Your certification is valid for three years. You can renew with Continuing Education credits or retake exams before they expire.
Get your license to design as a leader in complex network solutions
CCDE Certification
To design a truly transformative IT solution, you need to know more than just the technology. The CCDE certification program arms you with a breadth of knowledge and skills to navigate the waters of complex IT projects in network architecture and design.
Designing for a comprehensive solution
Demonstrate how to think outside the box and remove any organizational silos to design the best solution. Identify best practices to arrive at a solution, including methods for gathering requirements for the business, technologies, teams, and budget.
Business and engineering teams requirements analysis
Understand how to gather requirements from both business and engineering teams. Bridge any gaps between the network and the business to make sure the proposed solution fits all needs.
Technology analysis
Be able to identify new trends and technologies that help accelerate the business and drive the digital transformation.
Rework and analyze existing networks
Showcase your ability to analyze existing networks to identify weak points or design flaws and design solutions to fix them. Build updated high-level design documents based on your findings.
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CCDE certification: Your License to Design
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Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) v3.0 summary
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The CCDE certification story
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