Re: Value of CCDE

CCDE has not yet the market awareness, but Cisco is going to invest in
it. It will not be a mandatory requirement for channel partners in the
near future, because very few CCDE's are available (only 7 non-Cisco
employee and 15 in total) and it is hard to get it. Cisco does not
want to put more requirements on partners, that's it, but it could be
a differentiating requirement in RFP's.

The CCDE does not ask you how, it asks you why, so the context and
background knowledge is critical. You must be able to analyze lots of
information, extract the essential and make good decisions. So it's a
totally different skill set, but experenced designers already have it
anyway. Only knowledge can be polished.

Personally, I don't have the mood to prepare for another CCIE. It also
does not bring me an additional benefit to have the third (ok, it's
not like having one). The CCDE just fits my current profile and I am
doing it for personal development. Marketability comes second, but in
the long run only (because people has to know what's all about, in the
first place).

HTH,
Mihai Dumitru
CCIE #16616 (SP, R&S)
On Wednesday, July 1, 2009, A.gs <amran.gs_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> if one already has a CCIE, would it be better to go for another CCIE or the
> CCDE. This is in terms of marketability.
>
> If the CCDE becomes a requirement for some partners (rumours at the moment),
> then Id think the CCDE (along with CCIE, rather tha 2 x CCIEs) would be a
> better choice.
>
> 2 x CCIEs is great (actually one is great so 2+ must be awesome :-) but not
> of any real (added) benefit to a company.
>
> Thanks
>
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