Re: Value of CCDE

Until it becomes a partner requirement (and that means getting the numbers
up) I spose there is not going to be a great market demand. For me I wear an
engineers hat at the moment, so I am leaning to another ie (personal
development, enjoy the challenge etc as opposed to market demand), so I may
give the de a miss until (if) I change roles.

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 6:58 PM, <sheherezada_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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