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

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Passed CCDE written and Recertified my CCIE – Killed two birds with one stone

June 16th, 2008 · 5 Comments · CCDE, CCIE, CISCO, consulting, MPLS, Technology

Today was a good day, I knocked two major items of my todo list. The first, was passing the CCDE written. This is the first step towards sitting for a practical examination that will hopefully be released this October. And, in response to Micheal Morris’s blog post – Yes Mike, I can pass the CCDE [...]

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Reader question – Why are corporations looking for BGP experience?

March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · CCIE, certification, CISCO, Technology

Mike, a reader of my blog, sent me an email last week with decent question for someone early in their career. Mike is currently looking for a new job. He was curious why so many corporate IT jobs were requiring BGP knowledge and experience. Mike Writes – “Hi Colin, I’m an avid reader of your [...]

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