Cisco DevNet and dCloud
Cisco provides two other excellent, and, at the time of writing, free, methods for practicing network automation with various Cisco gears. Both of the tools require a Cisco Connection Online (CCO) login. They are both really good, especially for the price point (they are free!). It is hard for me to imagine that these online tools will remain free for long; it is my belief that, at some point, these tools will need to charge money for their usage or be rolled into a bigger initiative that requires a fee. However, we can take advantage of them while they are available at no charge.
The first tool is the Cisco DevNet (https://developer.cisco.com/) sandbox, which includes guided learning tracks, complete documentation, ...
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