Re: OT: CCDE - how to study and chances to pass it

From: Scott Morris <swm_at_emanon.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:34:20 -0400

 Changed positions? So he's facing left now? ;)

Scott Morris, CCIEx4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713,

CCDE #2009::D, CCNP-Voice, JNCIE-SP #153, JNCIE-ER #102, CISSP, et al.

CCSI #21903, JNCI-SP, JNCI-ER

swm_at_emanon.com

Knowledge is power.

Power corrupts.

Study hard and be Eeeeviiiil......

On 8/25/11 10:29 AM, David Prall wrote:

  Alvaro Retana and Khalid Raza both left earlier in the year.
  
  John Cavanaugh had just changed positions, perhaps it wasn't the correct
  decision.
  
  Russ White is still at Cisco, was on a call with him a couple of days ago.
  
  David
  
  -- http://dcp.dcptech.com

    -----Original Message-----
    From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [ mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com ] On Behalf Of
    Abraham, Tharak
    Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 10:15 PM
    To: Antonio Soares
    Cc: Ronnie Angello; Scott Morris; ccielab_at_groupstudy.com Subject: Re: OT: CCDE - how to study and chances to pass it
    
    Alvaro Retana, Khalid Raza, John Cavanaugh were all CCArs with Cisco.
    First two are confirmed to be with HP ;)
    
    Best Regards,
    Tharak Abraham Luke

    On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 7:58 PM, Antonio Soares <amsoares_at_netcabo.pt> wrote:

      I'm curious, who are those that left Cisco ?
      
      Regards,
      
      Antonio Soares, CCIE #18473 (R&S/SP) amsoares@netcabo.pt http://www.ccie18473.net
      
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    Of

      Ronnie Angello
      Sent: quarta-feira, 10 de Agosto de 2011 13:49
      To: Scott Morris
      Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com Subject: Re: OT: CCDE - how to study and chances to pass it
      
      Scott,
      
      Is the October delivery of the exam going to be the revised version,

    or can

      you even share that info? The cl10 Techtorial hinted at some

    changes, like

      the reduction of the number of work models (scenarios) from 6 to 4,

    among

      other things. I also recall Russ mentioning that some technologies

    (IS-IS,

      IPv6?) were being removed as well... Since then I have heard

    conflicting

      information from the CCDE team, and it has been over a year, so I'm

    not

      sure
      what to expect.
      
      I would prefer to wait until the exam is updated to try again (4th

    time

      /sigh), so any insight would be much appreciated. Of course with

    much of

      the original team now having left Cisco, and little being known about

    how

      the cert will be made more valuable in the industry, it raises a lot

    of

      questions about the future of the CCDE. I'm kind of on the fence

    about

      continuing to pursue it at this point, but I do have hope now that

    there is

      a new team, fresh content, etc...
      
      Thanks,
      Ronnie
      On Aug 10, 2011 8:23 AM, "Scott Morris" <swm_at_emanon.com> wrote:

        I would not recommend reading 50 books. You'll be bored out of your
        mind. Pick some. Probably doesn't matter which ones. But go through
        them, particularly ones with case studies and read them for the

    "why"

        part about what was chosen.
        
        It's ok to argue with the books (don't expect much response

    though).

        The idea is to question until you can come to an understanding

    based

        upon what criteria was laid out to you why they picked the path

    they did.

        That's the whole thing about the CCDE lab. In network design, there

    are

        many plausible answers. However, there are better answers based on
        business criteria or financial/political ones. And that's what you

    have

        to sift through.
        
        The hard part both for the exam and for recommending reading

    anything is

        that this is geared towards (and says on the description pages)

    people

        with 8-10 years experience. You really can't substitute experience.
        You can get lucky sometimes, but statistically it's not easy to do

    for

        the whole exam.
        
        But reading for the "why" rather than reading for learning a

    technology

        is something that takes more time and a bit of practice.
        
        Is the CCIE SP a path for the CCDE? Not really, although it exposes

    you

        to more technologies that you can start thinking about in a design
        environment. And once you know HOW they work, then it's part way to
        figuring out WHY to use or not use a particular set.
        
        We had some long debates about what topics to put in or keep in the

    CCDE

        when revising it. And there will still be a mix that touches

    service

        provider as well as enterprise and commercial/small business. So

    know

        the technologies (how) and concentrate your reading on the when to

    use

        them (why).
        
        HTH,

        *Scott Morris*, CCIE/x4/ (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider)

    #4713,

        CCDE #2009::D, JNCIE-M #153, JNCIE-ER #102, CISSP, et al.
        
        CCSI #21903, JNCI-M, JNCI-ER
        swm_at_emanon.com
        
        Knowledge is power.
        
        Power corrupts.
        
        Study hard and be Eeeeviiiil......

        On 8/10/11 2:33 AM, Roger Pfdffli wrote:

          Hi Travis (and all the rest),
          
          I agree but all the information regarding the SPv3 has been very

    very

          helpful (and since I've also mentioned the SPv3 in my initial

    post, I'm

          happy about the replies).
          
          Now we know officially that at least INE will "fully" support the

    new

      SPv3

          including rack rentals, workbooks, classes covering also IOS-XR.

    I'm

          waiting since 1.5 year to hear such a thing and I've already lost

    the

      hope

          that someone will ever support it, since (as mentioned earlier)

    just a

      few

          weeks/months ago all vendors told that they will not support SPv3

    at

      all.

          So cool, the game is open again :-)
          
          But now, regarding the CCDE (which I've asked for), I do agree

    with you.

          The link from Brian pointing to the very helpful and interesting

    Blog

      from

          Petr, including all the reading stuff, does not fully answer my

      question.

          I would also be very interested to hear from people who have

    attended

      (and

          maybe also passed) the CCDE lab, how they have prepared. I think

    (hope)

          that there is more strategy than just reading 50 books and bring

    lots of

          experience. So please all CCDE's out there, let us know your

    ideas!!

          Personally I'm still not 100% sure which path to take, CCDE or

    SPv3, and

          which one is "better" for the future because I somewhat have to

    agree

      with

          the things Narbik said. There is not a very high demand after SPv3

    and

          maybe it is more helpful to have "another" cert like CCDE instead

    of

          multiple IE's (and I mean this from a technological and financial

    point

      of

          view).
          
          regards
          
          Roger #23543

          On 10.08.11 08:13, "Travis Niedens" <niedentj_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

            This initially asked about the CCDE. I really have not seen any

    good

      help

            for this other than "read all 17 Cisco books and memorize them".

    Can

            someone
            comment on how to actually pass the CCDE? I passed the written

    and want

      to

            take a shot at the lab the next time it is available.
            
            Travis

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