Re: CCIE R&S Decline

I can tell you that I've been studying for the IE for quite some time now. I
started in 2008. I played around for a few years and got serious in the last
18 months.

It seems like rack rentals were a pain to get when I first started studying.
Now I can get them anytime with little to no notice.

Vendors are damn near giving stuff away. It wasn't that way in 2008.

The recession has taken a huge toll on the economy.

Cisco isn't going off a cliff. They are a big company and they just aren't
as nimble as some of the competition.

The one thing I can't figure out about Mr. Reese is if he hates Cisco so
much, why sell their gear!

Oh yeah..... It's probably 90% of his business.

On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 3:20 AM, Farrukh Haroon <farrukhharoon_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear All
>
> I came across this interesting link, I was wondering how or why the CCIE
> RnS count could go down by almost 1k in less than a year? The actual figure
> might be even higher than 2k (if you look at the nice math at the end of
> that link <wink> )
>
> Was the recession so tough that people could not afford for the written
> exam
> fees and few hours of study to renew their cert?
>
> http://bradreese.com/blog/5-24-2011.htm
>
> Regards
>
> Farrukh
>
> P.S. I have confirmed those stats myself from one CCIE Live/Networkers
> presentation (have a live pass)
>
>
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