RE: Anyone Going for v4 lab in october?

>Virtualization. This is surely making the pursue discouraging.

Most people that are scared wouldn't know it from their azz. If you don't
understand the benefit, you probably aren't in the right field.

>I have been studying for the lab since I passed my written in May this year
and found
>after reading many forums this Saturday in-between labs that the CCIE will
>eventually become a commodity.

Just think, almost every group of candidates since the beginning of the
program has complained about the same. There's always a group that has no
clue what's going on or has some great bs story.

>This new style might just be making those postings true.

Which ones?

>I guess its time to really re-evaluate why certify amidst all the
sacrifices
>that goes with it.

I would probably take a few steps back and re-evaluate your existing
situation. Since you already know it all, I would probably just fire Steve
Jobs or John Chambers and start running the world.

>I was recently in a Cisco security class and the instructor made a
statement
>"It's not worth the time and expenses going for the CCIE" (this is a CCIE
>proctor that grades the exams).

Awww how cute. I'm guessing he wasn't around when it was $15k+ just to get
into a decent lab to study with.
  
>I didn't take it to heart though because the class it self was mostly GUI
and he was also saying this is the way
>things will eventually be too.

Yes, Microsoft, Linux and Cisco will merge to turn the whole world into a
GUI.

>Being a CLI engineer I was super bored but still sat through anyways.

Heh...what CLIs have you written?

>Is it worth pursuing the CCIE any more except for person conviction?

Nope. I would stop where you are at and enjoy your new CEO position.

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Received on Mon Oct 19 2009 - 22:36:34 ART