RE: 4000 CCIEs in 18 months???

I'd attribute it to a wider acceptance of the certification in our field
(and wider recognition of the $ value of the CCIE), a larger number of seats
and, most importantly a FAR higher level of quality training at a much more
affordable price due to the desire of each of the vendors to create the best
possible training products. Gotta love the free market. :)

Cheers,
 
Jared Scrivener CCIE3 #16983 (R&S, Security, SP), CISSP
Sr. Technical Instructor - IPexpert, Inc.
Telephone: +1.810.326.1444
Fax: +1.810.454.0130
Mailto: jscrivener_at_ipexpert.com

-----Original Message-----
From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Joseph L. Brunner
Sent: Tuesday, 5 May 2009 4:27 PM
To: Brad Ellis; Modular; Cisco certification
Subject: RE: 4000 CCIEs in 18 months???

Nope... not even close guys...

Having two kids and $120,000 is not even your bills anymore after taxes...
if that doesn't motivate you to pass the CCIE nothing will...

I have lots of friends and ex-coworkers in that boat...

I think you pretty much need a CCIE to make a living in most places these
days and the number of people studying/taking/passing directly reflects
that...

Like 5 years ago I would ask people so are you going to get your CCIE, they
would say stuff like "my wife wont let me retreat from the family all
weekend", etc.
Now it's, Oh I passed R/S, I'm actually working on Voice :)

-Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Brad
Ellis
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 7:28 PM
To: Modular; Cisco certification
Subject: RE: 4000 CCIEs in 18 months???

Oh boy...here we go...

So, first off, the lab is one day, vs. 2-days. But the biggest change is
the number of seats available. Probably 2 to 3 times that "back in the
day" if not more. I'd say that the biggest impact.

thanks,
Brad Ellis
CCIE#5796 (R&S / Security)
CCSI# 30482
CEO / President
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-----Original Message-----
From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Modular
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 4:22 PM
To: Cisco certification
Subject: 4000 CCIEs in 18 months???

ALL,

I have a friend who passed his lab, (security), in November of 2007. His
number is 19511. I passed last week and my number is 24266. So, in 18
months
4700+ people got their number. This seems crazy when you consider that
between 1993 and the end of 2007 there were 18500+ CCIEs. What do you
guys
attribute this increase to? Dynamips?? Is it that theres wasnt an
Ipexpert
or Internetwork Expert around back in the day? Is the lab easier than
it
use to be?

Bryan

Bryan Rakestraw
CCIE# 24266 (R&S)

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Received on Tue May 05 2009 - 17:16:20 ART