From: Digital Yemeni (digital.yemeni@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Sep 13 2007 - 00:20:58 ART
Cisco makes more money from CCIE lab exams than selling routers and
switches!
I think they should stop producing routers and switches and produce more lab
exams instead! ;-)
Regards,
-- Huaweis' customers discovered Cisco's IOS bugs!On 9/13/07, Seonghui <Seonghui@vads.com> wrote: > > I prefer the 2-day lab as well (even though I sat and passed the 1 day > lab) > > If you were in Cisco's shoe, instead of taking 1day to test 1 CCIE > candidate, now you need 2 days, their 'revenue' from the lab exam will > be reduced by half... > > Don't forget it's USD1350 per exam X number of seats X number of center > worldwide X number of days in a year open for testing > > If my calculation is correct, it's at least a USD20mil business (1 day > lab)... > > -----Original Message----- > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of > darth router > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:23 AM > To: shiran guez > Cc: subodh.rawat@wipro.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com > Subject: Re: All numbers are beutiful ...but below 7000 have something > special > > I would rather have a two day CCIE number. The two day lab is definitely > harder. It is 2 days! Despite your know how and ability to pass day one > you > could get tripped up by something stupid, like a gum wrapper wrapped > around > a a cable contact. Cisco ditched the two day format because they felt if > you > could build the lab, you should be able to troubleshoot it as well. On > top > of that, do any of you think you could pass the lab reading merely cisco > press books? There were not many vendor workbooks back in those days; > thus > much much harder to learn the relavant info, thus less people passing > the > lab, and thus a much more difficult overall endeavor. I would love for > cisco > to bring back the two day lab. That would solve the problem of cheaters > and > braindumpers. There is no way a braindumper would be able to > troubleshoot > that rack on day 2 :) Bring it back Cisco!! > > DR > > > > > On 9/12/07, shiran guez <shiranp3@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > According to your theory that it is easier because there are more > > information, either people are stupid or lazy. > > > > and I think you should try before stating such theory, and after you > try > > tell us your experience. > > > > > > > > On 9/12/07, subodh.rawat@wipro.com <subodh.rawat@wipro.com> wrote: > > > > > > Though I am preparing for CCIE and think that achiving CCIE is > something > > > a great achievment. But I think that numbers below 7000 or 8000 for > that > > > matter are more than beautiful. They are hard earned numbers. > Getting > > > number these days is fairly easy than before, may be bacause > vendor's > > > workbooks are very close to real lab. > > > > > > Just a thought. > > > > > > > > > Subodh > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The information contained in this electronic message and any > attachments > > > to > > > this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) > and > > > may > > > contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you > are > > > not > > > the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or > copy > > > this > > > e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies > of > > > this > > > message and any attachments. > > > > > > WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The > recipient > > > should > > > check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. > The > > > company > > > accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted > by > > > this > > > email. > > > > > > www.wipro.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > > Subscription information may be found at: > > > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Shiran Guez > > MCSE CCNP NCE1 > > http://cciep3.blogspot.com > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > Subscription information may be found at: > > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html > > _______________________________________________________________________ > Subscription information may be found at: > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html > > _______________________________________________________________________ > Subscription information may be found at: > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
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