Re: CCDE Boot Camp

Couldn't agree more... No one has enough Internets either!

Thanks,
Ronnie

On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 7:17 PM, Brian McGahan <bmcgahan_at_ine.com> wrote:
> This is not a shot at anyone or any vendor personally, but I
> honestly wouldn't trust anyone that was offering a CCDE practical
> bootcamp. I took the practical the first time around in beta format,
> and also personally spoke with a bunch of the engineers that took it
> again a few weeks ago here in Chicago.
>
> Based on the structure of the exam, there's simply no way that you
> could create a training class to prepare someone for it. I'm sure those
> of you who actually took the exam would agree. You *could* potentially
> offer a class that is generically design focused, but I guarantee
> anything less than probably four weeks of class would be insufficient.
> The topic scope and depth is simply too large to prepare for it in a
> bootcamp style format.
>
> If you are serious about preparing for this exam, the best thing you
> can do for yourself is read through all the relevant Cisco Validated
> Design documents (previously SRNDs), and basically every single text you
> can find on Ethernet, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, L2VPN, L3VPN, and High
> Availability designs.
>
> Good luck in your pursuit,
>
> Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593 (R&S/SP/Security)
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> Marko Milivojevic wrote:
>> On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 22:04, Iwan Hoogendoorn <iwan_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:
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>>> Don't forget this is also a perquisite for the new Cisco Certified
>>> Architect track
>>>
>>
>> For which there is even less demand. Then again, Architect thing makes
>> a lot of sense! That's the proper way to test design skills. CCDE is
>> simply nonsense* and I'm of the opinion that it will die quiet death.
>>
>>
>> * I'm sure I will eat these words in 3-5 years; or when I least expect it ;-)
>>
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