Colin McNamara – CCIE 18233 , VCP, EMCIE, NCDA, GEEK

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

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What does it take to pass the CCIE exam?

June 16th, 2007 · 3 Comments · CCIE, CCIE Storage, howto, Uncategorized

What does it take to pass the CCIE exam? For those who haven’t heard yet, I passed my CCIE Lab on June 14th. Now I can officially put CCIE #18233 after my name. Anyone who has been down the same path understands how long of a road this is. I started down this path in [...]

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Tags: blog·C·CCIE·ccie lab·certification·CISCO·Colin·DESIGN·design specialist·HP·Network·passed·storage·switch·Technology·vmware·VMware Certified Professional

The difference between a consultant and a partner

December 9th, 2006 · No Comments · consulting, joke, Uncategorized

A shepherd was herding his flock in a remote pasture when suddenly a brand-new BMW drives up in a cloud of dust. The driver, a young man in an Armani suit, Gucci shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses and YSL tie, leans out the window and asks the shepherd: “If I tell you exactly how many sheep [...]

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Tags: adobe·blog·C·CCIE·Colin·HP·photoshop

My CCIE Storage Shopping List

December 6th, 2006 · No Comments · CCIE Storage, CISCO, Uncategorized

My CCIE Storage Shopping List Lets just start this out by saying, darn.. this is going to be expensive. Now that that is out of the way, lets get started. Cisco publishes the hardware that is in the Storage lab. Here is the hardware summary – Cisco Routers Cisco Catalyst Switches Cisco Secure Access Control [...]

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Tags: blog·C·CCIE·CISCO·cisco secure·Colin·Fibre Channel·HP·mds·Network·Router·storage·switch·vmware