The CCIE, now 25 years old, has always been the pinnacle of Cisco certifications. There has been a lot of buzz on the importance of certs, and the CCIE, in the “new” era. For that reason, it’s more important than
Major Updates to Cisco Certifications
As you most likely will have seen, Cisco is “rebooting” their certifications to better align with what is expected of the future work force. As I’ve been busy with Cisco Live, I’m only now starting to write these posts. I’m
CCIE Datacenter Updated to Version 2.1
Last year Cisco announced that they would revise their certifications more often and in smaller increments instead of doing only major revisions which had problems keeping up with the pace of the industry. This is exactly what they are now
Certification – Major News for Expert Level Recertification
Certification – Major News for Expert Level Recertification Everyone holding an expert level Cisco certification knows the pain of recertifying. Recertification today is achieved by taking any expert level written exam which means you can take the written in the
CCIE – Cisco Learning Network Sale on CCIE Training for the CCIE RS Lab
Are you preparing for the CCIE RS lab? Cisco 360 is the official training program for the CCIE. There are other training vendors out there which are also high quality, like INE and Narbik, Cisco 360 has an advantage in
CCIE – CCIE SPv4 Review by Nick Russo
My friend Nick Russo just took the SPv4 lab and passed it. This is his story. On 8 March 2016, I passed Cisco’s CCIE Service Provider version 4 lab exam. It was my second attempt. I realize there is little
CCIE – How to Prepare for the CCIE Lab
Summary: By preparing a plan and strategy for the CCIE lab, the chance of passing will be a lot higher. Over the years I have written about the CCIE multiple times and also mentored people on how to prepare for the
Coming Updates to the CCIE Program
With everything going on in the industry, what is happening to the CCIE program? I recently watched a webinar on coming updates to the CCIE program. I have also been talking to the CCIE and CCDE program managers which I
CCIE RS v5 – My Thoughts
When is the Update Coming Finally the announcement is here, CCIE RS v5 is going live on June 4, 2014. That means that the last day to take both the written and the lab for v4 is June 3, 2014.
CCIE plaque
I received my CCIE plaque a while back. This is what it looks like. Good luck to everyone pursuing the CCIE and one day you will have one of these as well 🙂