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ACE Certification Program

Solutions-focused, open-standard network engineer training.

TRAINING OVERVIEW

Our adaptable, open-standard approach gives you many options to tailor your network engineering training.

 

All ACE courses follow Arista’s philosophy that high quality training should be available to everyone in a format and price point that best fits their needs. Arista ACE Level Training and other vendor training do not match directly. Non-ACE training and certifications should be carefully reviewed to ensure any skill gaps are identified and covered prior to commencing the ACE Level Training course.

For this reason, a self-study option is available for purchase to cover specific topics which are needed but may not be covered within the desired course.

Arista ACE

Cloud Novice

L1
Level 1

Arista Cloud Engineer

The ACE:L1 Cloud Novice course provides comprehensive foundational knowledge and skills necessary to configure, troubleshoot, and manage network devices. This course covers essential topics such as Network Engineering Fundamentals, Layer...

Accreditation:

2-hr practical exam
Certification & Digital Badge

Experience Level:
Beginner Expert
Arista ACE

Cloud Novice

L1
Experience Level:
Beginner Expert
Labs:

120 hours of cloud-based lab access, available remotely for 90 days once activated

Arista ACE

Cloud Associate

L2
Level 2

Arista Cloud Engineer

The Arista ACE:L2 course provides comprehensive knowledge and skills needed to configure, troubleshoot, and manage Arista network devices. You will learn about key topics including Arista EOS, CloudVision, Layer 2...

Accreditation:

4-hr practical exam
Certification & Digital Badge

Experience Level:
Beginner Expert
Arista ACE

Cloud Associate

L2
Experience Level:
Beginner Expert
Labs:

120 hours of cloud-based lab access, available remotely for 90 days once activated

Arista ACE

Cloud Journeyman

L3
Level 3

Arista Cloud Engineer

The Arista ACE:L3 course provides an in-depth understanding and hands-on experience with advanced Arista technologies focusing on Layer 3 networking, underlay and overlay configurations, and VXLAN. You will gain essential...

Accreditation:

4-hr practical exam
Certification & Digital Badge

Experience Level:
Beginner Expert
Arista ACE

Cloud Journeyman

L3
Experience Level:
Beginner Expert
Labs:

120 hours of cloud-based lab access, available remotely for 90 days once activated

Arista ACE

Cloud Professional

L4
Level 4

Arista Cloud Engineer

ACE:L4 is a 5-day course focused on the Enterprise edge, Service Provider WAN and Large Enterprise Transport networks. Candidates will explore the advanced routing capabilities available within Arista hardware and...

Accreditation:

5-hr practical exam
Certification & Digital Badge

Experience Level:
Beginner Expert
Arista ACE

Cloud Professional

L4
Experience Level:
Beginner Expert
Labs:

120 hours of cloud-based lab access, available remotely for 90 days once activated

Arista ACE

Cloud Automation

L5
Level 5

Arista Cloud Engineer

ACE:L5 is a 5-day course designed to give network engineers, architects, and operations staff the needed skills, tools, and strategies to automate the Arista network infrastructure. This course focuses on...

Accreditation:

120 hours of cloud-based lab access, available remotely for 90 days once activated

Experience Level:
Beginner Expert
Arista ACE

Cloud Automation

L5
Experience Level:
Beginner Expert
Labs:

3 week access to virtual lab environment

Cloud Operational Readiness Evaluations (C.O.R.E)

An advanced approach to traditional certification exams.

CORE Pricing

Core Level 1st Attempt Follow-up Attempts
L1-L2 $250 USD $175 USD
L3-L5 $450 USD $300 USD
L6 $750 USD $500 USD
L7 $1500 USD $1000 USD

Testimonials

"Great course which did an amazing task to introduce us to 'The Arista Way' in a manner which was easily graspable and fun”

Jayeshh S

ACE:L1
"It's refreshing that a tech company is still teaching/stressing networking basics ; a solid foundation is key for any capable architect or engineer.”

Anon

ACE:L1
"Really nice course. It is great and many important topics are touched e.g. VXLAN, Routing, CloudVision”

Pawel K

ACE:L1
"The course helped me to have an overview of network areas that I didn't have contact with and to understand the field application of the ones I had. ”

Robert O

ACE:L2
"Great course that goes into detail for each topic listed. Learned many concepts that will help me in the future with my network assignments.”

Anon

ACE:L2
"The in depth explanation of the topics, especially the inner working of EVPN and VXLAN was excellent. Deconstructing the packets and operational flow is very valuable to understand exactly how these technologies work. The instructor did a great job of explaining this and his depth of knowledge was obvious.”

Shayne K

ACE:L3
"The course does a good job of covering all the aspects of automation and how they apply to Arista products. The lab content is very structured and I really like the large and comprehensive lab environment. Much better than other vendor classes I've participated in.”

Nathan M

ACE:L5
"The course was what I was looking for - introduction to automation. The difficulty level was perfect, it was challenging enough and I felt like I learnt a lot. I especially liked the labs.”

Anon

ACE:L5
"I liked the fact the course was designed for both people knew how to code as well as people familiar with it. I learned a lot, and it made me more comfortable realizing that automation is not actually out of my grasp.”

Andrei M

ACE:L5
"The instructor was fantastic, had a clear understanding on the materials that were being presented and was able to backup his presentations with his knowledge.”

Brian B

ACE:L4
"The instructor was very knowledgable and able to explain the concepts very clearly, using his own diagrams that he drew during class specifically to explain certain topics. I felt he was also very approachable and helpful when answering any questions I had.”

Anon

ACE:L4
"Fantastic course. The layout was great and the labs were great also. Not a single complaint or even constructive criticism. You can see the amount of hard work that went into building this class.”

Mike C

ACE:L3