RE: Lab Dates

You mean you can't read between the lines. Anyone on this should be a cryptologist by now with all these Darby posts. Congrats, you have now passed one of the 10 domains to becoming a CISSP.

-ryan

-----Original Message-----
From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Gobind Singh Gill
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 7:23 AM
To: Darby Weaver
Cc: Dark Fiber; Anthony Faria; Ronald Johns; CCIE Groupstudy
Subject: Re: Lab Dates

Darby - So you are going to sit for the lab soon?

--Gobind

On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Darby Weaver<ccie.weaver_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually,
>
> I think the lab is going to get a measure easier in my opinion and probably
> not harder, per se.
>
> Why:
>
> 1. OEQ - Some same vaguely worded and some say impossible, still others
> (those who pass usually) say they are pretty much easy.
>
> 2. Troubleshooting - 10-12 Tickets in 2 hours. That's about 120 minutes.
> I'm thinking that the caliber of questions will resemble the level of
> complexity of the former 2 day labs. With that said, I think they will
> serve as the new "disciminator" while at the same time they will be doable
> by the well-qualified candidate.
>
> 3. The remaining 54 points will be higher and more complex lab tasks with
> the basic tasks (ip addressing, vlan assignments, and basic connectivity)
> already completed for the candidate.
>
> The last time I checked Cisco wants a balance:
>
> 1. They want CCIE's - as many as possible.
>
> 2. However, they want quality Network Engineers who can deliver quality
> results for client networks.
>
> With all that said...
>
> The lab will be easier with regard to some 46 points of the lab. However,
> the other 54 points will probably not be earned cheaply given the 5.5
> remaining hours allowed to complete the lab.
>
> Things will be very interesting.
>
> Fortunately for me, I get a chance next week to form my own opinions.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Dark Fiber <darkfiber08_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> LOL Darby at it again. You mean Cisco is going to make the lab super
>> hard just so everyone fails it to even out pass rates LOL?
>> On Friday, July 31, 2009, Darby Weaver <ccie.weaver_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I think the value drops after a very nice day in early August.
>> >
>> > Seems that CCIE v3.0 has yet a final chapter to be written before its
>> > usefulness to CCIE v4.0 is exhausted.
>> >
>> > Anyway...
>> >
>> > I expect that CCIE 4.0 is to be preferred for well-qualified candidates.
>> >
>> > Wait and see. In the next week or two things get interesting.
>> >
>> > I think the term "statistic" comes to mind.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Anthony Faria <tfaria72_at_gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> LMAO capitalism at its best!!
>> >>
>> >> Tony
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Ronald Johns <rj686b_at_att.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I've got an Oct 2nd date... How much do you think that's worth? I'm
>> >> > pretty dead set on taking it, but everything has a price.. ;-)
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> > Ron
>> >> >
>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf
>> Of
>> >> > Joe Astorino
>> >> > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 5:06 PM
>> >> > To: Emil Patel; CCIE Groupstudy
>> >> > Subject: Re: Lab Dates
>> >> >
>> >> > Sorry to say you are probably too late. All the v3 dates are taken I
>> >> > think. If you have to take v4 migjht as well embrace it : )
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > ------Original Message------
>> >> > From: Emil Patel
>> >> > Sender: nobody_at_groupstudy.com
>> >> > To: CCIE Groupstudy
>> >> > ReplyTo: Emil Patel
>> >> > Subject: Lab Dates
>> >> > Sent: Jul 30, 2009 5:53 PM
>> >> >
>> >> > I tried scheduling lab today and found out no dates are available for
>> >> > version
>> >> > 3.0 labs. There are lots of open slots for version 4 labs, but do not
>> >> > want to
>> >> > be the first one to bomb the new lab. Does anyone know what is going
>> on
>> >> > with
>> >> > the scheduling?
>> >> > I would also like to know if anyone is planning to cancel lab prior to
>> >> > 18th
>> >> > Oct. I am desperate to take version 3.0 before they change the
>> material
>> >> > for
>> >> > the lab..
>> >> >
>> >> > Emil
>> >> >
>> >> >
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>> >> > Regards,
>> >> >
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