Description

The Course Name : SDNPW – SDN Planning Workshop: Demystifying Vendor Solutions

The Duration: 3 Days

The Overview:

The purpose of this course is to teach participants deep dive knowledge of Software Defined Networks

What You Will Learn:

  •      SDN Architecture
  •      Vendor Discovery
  •      How to perform a GAP Analysis
  •      How to create a Conceptual Design
  •      How to propose the plan

The Course Index:

  1.   SDN Overview
  • SDN Architecture
  • Communication Flows
  • Network Functions Virtualization and Overlays
  • Activity: SDN Review
  1.   Developing Your Plan
  • Initial Planning and Discovery
  • Design Sessions
  • Design Development
  • Activity: Current State Analysis
  1.   Vendor Discovery
  • Defining the Scope of Your Research
  • Identifying Trustworthy Sources of Information
  • Locating the Sources
  • Starting Your Vendor Research
  • Activity: Vendor Research
  1.   Vendor Interactions
  • Distilling the Content
  • Considering the Message
  • Dissecting the Message
  • Exercise: Testing your Defenses
  • Interviewing Vendors
  • Exercise: Preparing Your Questions
  • Fact Checking
  • Exercise: Fact Checking
  1.   Performing a Gap Analysis
  • Pulling It All Together
  • Validating Assumptions
  • Picking a Solution
  • Exercise: Creating a Gap Analysis
  1.   Creating a Conceptual Design
  • Conceptual Design Overview
  • Conceptual Design Components,
  • Exercise: Creating a Conceptual Design
  1.   Proposing Your Plan
  • Preparing Your Presentation
  • Presenting Your Proposal
  • Defending Your Design
  1.   Action Plan
  • The Planning Process