SD-WAN certifications & Trainings

A number of SD-WAN vendors and training service providers are offering SD-WAN Certifications. MEF is working on a vendor neutral certification for SD-WAN. However, it is going to be available only by 1H'19. In the mean time, engineers looking for SD-WAN certifications can increase their knowledge / expertise on SD-WAN solutions by going through the SD-WAN trainings/certifications offered by vendors.

MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Service Certification

MEF is planning to introduce a certification for MEF 3.0 SD-WAN services in the first half of 2019. This certification will test a set of service attributes and their behaviors defined in the upcoming SD-WAN standard and described in detail in the MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Service Certification Blueprint. More details at https://www.mef.net/mef-3-0-sd-wan

Citrix SD-WAN Certified (CC-SDWAN)

Citrix SD-WAN Certification validates the knowledge required to successfully configure Citrix SD-WAN to increase WAN throughput, reliability and performance while improving the application experience. More details at http://training.citrix.com/cms/index.php/certification/networking/

Cisco SD-WAN Operations & Deployment

Cisco SD-WAN Operations & Deployment (ENSDW) is a training + certification offered by multiple Cisco authorized training partners. More details at Torque IT

Silver Peak SD-WAN Professional (SPSP) - Deploying SD-WAN Technologies (DST) Training

The Deploying SD-WAN Technologies (DST) course is an introduction to deploying Silverpeak's SD-WAN solution. They offer both online/self-paced as well as instructor-led courses. More details at https://www.silver-peak.com/support/training

Nuage's Virtuoso Certification Program (VCP)

Nuage revamped its Virtuoso Certification Program (VCP) to provide an end to end curriculum to support both datacenter and SD-WAN deployments. The certification is aimed at helping engineers to work in leading-edge SDN environments. More details at http://www.nuagenetworks.net/products/virtuoso-certification-program/

Perpetual Solutions - SD-WAN, SDN & NFV for Network Operators

Perpetual Solutions, a leading training services vendor is offering a 5-day program for SDN & NFV, with focus on the SD-WAN application. More details at https://www.perpetual-solutions.com/training-course/7043/sd-wan-sdn-nfv-for-network-operators