine the best product to build Methods for reusing requirements and requirements patterns Examples showing how the techniques and templates are applied in real-world situations

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Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 2 from Cisco Press enables you to succeed on the exam the first time and is the only self-study resource approved by Cisco. Best-selling author Wendell Odom shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. This complete study package includes A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exams Do I Know This Already? quizzes, which enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section Chapter-ending Key Topic tables, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly The powerful Pearson Test Prep Practice Test software, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions, customization options, and detailed performance reports A free copy of the CCNA 200-301 Network Simulator, Volume 2 Lite software, complete with meaningful lab exercises that help you hone your hands-on skills with the command-line interface for routers and switches Links to a series of hands-on config labs developed by the author Online interactive practice exercises that help you enhance your knowledge More than 50 minutes of video mentoring from the author An online interactive Flash Cards application to help you drill on Key Terms by chapter A final preparation chapter, which guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time Well regarded for its level of detail, study plans, assessment features, hands-on labs, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that ensure your exam success. CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 2, combined with CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 1, walk you through all the exam topics found in the Cisco 200-301 exam. Topics covered in Volume 2 include IP access control lists Security services IP services Network architecture Network automation Companion Website: The companion website contains CCNA Network Simulator Lite software, online practice exercises, 50 minutes of video training, and other study resources. In addition to the wealth of updated content, this new edition includes a series of free hands-on exercises to help you master several real-world configuration activities. These exercises can be performed on the CCNA 200-301 Network Simulator Lite, Volume 2 software included for free on the companion website that accompanies this book. This software, which simulates the experience of working on actual Cisco routers and switches, contains the following 13 free lab exercises, covering ACL topics in Part I: 1. ACL I 2. 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Before an enterprise answers "How can we achieve a Zero Trust architecture?" they should be asking "Why are we looking at Zero Trust as an access model? Does it align with our vision?" In an innovative format, Cisco security architecture expert Avinash Naduvath guides you through the philosophical questions and practical answers for an enterprise looking to start the Zero Trust journey.   A conversational model will take you from the initial stages of identifying goals and pitching solutions, through practical tasks that highlight tangible outcomes-including common primary use cases-in order to bring focus to the correct implementation and maintenance of a Zero Trust architecture.   For a future where success is measured as much by the security of a system as by the functionality, In Zero Trust We Trust is designed to help everyone at every stage and level of leadership understand not only the conceptual underpinnings, but the real-world context of when, how, and why to deploy Zero Trust security controls. This book provides the starting point for helping you change the mindset of others, and getting them to understand why Zero Trust isn't simply a conversation to be had, but a movement to embrace.   Origins of the Zero Trust philosophy in security architecture explained, and why it took so long to catch onDetailed examination of how to ask the right questions so as to implement the right security answers for clientsUnderstanding the metrics by which to measure Zero Trust success, and what maintaining that success looks likeIdentifying the stakeholders and empowering a Zero Trust team within an enterpriseExamples of how to catalyze opinion and tailor tactics to motivate investment in secure Zero Trust architectureImplement, monitor, feedback, repeat: Presenting and building a roadmap for a sustainable security architectureLooking ahead to a Zero Trust Lifecycle Framework and a blueprint for the future

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