Colin McNamara - CCIE 18233 , VCP, RHCE, GCIH, GEEK

Technical reviews and articles from a CCIE with extensive experience in designing and implementing converged enterprise networks.

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Protecting the integrity of the CCIE lab - Verbal Interviews being tested

August 29th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Brian Dennis over at Internetwork Experts blog caught wind of an interesting email from Cisco -

Dear Candidate:

On August 27, Cisco will introduce a pilot for the CCIE Routing and
Switching lab exam in Beijing, China. The pilot will add a 10-minute
interview that will assess the candidate’s ability to apply expert-level
networking skills and knowledge to networking problems [...]

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CCDE Practical - Beta candidate deadline August 1 2008

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

I just received an email from Cisco finally revealing what benefit the CCDE beta program members will receive for being good little test subjects.
As a CCDE beta participant on the qualification exam, you have given us your time and feedback and have made a significant commitment to making this a valuable program in the market. [...]

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Darrel Hinshaw - New Triple CCIE [Storage]!!!!!!!

July 17th, 2008 · No Comments

My bud Darrel from our Dallas office passed his third CCIE this afternoon.

I think Rick (5x CCIE) put it best in a company wide email earlier this afternoon  -

From: Rick Davis
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 4:46 PM
To: Technology Sales & Services
Subject: Darrel Hinshaw - New Triple CCIE [Storage]!!!!!!!

Please join me in congratulating Darrel in obtaining [...]

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Tags: CCIE · CCIE Storage