Loading ...Core Knowledge Questions Removed for CCIE R&S and Voice Lab Exams
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010With more than six months of exam results now available, Cisco is able to report that the troubleshooting components of the CCIE R&S v4.0 and CCIE Voice v3.0 lab exams are performing well in validating expert level networking skills. Considering these results, Cisco has decided to eliminate the Core Knowledge questions from the current CCIE [...]
The Road, by James Knights, CCIE # 2990, NCDE (Wireless), NCSE (Switching)
Saturday, March 27th, 2010When Cisco asked me to write a guest piece to go along with the 15th Anniversary of the CCIE Certification, I thought I could write about the experiences people go through to achieve the CCIE and call it “The Road to the CCIE”; however, I also thought people might be interested in reading about my [...]
CCIE Study Tips
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009Disclaimer Listed here is the collection of tips and strategies that I found helpful in passing my CCIE exam on my first attempt. This information is provided as my personal recommendations, and are not endorsed by Cisco Systems. Furthermore, I took the exam before the switch to the one-day format. Unfortunately I do not have [...]
Top 10 technical certifications for 2009
Monday, April 27th, 20091. Cisco CCIE: As one of the most difficult certifications to obtain, the CCIE is an excellent credential for a professional. The thriving networking field demands high skilled professionals and the CCIE is the top of the line. Average Salary $93,000. 2. CISA: The Certified Information Systems Auditor certification from ISACA association is also very [...]
Troubleshooting and its Role in the new CCIE Blueprints
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009Troubleshooting has always been a part of the CCIE lab in one form or another. Whether we look back to the days when the lab was a 2-day lab and the 2nd half of the 2nd day was entirely set aside for troubleshooting, or moving to the 1-day format where your own careless mistakes could [...]
Become CCIE with Simulator FAQ
Thursday, March 26th, 2009Should I use emulator like dynamips or buy real lab? Well, it depends. Dynamips is an emulator that somehow “tricks” the real IOS image so it will boot and run on standard PC. So far it can run IOS for 7200 routers, 3600, 3700 and 2600 series. So if you need to practice features outside [...]
10 CCIE LAB TIPS
Wednesday, March 25th, 20091. Read the entire exam – now I know everyone is saying that and even Cisco it advising that in there site, but this is one of the important things you need to do before you start configuring as when you start configuring, your mind is set to different mode and you will miss important [...]
CCIE Lab Exam Information
Monday, March 23rd, 2009CCIE Certification Involves Two Exams The focus is on identifying experts capable of understanding and navigating the subtleties, intricacies and challenges of end-to-end networking. To become certified, you must pass both a written qualification exam AND the corresponding hands-on lab exam. This section provides general information on CCIE exams; detailed information on the topics covered [...]
CCIE Written Exam Information
Monday, March 23rd, 2009CCIE Certification Involves Two Exams(Written and Lab) The focus is on identifying experts capable of understanding and navigating the subtleties, intricacies and challenges of end-to-end networking. To become certified, you must pass both a written qualification exam AND the corresponding hands-on lab exam. This section provides general information on CCIE exams; detailed information on the [...]