RE: OT:Cisco becoming Microsoft ?

So the millions of Cisco Press sales, 360 program, training services, partner
requirements, testing center fees, explosion of certs etc etc etc are just a
service they provide to be philanthropic, I never saw it that way thanks
thanks Joe.

--- On Sat, 12/5/09, Joseph L. Brunner <joe_at_affirmedsystems.com> wrote:

From: Joseph L. Brunner <joe_at_affirmedsystems.com>
Subject: RE: OT:Cisco becoming Microsoft ?
To: "John Pelletier" <john.pelletier_at_altima-group.com>,
"ccielab_at_groupstudy.com" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009, 8:31 AM

Cisco probably made more money this week in swing trading their own options
than in the History of the Certification programs combined...

A 150+ Billion dollar company makes money on financial engineering- not on the
schmuck's back who slaps down his Capital One visa card and charges 1400 for a
test

Nice try...

LOL

-----Original Message-----
From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of John
Pelletier
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 7:44 AM
To: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
Subject: OT:Cisco becoming Microsoft ?

All, I know this is off topic hence the OT in the subject line. A couple of
observations to consider, agree/disagree/disregard as you wish.

Seems to me with the explosion of certifications coming out of Cisco it is
becoming the new Microsoft of the networking world only really concerned with
how much money it can generate from issuing and requiring the maintenacne of
a
laundry list of certifications. Many of which now clearly overalp ie
CCNP/CCSP
with extensive IPSec VPN, CCIE R&S and SP with MPLS, and Security with VPN
and
MPLS VPN etc. Would they be better off with one cert to cover the 3 for
instance? And yes I know each goes much deeper into other areas as well.

Also, IF cisco was soooo concerned with the RS V4 being more "real world" why
not require anyone with an earlier than V3 lab to retake the lab at V4 that
is reasonable to make sure they are up to speed if that were the real intent?
If they were interested in keeping the numbers down why not do that vs
issuing
a V4 that seems to be over the top? Seems to me that much of this is money
driven then they would ever care to admit to. Well back to MPLS for
today's exciting topic.

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Received on Sat Dec 05 2009 - 06:38:42 ART