Re: CCIE lab fee raised!

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_at_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_at_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_at_ccbootcamp.com> wrote:

>

> From: Brad Ellis <brad_at_ccbootcamp.com>

> Subject: RE: CCIE lab fee raised!

> To: "Daniel Dib" <daniel.dib_at_reaper.nu>, "Michael Kiefer"

> <mjkiefer_at_gmail.com>

> Cc: "Jay McMickle" <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>, "Group Study"

> <ccielab_at_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)

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: Daniel Dib [mailto:daniel.dib_at_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_at_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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