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| CCNP Automation, AUTOCOR | CCIE Automation: On-Demand | CCIE Automation Masterclass | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCNP videos | Yes | No | Yes |
| CCNP workbook | Yes | No | Yes |
| CCIE videos | No | Yes | Yes |
| CCIE workbook | No | Yes | Yes |
| CCIE mock labs | No | Yes | Yes |
| Live classes | No | No | 9 full days |
| Mentoring | No | No | Yes |
| Study group access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Level | Beginner to intermediate | Intermediate to advanced | Intermediate to advanced |
| Prerequisites | CCNA-level skills for IOS XE | CCNA-level skills for IOS XE and NX-OS | CCNA-level skills for IOS XE and NX-OS |
| Topics covered | Full AUTOCOR blueprint | Full CCIE blueprint | Full AUTOCOR blueprint Full CCIE blueprint |
| Typical completion time | 4 months | 12 months | 6 months |
| Lab environment | CML topologies provided. Install on your own equipment |
Full cloud based environment 75 hours |
Full cloud based environment 400 hours |
| Price | 400 EUR | 500 EUR | 5,395 EUR |
| Validity | 12 months | 3 months | Lifetime access |
| Payment | Credit card Automatic renewal |
Credit card Automatic renewal |
Credit card or bank transfer Can be divided into 3 installments |
| Go to course | Go to course | Enroll now |
In other words:
- CCNP Automation AUTOCOR is a great starting point for beginners. It covers all topics from the ground with the assumption that you have basic networking skill already.
- CCIE Automation: On-Demand assumes you are already on CCNP Automation level and want to prepare for the CCIE Automation practical lab exam in your own time.
- CCIE Automation Masterclass is the full packages that takes you from zero to hero with access to all courseware as well as online live classes and personal mentoring.
Click to see testimonials from former students
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Andreas did an exceptional job
"Great and valuable resource for those who want to go for a CCIE Automation certification, but also maybe more important for those who want to build understanding of network automation technologies and tools."
– Nikola Lisov
DevNet Expert #20260002
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Absolutely fantastic
"High quality content and Andreas' style of teaching is absolutely fantastic."
– Emil Vonck
DevNet Expert #20250006
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Seriously the best IT training course
"No matter where you are on your path, just starting out or gearing up towards your first, second or third attempt - this course is a MUST!"
– Gustav Larsson
DevNet Expert #20250005
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Absolutely awesome learning source
"The course is not just theoretical, but all chapters are supported by practical workbooks and the option to lab the topics."
– Matěj Lanča
DevNet Expert #20250004
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What an amazing Masterclass experience
"I was stunned on how much work Andreas put into these topics. The content provided will challenge you, allow you to grow and prepare you for the real deal."
– Rue Green
DevNet Expert #20250003
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Pure essense of a knowledge
"Every topic is described with high accuracy, using easy terms to understand. I attended the bootcamp and this exceeded my expectations. I was shocked how Andreas was well prepared."
– Mateusz Frąk
DevNet Expert #20240068
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Absolutely worth it
"This course helped me take my DevNet skills to another level. The lectures are very detailed, and they cover everything you need to excel at the exam."
– Omar Alsharad
DevNet Expert #20240063
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Great course, highly recommended
"Instructor is knowledgeable about the topics and he made the class interactive Workbook is well constructed."
– Yannick Epassa
DevNet Expert #20240053
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One of the greatest
"His knowledge and expertise is out of this world. He analyse every one of his student and clearly identify the gap which is lagging."
– Anand Rajasekaran
DevNet Expert #20240052
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A trusted mentor
"I'm incredibly grateful to Andreas Bækdahl for his exceptional DevNet Expert Training. It's undoubtedly the most effective preparation available."
– Carlos Correa
DevNet Expert #20240048
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An excellent instructor
"Very well written guides and instructions to help you prepare for the DevNet Expert lab."
– Jeffrey Ward
DevNet Expert #20240036
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CCIE DevNet guru
"Immersive and in-depth learning experience that far exceeded my expectations. Hands-on exercises were incredibly engaging and truly allowed me to learn by doing."
– Avinash Gupta
DevNet Expert #20240011
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Best in class
"Let me save you the time by saying that this is the training you are looking for. The labs are the best I have ever seen. I have attended many different bootcamps, across many different platforms, and I have never found any like this. You will not regret it!”
– Travis Smith
DevNet Expert #20230066
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Game-changing experience
"Through engaging hands-on exercises, I effortlessly grasped all concepts of the exam blueprint. Look no further for a DevNet Expert lab exam preparation!"
– Ernesto Wilson
DevNet Expert #20230061
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Absolutely crucial
"I'm pretty sure that trying to handle this all by myself would lead to so many additional lab attempts and wasted time and money, that I would be forced to abandon the goal altogether."
– Aleksandrs Ščemeļevs
DevNet Expert #20230052
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More valuable than I could have ever predicted
“Andreas is a fantastic instructor and practician. He clearly has experience on the job with the material presented. Even more important, however, is that he discusses it in such a way that anyone can understand.”
– Eugene McCall
DevNet Expert #20230024
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Great bootcamp
"I really enjoyed the sessions with Andreas and I learned lots of new technologies. The content is of high quality and it's indeed at an expert level. Keep it up Andreas. You rock!"
– Michael Milaitis
DevNet Expert #20230017
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High quality training program
"For me, it has been among the best training investments. It is all about learning-by-doing using an optimal lab environment."
– Vincent Simard
DevNet Expert #20230014
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Perfect DevNet Expert exam preparation
Andreas designed this course very well. He explained the individual topics very simple and understandably. If I still didn't understand something, he took the time to look at a topic again with me. I don't think he could have prepared me better for the exam.
– Luca Gubler
DevNet Expert #20230004
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2 weeks well spent
This was two weeks well spent. I've passed two CCIE labs in the past, but there were several DevNet Expert concepts I couldn't master until working with Andreas. I would highly recommend this class.
– Mark Ciecior
DevNet Expert #20220007
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Training schedule for the
live CCIE Automation Masterclass
The Masterclass is divided into 3 individual live modules (online), each consisting of 3 days with 7 hours of focused learning alternating between:
- Lectures
- Demonstrations
- Hands-on exercises
- Breaks
During the weeks in between each 3-day module, students are expected to complete the related mock labs.
There is a total 9 training days and students should attend them all to get full benefit of the course.
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April 21 - 23, 2026 (Runs again in October)
- Git
- Software Development Life Cycle
- Python libraries
- REST APIs
- GraphQL
- CI/CD pipelines
- AppDynamic and ThousandEyes
- Cloud fundamentals
See detailed agenda (UTC time)
April 21, 2026
14:00 Git part 1
14:45 Hands-on exercises
15:30 Short break
15:45 Python CLI applications
16:45 Long break
17:30 Hands-on exercises
18:30 GraphQL
19:15 Short break
19:30 Hands-on exercises
20:15 Software Development Life Cycle
21:00 End of day
April 22, 2026
14:00 Python REST API servers
14:45 Hands-on exercises
15:45 Short break
16:00 OpenAPI Specifications
16:45 Hands-on exercises
17:30 Long break
18:30 Git part 2
19:30 Short break
19:45 Hands-on exercises
21:00 End of day
April 23, 2026
14:00 CI/CD pipelines
15:00 Hands-on exercises
15:45 Short break
16:00 AppDynamics
17:00 Hands-on exercises
17:45 Long break
18:30 ThousandEyes
19:00 Hands-on exercises
20:00 Short break
21:00 End of day
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June 23 - 25, 2026 (Runs again in December)
- YANG
- NETCONF
- RESTCONF
- Ansible
- Cisco ACI
- Terraform
- Cisco NSO
- Cisco platform APIs
See detailed agenda (UTC time)
June 23, 2026
14:00 CCIE Automation lab exam strategy
15:00 Short break
15:15 YANG part 2
16:00 Hands-on exercises
16:30 YANG part 2
17:15 Long break
18:00 Hands-on exercises
19:00 Short break
19:15 NETCONF
20:15 Hands-on exercises
22:00 End of day
June 24, 2026
14:00 RESTCONF part 1
14:45 Hands-on exercises
15:15 Short break
15:30 RESTCONF part 2
16:00 Hands-on exercises
16:45 Long break
17:30 Terraform part 1
18:30 Hands-on exercises
19:15 Short break
19:30 Terraform part 2
20:30 Hands-on exercises
21:00 End of day
June 24, 2026
14:00 Cisco platform APIs
14:45 Hands-on exercises
15:30 Short break
15:45 Ansible
16:45 Long break
17:30 Hands-on exercises
18:15 Cisco NSO part 1
18:45 Hands-on exercises
19:15 Short break
19:30 Cisco NSO part 2
20:15 Hands-on exercises
21:00 End of day
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September 1 - 3, 2026 (Runs again in January)
- CLI scraping
- Model-Driven Telemetry
- pyATS
- Certificates
- Secrets management
- Jinja2 templating
- Docker
- Kubernetes
See detailed agenda (UTC time)
September 1, 2026
14:00 CLI Scraping
14:45 Hands-on exercises
15:30 Short break
15:45 Model-Driven Telemetry part 1
16:30 Hands-on exercises
17:15 Long break
18:00 Model-Driven Telemetry part 2
18:30 Hands-on exercises
19:15 Short break
19:30 Jinja2 and YAML
20:00 Hands-on exercises
21:00 End of day
September 2, 2026
14:00 pyATS part 1
14:45 Hands-on exercises
15:30 Short break
15:45 pyATS part 2
16:30 Hands-on exercises
17:15 Long break
18:00 Certificates and Encryption
18:30 Hands-on exercises
19:30 Short break
19:45 Secrets Management
20:15 Hands-on exercises
21:00 End of day
September 3, 2026
14:00 Containers and Dockerfile
15:00 Hands-on exercises
15:45 Short break
16:00 Docker Compose
16:45 Hands-on exercises
17:15 Kubernetes part 1
18:00 Long break
18:45 Hands-on exercises
19:15 Kubernetes part 2
19:45 Short break
20:00 Hands-on exercises
20:30 Secure coding
21:00 End of day
All live classes runs online at 7am - 2pm Pacific Time / 10am - 5pm Eastern Time
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About the instructor Andreas Baekdahl
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My name is Andreas Baekdahl and I am a Senior DevNet Architect with Wingmen Solutions and work as a network automation practitioner with a broad range of Cisco technologies hands-on every day.
I personally created all courses you see on this page from scratch, and I'm here to help you reach your certification goal.
In 2020 I passed both exams for DevNet Professional on the global launch-day of the program, as the first person in the world.
In 2022 I passed the DevNet Expert practical lab exam as the first person in the world.
In 2026 Cisco released version 2.0 of the three CCNP Automation exams AUTOCOR, ENAUTO and DCNAUTO , I sat all the exams in one day and passed them.
Between 2017 and 2022 I have been teaching official Cisco courses as a Certified Cisco Systems Instructor (CCSI). For the last 2 years as Certified Instructor I scored 5.0 average out of 5.0 on official evaluation for Customer Satisfaction (MTM CSAT)
My current CCIE Automation Masterclass training is evaluated publicly and independently on Trustpilot and all reviews so far are rated 5 out of 5.
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I hold the highest expert-level Cisco Certification on 5 technology tracks:
- CCIE×4 #25969: Automation, Enterprise Infrastructure, Data Cener, and Service Provider
- Cisco Certified DevNet Expert #20220006 (Rebranded to CCIE Automation)
- CCDE (Design) #20130081
Other notable DevNet / Automation certifications and recognitions:
- CCNP ×2: Automation and Data Center
- Cisco Certified DevNet Professional
- Cisco Certified DevNet Specialist ×4: Enterprise Infrastructure, Data Center, DevOps and Core
- DevNet 500 and DevNet Class of 2020
- Cisco Champion ×3: 2023, 2024 and 2025
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Co-creator of the Cisco API automation SDK Wingpy