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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Tags: CCIE · CISCO

It’s on like Donkey Kong - CCDE practical registration is open

July 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The CCDE just got VERY real in a big way.The following announcement was posted in the CCDE zone at the Cisco Learning Network. (If you haven’t checked the Cisco Learning Network out yet, I recommend it. Its like NetPro on steriods, but focused around certifications.)

REGISTER NOW for the BETA Practical Exam
Cisco is now registering beta [...]

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Heading home - Cisco Live 2008

June 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Sunday morning twenty two coworkers and I got off various planes bright eyed and bushy tailed ready to attack a week of learning, networking and having a great time. After a week of classes, and entertaining till 2:00 am each night, we look more like the walking dead.
Of course, it was all worth it. Some [...]

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Tags: CISCO · Networkers