Re: Value of CCDE

I second that... was at a crossroad ealier this year on what was going to be
my next step and I chose a second IE rather than the DE...

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 5:33 PM, A.gs <amran.gs_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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