Re: CCIE Storage?

The CCIE's great but the goal has always been to do the work.

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Joseph L. Brunner
<joe_at_affirmedsystems.com>wrote:

> >The CCIE RS is great
>
> If its so great why don't you pass it already!!! JK ROFL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Darby Weaver
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 2:28 PM
> To: ALL From_NJ
> Cc: Tony Varriale; ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: CCIE Storage?
>
> Actually I've been wondering the same things myself.
>
> The CCIE RS is great but it seems that Cisco is now positioning itself for
> the DC 3.0 or is it 4.0 by now...
>
> Anyway there is not alot out on the street for this yet. I just saw a
> couple of partner classes DCNI or something like that hit the streets and I
> saw something of it earlier for Partners.
>
> Not near enough for it to be the creme de la creme...
>
> And with all the new virtualization...
>
> Where does that leave the traditional RS guy?
>
> Lots of changes but not much to help the people who are ultimately going to
> support the changes...
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 11:14 AM, ALL From_NJ <all.from.nj_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > For information on things not shared or known yet, we should ask Darby.
> He
> > seems to be in the know. Picking on ya Darby, cause I like you. lol ...
> >
> > Have a good one team!
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > OEQ: What color is an orange?
> > Cisco answer: it depends.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Tony Varriale <
> tvarriale_at_flamboyaninc.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Should be interesting. As you can see, just from the certs, that Cisco
> > is
> > > placing a lot of resources in the DC bucket. I hope Cisco is
> aggressive
> > > and
> > > develops an expert level test (or multiple). Maybe we'll see something
> > by
> > > next year's Live? :)
> > >
> > > tv
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf
> Of
> > > Ryan
> > > West
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 8:34 AM
> > > To: Marc La Porte
> > > Cc: Adam Elghafri; ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> > > Subject: RE: CCIE Storage?
> > >
> > > Marc,
> > >
> > > I'm speculating, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it very soon. With
> > the
> > > release of the all the specialization tracks in Data Center and their
> > > direct
> > > connection to the Storage Networking track, it only makes sense that
> they
> > > drop
> > > Storage Networking and wrap it up with Data Center.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/learning_career_certifications_and_lea
> > > r
> > > ning_paths_home.html
> > >
> > > Partner Central now has a Advanced Data Center Network Infrastructure
> and
> > > ADC
> > > Storage Networking specializations and the push in the advanced partner
> > > distinctions is a P level equivalency. Storage networking is listed in
> > > General Certifications with no distinctions except that of IE, I expect
> a
> > > push
> > > for those distinctions at both the P and IE level.
> > >
> > > I wish I had more juicy details than just that, DC stuff is a lot of
> fun
> > > for
> > > me right now and I'm riding that learning curve. With your Nexus post
> > last
> > > week, seems like you're in the same boat.
> > >
> > > @Anthony: I doubt testing on NX-OS is coming anytime soon, they have a
> > hard
> > > enough time virtualizing it during some training I was at and I highly
> > > doubt
> > > we'll see 5k's showing up in testing racks anytime soon. I can't
> imagine
> > > Cisco has even dug their way out of the R&D for the Nexus line yet, I
> > seem
> > > to
> > > remember an announcement a few months back about 100 units shipped,
> they
> > > aren't exactly flying off the production line yet :)
> > >
> > > -ryan
> > >
> > > From: Marc La Porte [mailto:marc.a.laporte_at_gmail.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 8:56 AM
> > > To: Ryan West
> > > Cc: Adam Elghafri; ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> > > Subject: Re: CCIE Storage?
> > >
> > > Ryan,
> > >
> > > Are you saying there will be a CCIE DC coming out? That would be great!
> > > Juicy details, please!
> > >
> > > Marc
> > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 14:29, Ryan West
> > > <rwest_at_zyedge.com<mailto:rwest_at_zyedge.com>> wrote:
> > > Adam,
> > >
> > > Being in your shoes, I wouldn't really know where to start either. I
> > think
> > > if
> > > I were going for storage, I would talk with Roman at IEMentor.
> > >
> > > I could be completely wrong about this part, but I think the CCIE
> Storage
> > > might be going away in favor of a CCIE Datacenter track. Or at least
> > > storage
> > > will be considered part of that track. There is a big push in DC right
> > now
> > > and it seems this track is most closely aligned.
> > >
> > > -ryan
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com<mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com>
> > > [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com<mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com>] On Behalf
> > Of
> > > Adam
> > > Elghafri
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 3:55 AM
> > > To: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com<mailto:ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
> > > Subject: OT: CCIE Storage?
> > >
> > > hi Group Study guys...
> > >
> > > long time no see :)
> > >
> > >
> > > ok.. am about to take a decision to go for CCIE storage networking... I
> > > didnt find that much of articles or blogs about storage....
> > >
> > > If you have piece of advice about the study/market/ please advise....
> > >
> > > PS i do have R&S
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot
> > >
> > > --
> > > Adam
> > > CCIE #22416
> > >
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