Cisco's DevNet program provides software developers and channel partners with Cisco APIs, developer kits and other resources to create new applications for Cisco ACI and other platforms.

Cisco Systems, which has a history steeped in networking hardware, is now looking to software developers to push the company forward.

Cisco’s DevNet certifications emphasize network programing, automation, and application-development skills.

DevNet interest has been ramping up over the last few years, with Cisco placing an increasing focus on software innovation and DevOps cultural development.

Cisco said Monday that it will step up its push to court developers and has launched DevNet, a community and resource hub to encourage application development on the networking giant's platform.

Networking leader's new VP of developer relations, Grace Francisco, explains how the company's DevNet website and program is evolving for new community connections.

Cisco’s Intent-Based Networking Systems (IBNS) portfolio enables secure network automation at scale with a new community-based developer center called Cisco DevNet Automation Exchange.

DevNet is meant to enable an open community of software developers, including ISVs, customer and Systems Integrators/Channel Partners, to build Cisco-compatible applications to sell and use.

Cisco’s developer program, DevNet, is on a hot streak. Speaking at Cisco Live 2018, DevNet CTO Susie Wee said the group, which was founded in 2014, now has 500,000 registered members.