RE: CCIP Certification current demand in the market

We are actually seeing an increase in the amount of folks who want CCIP
certification and CCIP topic type training. Although the recent
announcement of MPLS to the R&S lab exam might be helping that as well.
Typically in the past, we've seen CCVP and CCNP as the two "hot ones"
with CCSP trailing, and then CCIP lagging extremely far behind. Very
similar to the demand for CCIE SP versus the other tracks. CCIP is a
good stepping stone towards CCIE SP.

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-----Original Message-----
From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Gary Duncanson
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:30 PM
To: Dale Shaw
Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: CCIP Certification current demand in the market

Agree with that. I have noticed more contracts are looking for MPLS
skills
this side of the pond so if anyone is short on exposure the CCIP should
offer a good introduction.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Shaw" <dale.shaw_at_gmail.com>
To: "kevin dalby" <ieorbust_at_gmail.com>
Cc: "Radioactive Frog" <pbhatkoti_at_gmail.com>; "Akber Ali Mirza"
<akberali.cisco_at_gmail.com>; "CCIE Lab" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:39 AM
Subject: Re: CCIP Certification current demand in the market

>I don't disagree with what you're saying, but don't discount the value
> of the _learning process_ for CCIP.
>
> If you do it right, it's a good structured way to learn about a
> technology you're not familiar with. Get your hands on the courseware
> (PEC), pick up a couple of relevant books, and go for it. Having the
> exam there will give you some focus and force you through the content.
>
> You'll walk out of the exam grumbling about Cisco's vaguely worded
> questions but you'll be better for it. Having an extra CC*P certainly
> won't hurt.
>
> cheers,
> Dale
>
> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 10:17 AM, kevin dalby <ieorbust_at_gmail.com>
wrote:
>> That's my thought as well. Really CC*P's are a dime a dozen. I
didn't
>> even
>> get a raise when I got mine.
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:10 AM, Radioactive Frog
>> <pbhatkoti_at_gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> if you have the bandwidth - go for CCIE (*RS*). Don't waste your
time on
>>> doing CC*P.
>>> MPLS is covered in R&S these days!
>>>
>>> frog
>
>
> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
>
>
Received on Tue Jun 02 2009 - 16:21:21 ART