Re: OT: Re: The State of the CCIE Training Industry

Scott, can you confirm if BD is still with INE or not?

thanks

On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Hoogen <hoogen82_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Somehow I like reading Scott's mails than Darby's. Everything in it is
> concise.
> -Hoogen
>
> On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Scott Morris <smorris_at_ine.com> wrote:
>
> > Companies come and companies go. That is a way of business life no
> > matter what the economy is.
> >
> > Some people believe that the CCIE market is this huge untapped adventure
> > waiting to happen, but life doesn't work that way. But some folks can
> > certainly spend their time marketing and advancing the market however
> > they see fit, because as you noted, the "competent trainers who are
> > awesome and unique" will even benefit from other people's marketing.
> >
> > You have little faith in the industry and apparently in the people
> > running the businesses in it. While I may not work for Wayne any
> > longer, I still respect his business sense. Does he do things I don't
> > agree with? Sure. I'm sure that works both ways. :) But that has no
> > bearing on whether he will be successful or not. Likewise, no matter
> > what Brian Dennis is off doing rather than prattling on here isn't any
> > great cause of concern (unless it was something illegal!).
> >
> > Are Anthony and I going away because of it? Not that anyone told me
> > about. :) And even if that were the case, do you really think we'd
> > merely disappear?
> >
> > Narbik has joined the Cisco360 program. Do I fully understand the
> > reason why he did it? Nope. But at the same time, I assume that he is
> > a smart enough business man after all these years that it makes economic
> > sense for him. Is he going away? God, I hope not. Things will get
> > really boring without all the e-mails about who's attending which
> > bootcamp in the next few months! ;)
> >
> > But seriously, if things get so slow for him due to joining, I would
> > expect a future announcement saying that Narbik is out of the Cisco360
> > program! Post hoc ergo propter hoc.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Scott Morris*, CCIE/x4/ (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713,
> >
> > JNCIE-M #153, JNCIS-ER, CISSP, et al.
> >
> > JNCI-M, JNCI-ER
> >
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> >
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Darby Weaver wrote:
> > > Correct sorry should have tagged it.
> > >
> > > But if you think no longer having a generous supply of competent
> trainers
> > > who are awesome and unique is not relevant, I guess that is ok too.
> > >
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