Are you getting ready for the Cisco CCNP Collaboration or the Cisco CCIE Collaboration certification? In this course, instructor Kevin Wallace covers everything you need to know to design a unified communications network and to pass your CCNP Collaboration certification. Kevin introduces the software used in this course and how to install it. He explains the fundamentals of Cisco collaboration technologies, including Cisco Instant Messaging and Presence, Cisco Jabber, Cisco Expressway, and much, much more. Kevin goes into sizing, redundancy, disaster recovery and security options, then concludes by recommending some next steps to continue your exam preparations. Kevin Wallace is a double Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE No. 7945). Kevin has earned multiple Cisco expert, professional, and associate-level certifications in the Route/Switch, Collaboration, Security, Design, and Data Center tracks. With Cisco experience dating back to 1989, Kevin has been a network design specialist for the Walt Disney World Resort, an instructor of Cisco courses for Cisco Learning Partners (CLPs), and a network manager for Eastern Kentucky University. Currently, Kevin owns and operates Kevin Wallace Training, LLC, a provider of self-paced training materials that simplify computer networking. Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky, and he lives in central Kentucky.