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New blog section – Certification

By On November 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I don’t know how many of my blog visitors had the curiosity to visit the About section to read something about me. If some of you did read that section, then you already know that I have several certifications from Cisco and other vendors and I’m on my way to CCIE. A long road with a slow progress due to my busy professional life.

These being said, I want to announce a new section of my blog called “Certification”. In this section I [...]

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New benefits for Cisco 360 Learning Program

By On June 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Today I’ve received an e-mail with the following content:

Dear Cisco Certified Colleague,

CCIE certifications are as popular as ever. A recent publication has listed both the CCIE and the CCIE Voice certifications in their top 10 IT networking list* and has cited both as highly sought-after by employers. If that’s not enough motivation to keep moving up the certification ladder, the Global Knowledge 2010 IT Skills and Salary Survey identifies the CCIE credential as the highest paid networking certification!

The Cisco [...]

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Core Knowledge Questions Removed for CCIE R&S and Voice Lab Exams

By On May 10, 2010 · 1 Comment

Cisco removed the Core Knowledge Questions section from the CCIE R&S and Voice Lab exams.

This sections STILL exist on CCIE Service Provider, CCIE Security, CCIE Storage Networking and  CCIE Wireless Lab.

Please find below the official announcement and the reasons regarding this section removal from R&S and Voice lab exams:

With more than six months of exam results now available, Cisco is able to report that the troubleshooting components of [...]

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New Service Provider Operations Track Training and Exams

By On May 6, 2010 · 5 Comments

The Cisco CCNA Service Provider (SP) Operations certification and the written exam for the CCIE Service Provider (SP) Operations certification are now available.
The Cisco CCNA SP Operations certification targets entry-level students with a foundation of network operations skills in SP IP NGN environments required of associate-level operations personnel. Both the Supporting Cisco Service Provider IP NGN Operations (SSPO) course and required # 640-760 exam are now available. Interested students should access the CCNA SP Operations home page for more information.

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IP Multicast Gotchas

By On March 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Denise Fishburne discusses repeat problems in IP Multicast. Learn about the foundation protocols of Multicast and Cisco Press’ Multicast Video Mentor.

Excellent presentation. Exactly like she said, for many of network engineers, even for those with a lot of knowledge and experience, Multicast is the “big bad wolf”.

Source: InformIT

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Cisco Certified Architect Exam blueprint has been released

By On December 17, 2009 · 1 Comment

Cisco announced through their LearningNetwork webpage that the topics (blueprint) for the Cisco Certified Architect have been released. The exam is scheduled to be available February 2010 and qualified candidates will be provided the information as it becomes available.

It will be quite a challenge among these level engineers to be the first one to achieve such certification Above holding a valid CCDE certification there are a lot of other requirements just to qualify to take this exam.

If you are interested in you can [...]

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What’s the deal with the new Cisco Architect Certification

By On July 10, 2009 · 2 Comments

In the last weeks more and more people are speaking about the new Cisco Architect Certification. The truth is that the details about this certification is still very unclear and nobody seems to know in which direction this will head to.

Let’ see what I understood from the process of achieving this certification.

First, at the basic level, you need to have a valid CCDE certification to be able to apply for Architect certification. Application for this certification will involve your CCDE number, a Resume [...]

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