Re: CCIE lab fee raised!

Thanks, John. Unfortunately I will be relying on luck more than I had hoped
....

On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 1:47 PM, John Pelletier <
john.pelletier_at_altima-group.com> wrote:

> My comment was in regards to the labs via Pearson Vue and the very real
> likelihood they will be compromised and available for sale in under 6
> months. Good luck on your test
>
>
> --- On *Tue, 8/2/11, marc edwards <renorider_at_gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: marc edwards <renorider_at_gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: CCIE lab fee raised!
> To: "Shane K" <shanekgs_at_gmail.com>
> Cc: "John Pelletier" <john.pelletier_at_altima-group.com>, "Jay McMickle" <
> jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>, "Brad Ellis" <brad_at_ccbootcamp.com>, "Group Study"
> <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>, "Michael Kiefer" <mjkiefer_at_gmail.com>, "Daniel
> Dib" <daniel.dib_at_reaper.nu>
> Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 4:44 PM
>
>
> Perception is reality. Speculation is speculation and a far truth from my
> perception... which is the only reality I know. I have a lab date booked for
> next Tuesday but never received any notification of the hike. I will be
> prepared with a fresh Ben Franklin if needed. Thanks for the information.
>
> Marc
>
> On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Shane K <shanekgs@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=shanekgs@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> I don't mind the price hike.
> I didn't like the approach though - I got a mail on August first saying
> that
> all exams processed after August first would be at the new price.
>
> That's life I guess!
> On Aug 2, 2011 9:08 PM, "John Pelletier" <john.pelletier@altima-group.com<http://mc/compose?to=john.pelletier@altima-group.com>
> >
> wrote:
> > Once it is done via Peason Vue will they be selling the actual labs to
> > testking etc as they do now? Can you imagine the lab will be as worthless
> > as an MCSE and countless other vendor certs.
> >
> > --- On Tue, 8/2/11, Brad Ellis <brad@ccbootcamp.com<http://mc/compose?to=brad@ccbootcamp.com>>
> wrote:
> >
> > From: Brad Ellis <brad@ccbootcamp.com<http://mc/compose?to=brad@ccbootcamp.com>
> >
> > Subject: RE: CCIE lab fee raised!
> > To: "Daniel Dib" <daniel.dib@reaper.nu<http://mc/compose?to=daniel.dib@reaper.nu>>,
> "Michael Kiefer"
> > <mjkiefer@gmail.com <http://mc/compose?to=mjkiefer@gmail.com>>
> > Cc: "Jay McMickle" <jay.mcmickle@yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=jay.mcmickle@yahoo.com>>,
> "Group Study"
> > <ccielab@groupstudy.com <http://mc/compose?to=ccielab@groupstudy.com>>
> > Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 1:16 PM
> >
> > I'd venture to guess that the general plan is to have the entire R&S run
> > on IOU...that is the direction Cisco is heading...it makes economies of
> > scale much easier and also enables Cisco to utilize the Pearson Vue
> > professional testing centers to deliver the CCIE Lab exam...yeah...it's
> > coming! :)
> >
> > thanks,
> > Brad Ellis
> > CCIE#5796 (R&S / Security)
> > CCSI# 30482
> > CEO / President
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Daniel Dib [mailto:daniel.dib@reaper.nu<http://mc/compose?to=daniel.dib@reaper.nu>
> ]
> > Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 10:25 PM
> > To: Brad Ellis; 'Michael Kiefer'
> > Cc: 'Jay McMickle'; 'Group Study'
> > Subject: RE: CCIE lab fee raised!
> >
> > On ti, aug 02, 2011 at 00:17:40, Brad Ellis wrote:
> >> Cc: Jay McMickle; Group Study
> >> Subject: RE: CCIE lab fee raised!
> >>
> >> Yeah...I heard some rumors that they've made some continued progress
> >> on catalyst switching software enhancements in IOU...i'd venture a
> >> guess that the IOU upgrade has something to do with this...
> >>
> >> thanks,
> >> Brad Ellis
> >> CCIE#5796 (R&S / Security)
> >> CCSI# 30482
> >> CEO / President
> >> CCBOOTCAMP
> >> Email: brad@ccbootcamp.com <http://mc/compose?to=brad@ccbootcamp.com>
> >> Toll Free: 877-654-2243
> >> International: +1-702-968-5100
> >> Skype: skype:ccbootcamp?call
> >> FAX: +1-702-446-8012
> >> Training And Remote Racks: http://www.ccbootcamp.com
> >>
> >
> > Are they implementing IOU for config section also? IOU doesn't seem to
> > do any hardware specific features like QoS so I don't see how they could
> > run it on the config section unless they just let you type the commands
> > like Packet Tracer and then give you an output without really doing
> > anything on the backend.
> >
> > For those of you that recently took the lab was the TS section working
> > OK?
> > Since it is running IOU.
> >
> > /Daniel
> >
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