8 New Cisco Networking Equipment Books Defining 2025

This book offers a focused dive into Cisco's SD-WAN technology, authored by seasoned experts Anastasiya Volkova, Osvaldo Tovar, Constantin Mohorea, and Dustin Schuemann, who collectively bring deep industry and Cisco-certified experience. You’ll learn how to design, deploy, and secure a WAN using Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, with detailed coverage of architectural components, policy implementation, and advanced security measures. For example, new chapters on Cloud OnRamp and monitoring provide insights into cutting-edge network management. If you’re an IT professional or network engineer preparing for the CCNP Enterprise ENSDWI 300-415 exam or aiming to master Cisco SD-WAN, this resource equips you with practical knowledge and exam-focused tools to excel.

The authors Ryan Chaney and Simerjit Singh bring a focused expertise on Cisco Meraki’s cloud-managed networking solutions, aimed at professionals navigating the evolving landscape of enterprise security. This book guides you through Meraki’s history, its integration with Cisco’s broader ecosystem, and dives into configuring advanced security features like multifactor authentication, role-based access control, and adaptive firewall policies. You’ll gain a solid understanding of how to deploy secure wired and wireless networks leveraging Meraki’s dashboard and authentication tools, making it particularly useful if you manage or design enterprise networks. The detailed chapters on compliance frameworks and incident response offer practical insights, though it’s best suited for those with some networking background rather than complete beginners.

This tailored book explores the latest developments in Cisco SD-WAN and networking, focusing on emerging cloud strategies and 2025 innovations. It examines how these technologies transform network design and management, offering you a learning journey that matches your background and interests. By concentrating on your specific goals, this personalized guide delves into cutting-edge concepts and practical applications relevant to your experience level and professional aspirations. Through customized content, it reveals the evolving landscape of Cisco networking, enabling you to stay ahead of new discoveries and trends. This approach enhances your understanding by addressing the exact topics you want to master, making your learning efficient and highly relevant to today’s network challenges.

Wendell Odom's deep experience as a network engineer and instructor shines through in this updated guide, crafted to prepare you thoroughly for the latest CCNA 200-301 exam. You’ll find detailed coverage of networking fundamentals, VLAN implementation, OSPF routing, and even network automation, supported by quizzes, labs, and over eight hours of video mentoring. The book doesn’t just focus on theory—it offers hands-on exercises using Cisco’s Network Simulator and practical tips to identify your weak spots, helping you build both conceptual understanding and command-line skills. If you aim to pass the CCNA and gain solid mastery of Cisco networking essentials, this guide provides a structured, immersive study path.

During his experience teaching networking fundamentals, Ussy Umar realized many beginners struggle to connect theory with practice. This book fills that gap by offering hands-on lab exercises that guide you through essential Cisco networking tasks, from basic router and switch configurations to VLANs and subnetting. You gain confidence by working through real-world scenarios supported by clear diagrams and screenshots, making complex concepts tangible. If you're new to Cisco networking and eager to build practical skills that prepare you for real job challenges, this focused guide will serve you well.

Drawing from their extensive experience at Cisco, John Capobianco and Dan Wade dive deep into the capabilities of the pyATS framework, transforming how network testing and automation intersect. You'll explore concrete techniques for software version testing, interface validations, and neighbor connectivity checks, all within a Python-driven environment. The book details how to integrate pyATS into CI/CD pipelines and even leverage AI for smarter automation, making it relevant for network engineers and developers alike. This is a resource that moves beyond theory, offering practical guidance on generating intent-based configurations and using low-code approaches like pyATS Blitz for efficient test case creation.

This tailored book explores practical automation and testing techniques specifically for Cisco environments, focusing on the latest 2025 developments. It examines how to efficiently automate network tasks and implement testing methods that align with your experience and goals. By centering content around your background and interests, it reveals new discoveries and emerging practices that keep your skills future-ready. The personalized approach ensures you dive deep into the aspects of Cisco automation that matter most to you, making complex concepts approachable and relevant. Whether you're advancing your network management or aiming to master automation tools, this book provides a focused learning journey designed to match your unique needs.

When Wendell Odom, a longtime network engineer and CCIE Enterprise No. 1624, updates this guide, you get more than just exam prep—you get a distillation of decades of hands-on experience. This volume focuses on foundational networking concepts, from Ethernet LANs and VLANs to IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, routing protocols like OSPF, and subnetting techniques. You’ll find tools like “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes and hands-on lab exercises that help you gauge your understanding and practice real configurations. Whether you’re stepping into Cisco certifications or sharpening your technical fundamentals, this book provides a structured path to mastering the essentials of Cisco networking.

Unlike most Cisco networking certification guides that focus narrowly on exam questions, this book digs into the practical skills you need to configure and troubleshoot real networks using Cisco technologies. Cybellium Ltd and Kris Hermans draw from their hands-on industry experience to walk you through key CCNA topics like network fundamentals, IP connectivity, security basics, and automation. You’ll find detailed labs and exercises that reinforce concepts from chapters on routers, switches, and wireless networks, making it easier to translate theory into practice. Whether you’re new to networking or aiming to update your skills for 2025’s evolving tech landscape, this guide offers a clear path to mastering Cisco networking essentials and advancing your IT career.

Jason Joseph Bonczkowski Sr's decades of military discipline and federal IT experience shine through in this detailed guide to Cisco Switch IOS upgrades. You’ll find a clear breakdown of upgrade procedures tailored to each Cisco series from 2000 onward, complete with diagrams that make the technical steps easier to visualize. The book doesn’t just tell you how to upgrade; it explains why certain methods work best and how to troubleshoot common hiccups along the way. Whether managing a home setup or enterprise network, you’ll gain confidence in keeping your Cisco switches updated and secure, with every chapter designed for quick reference to your specific device.