Re: frog is quad ccie now - wtf?

i worked with a customer who was thrilled with a presentation of ACI and
trying to automate his datacenter. He has deployed a couple of nexus boxes.
After a week of that presentation called me up again and asked me "hey mate
when are you going to come down and design / deploy that OSPF configuration
on those routers / switches we were talking about" :D

ACI / DevOps / opendaylight looks all good. Then ppl talk about hey learn
programing to make ur life easier, learn python ... well DUH!! i had bein
in networking for more than 10 years, on a daily basis i use scripting
(perl / bash) to make my life easier. A little bit of scripting in
networking is not a new thing, some ppl just love to create fancy acronyms
and wants to add more to the marketing table ..

On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 2:42 PM, Joe Astorino <joeastorino1982_at_gmail.com>
wrote:

> Congratulations, Frog! Best wishes in whatever it is you decide you want
> to do man.
>
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 11:16 PM, Chris Rae <chris.rae07_at_me.com> wrote:
>
> > Great analogy
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > > On 20 Apr 2015, at 11:30 pm, Hubert Hinsley <hubert.hinsley_at_gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello Andrew,
> > >
> > > Please excuse my ignorance because I do not know who Wayne Gretsky is!
> :(
> > >
> > > To use a hockey, or sporting, analogy...I would suggest that as long as
> > you
> > > are also a very good hockey player (read 'network engineer') then it
> does
> > > not matter where the puck is, has been, or is going to be...
> > > It doesn't even matter which position you might play in does it?
> Players
> > > often change position over the course of their careers don't they?
> > > What I mean to say is that as long as you invest in yourself and have
> > good
> > > skills, I am sure you will be fine and have a fantastic career in this
> > very
> > > interesting IT/Network world.
> > >
> > > With regards to where you want to go, I would suggest you should go
> with
> > > what interests you, purely based on the fact that if it interests
> > you..you
> > > will probably find it much easier to learn?
> > >
> > > Like yourself, I have very little interest in Voice.
> > > I am interested in other technologies (RS and SP), and I am sure there
> is
> > > still enough scope in there to keep me busy for very many years,
> without
> > > having to worry myself silly (right now!) about SDN, DevOps, Scripting,
> > > Programming....or whatever the latest fashion happens to be...! ;0)
> > > I'm sure that I will probably have to learn these skills at some point
> > but
> > > I would not consider them to be my 'core' skills as a network engineer.
> > > Those 'core' skills would have to be the protocols and the
> > technologies...
> > >
> > > Consider this....If somebody makes a 'mother' of a mistake whilst
> > > configuring an Enterprise/SP network with the fancy new SDN tool of the
> > > day, is knowing SDN/DevOps/Scripting going to help you save your job?
> > > Or is it going to be whether you are able to pick your way through
> OSPF,
> > > BGP, MPLS..etc..etc...and solve that critical network problem that you
> -
> > > or, possibly your over-enthusiastic colleague - just created? ;0)
> > >
> > > At the end of the day this is about 'paying-the-rent' and
> > > 'putting-food-on-the-table' isn't it?
> > > As well as spending hours, weeks, months, years studying and taking
> exams
> > > of course, but that's the fun bit... ;0)
> > >
> > > I am sure that we all have our preferences but I'm guessing that the
> > > primary reason we do this is to be employed in a good role, in a good
> > > company, doing some interesting 'stuff' most of the time?
> > >
> > > For all of the effort and pain that we go through to reach our desired
> > > level of expertise, whatever that might be, I much prefer that
> particular
> > > option to the alternative "do you want fries with that?".... ;0)
> > >
> > > Therefore, work hard, be patient, be good at what you do, and the
> results
> > > and opportunities will appear and come your way for sure.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Best Regards, Hubert.
> > >
> > > On 20 April 2015 at 15:46, Andrew Podosenin <
> andrew.podosenin_at_gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hubert,
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Thanks for the explanation. I remember the saying by hockey player
> Wane
> > >> Gretzky: b I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has
> > >> been.b So, I am trying to better understand where the puck is going
> in
> > >> networking world. Originally I thought it would be PfR, now I think it
> > is
> > >> the SDN. My friends have successfully identified the explosion of VoIP
> > and
> > >> multicast for high-frequency trading. Both are quite happy now. I am
> not
> > >> sure whatb s the next big one.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> As to the personal competencies, I have 5-6 years of networking
> > >> experience, CC[N,S,D,I]P, extensive Check Point and ISS, some Sonic
> Wall
> > >> and Netscreen. Have interest in SP stuff, hate voice, do not care for
> > >> storage or design, do not mind wireless and security. Went to the
> > Triangle
> > >> several times. Last summer aced the troubleshooting but failed the
> build
> > >> (~60%). Have some formal education (PhD in comp chem. and MS in CS).
> > >>
> > >> Trying to better understand what should be added to my skill set. Most
> > >> importantly b I do not see where the puck is now going. If you have
> any
> > >> ideas on the subject b please share.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Regards,
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Andrew
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 9:08 AM, Hubert Hinsley <
> > hubert.hinsley_at_gmail.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Hello Andrew,
> > >>> From what I see hear in the UK, as well as good all round Cisco R&S
> > >>> skills, a network engineer will certainly need to have knowledge of
> > Nexus
> > >>> and Juniper.
> > >>> This is for what I would call layer-2/layer-3 "connectivity" skills
> and
> > >>> experience.
> > >>> Alternatively, for those roles with a security focus,
> > ASA/CheckPoint/Palo
> > >>> Alto/Fortinet/Juniper is in demand.
> > >>> For those roles with a load-balancing focus then you should look at
> F5,
> > >>> NetScaler and ACE.
> > >>> For those roles with an SP focus, then definitely IOS-XR, Juniper
> > Junos,
> > >>> and Alcatel exposure too.
> > >>> You will quite likely be asked to have a mix of all of the above,
> with
> > >>> maybe some skills being more important than the others depending on
> the
> > >>> specific role and situation.
> > >>> But I guess you cannot do the 'high-end' stuff unless you have a good
> > >>> understanding of the basics.
> > >>> So I would start from a Cisco R&S foundation, which I would consider
> to
> > >>> be pretty essential, and build from there, depending on what
> interests
> > > you.
> > >>> Obviously, your mileage may vary, depending on where you are. Hope
> this
> > >>> helps.
> > >>> Best Regards, Hubert.
> > >>>
> > >>>> On 20 April 2015 at 13:33, Mark <infosecaz_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> if you have solid and genuine experience it s a worthwhile than crap
> > ccie
> > >>>> 's , in the market for the last 10 years ccie lab exams are sold
> out
> > >>>> openly in the market , cisco is also aware about it they are
> playing
> > all
> > >>>> dirty tricks to change the labs frequently and again sold in market
> > big
> > >>>> money making business
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Andrew Podosenin <
> > >>>> andrew.podosenin_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Dear Experts,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> So, if you were to start your career today, what skills would you
> > >>>> sharpen
> > >>>>> besides passing CCIE R&S lab? Things that come to my mind are:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Hands-on PfR, hands-on SDN, design to CCDP level, some IOS-XR, some
> > >>>> NX-OS,
> > >>>>> deeper knowledge of EEM, one scripting language (Perl or Python),
> > >>>> TRILL or
> > >>>>> equivalent.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Did I miss much?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Andrew
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> P.S. I fully understand that extensive industry experience is
> > >>>> required, I
> > >>>>> am
> > >>>>> asking about the areas of concentration.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>>>> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On
> Behalf
> > >>>> Of
> > >>>>> gaston brait
> > >>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 5:53 PM
> > >>>>> To: Narbik Kocharians
> > >>>>> Cc: Naveen; Radioactive Frog; Chris Rae; Cisco certification
> > >>>>> Subject: Re: frog is quad ccie now - wtf?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> The programmability is only one side of what aci is trying to do.
> > >>>>> It is also a change on how we design networks, and most of our core
> > >>>>> networking skills will remain relevant ( ACI is an IS-IS underlay
> > >>>> fabric
> > >>>>> with vxlan as the overlay) MP-BGP is user to inject external
> routes.
> > >>>> All
> > >>>>> the
> > >>>>> programming you will do to enable the contracts so the epg can talk
> > to
> > >>>> each
> > >>>>> other, will still be based on networking principles.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> I do see programming making it's way into part of the skillset that
> > >>>> will be
> > >>>>> needed, but no the core.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Sent from my iPhone
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>>> On Apr 19, 2015, at 5:33 PM, Narbik Kocharians
> > >>>>>> <narbik_at_micronicstraining.com> wrote:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Do you know that there is a shortage of CCIEs in the world?
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Yes, I agree eventually things will evolve, but ACI will not take
> > >>>> over
> > >>>>>> such that your knowledge of R&S, Security, SP, Wireless, Storage
> and
> > >>>>>> etc etc will become obsolete. ACI will be another topic another
> > >>>>>> technology, another way of doing things. ACI is not for every
> > >>>> company.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> From time to time I work for Cisco, IBM, TTI, and train students
> > from
> > >>>>>> Accenture, WWF and many more and I talk to them about their new
> > >>>>>> project, and I don't think that I am clueless.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 1:01 PM, Naveen <navin.ms_at_gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Narbik - You misunderstood. My ccie was definitely useful until
> > now,
> > >>>>>>> but don't think it will be valued the same going forward..
> Neither
> > >>>>>>> Programming nor Networking is rocket science. Both needs good
> > amount
> > >>>>>>> of dedication to be productive. Whether a programmer needs to be
> > >>>>>>> taught Networking or vice-versa is certainly a different topic
> and
> > >>>>>>> needs due discussion in another thread. I'll let folks decide and
> > >>>> choose
> > >>>>> for themselves.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Naveen.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> PS: For disclosure sake, I've done Programming, Networking and
> > >>>> worked
> > >>>>>>> for Cisco, Ericsson. Looking at present and whats coming in near
> > >>>>>>> future, I know what am talking about.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Narbik Kocharians <
> > >>>>>>> narbik_at_micronicstraining.com> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> So your knowledge of CCIE in any track is useless? Try to teach
> a
> > >>>>>>>> programmer networking.
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Naveen <navin.ms_at_gmail.com>
> > >>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Please allow me to say something here. Don't bet on CCIE alone.
> > >>>>>>> Networking
> > >>>>>>>>> Landscape has changed. The market is asking for more DevOps
> style
> > >>>>>>>>> work than traditional LAN/WAN admin style jobs.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Skills such as Python and REST APIs to control
> routers/switched,
> > >>>>>>>>> Application based Networking using Open Stack, Open Daylight ,
> > >>>>>>>>> OpenFlow are starting to gain importance. These new
> technologies
> > >>>>>>>>> are designed for networks to be automatable and reconfigurable
> in
> > >>>>>>>>> real time, which should eventually render traditional CCIEs
> less
> > >>>>>>>>> useful. Depending on how much
> > >>>>>>> of
> > >>>>>>>>> one's active career left, it's time to consider this change.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> You might argue our protocols might not change, but that might
> be
> > >>>>>>>>> true
> > >>>>>>> in
> > >>>>>>>>> the near term (2-3 years). Just look around and see what Open
> > >>>>>>>>> Networking standards and protocols have done in the last 2-3
> > years
> > >>>>>>>>> for Data
> > >>>>>>> centers,
> > >>>>>>>>> Enterprises, and Service Providers. Its time our CCIE training
> > >>>>>>>>> partners re-brand themselves to this new wave.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Naveen.
> > >>>>>>>>> CCIE25432.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> On Sunday, April 19, 2015, Narbik Kocharians <
> > >>>>>>>>> narbik_at_micronicstraining.com>
> > >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> Congratulations mate. Well done.
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 4:41 AM, Radioactive Frog <
> > >>>>>>> pbhatkoti_at_gmail.com
> > >>>>>>>>>> <javascript:;>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Hi Chris,
> > >>>>>>>>>>> I know where you are coming from. Most CCIE (not everyone)
> > would
> > >>>>>>>>> design,
> > >>>>>>>>>>> production environment in the lab way!
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> I have seen them in real action where those lab engineer
> never
> > >>>>>>>>>>> seen
> > >>>>>>> a
> > >>>>>>>>>> real
> > >>>>>>>>>>> gear and don't know what really the RJ45 console vs DB9 pin
> > >>>> looks
> > >>>>>>>>> like.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> In my last role a newly minted out uni double CCIE asked me
> > what
> > >>>>>>>>>>> is
> > >>>>>>>>> ATM.
> > >>>>>>>>>> He
> > >>>>>>>>>>> said "i know" but i wanted to confirm. I said what do u know
> > >>>> then
> > >>>>>>>>>>> he
> > >>>>>>>>>> said -
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Is it ATM machine where we withdraw money and that ATM
> > connected
> > >>>>>>>>>>> to ethernet interface. He was fresh from university with
> 2XCCIE
> > >>>>>>>>> (RS/SEC). I
> > >>>>>>>>>>> was like.... wtf. I jokingly said "yes' ATM is the WALL where
> > >>>> you
> > >>>>>>>>>>> go
> > >>>>>>>>> pull
> > >>>>>>>>>>> money (but only $100 dollars notes).
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Shocking!
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 7:53 PM, Chris Rae <
> > chris.rae07_at_me.com
> > >>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Quad CCIE is an awesome effort.....as long as you dont
> design
> > >>>>>>>>>> production
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> environments like the Lab then we are all fine! b :o8
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Chris
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 18 Apr 2015, at 4:32 pm, Radioactive Frog <
> > >>>>>>> pbhatkoti_at_gmail.com
> > >>>>>>>>>> <javascript:;>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Gents,
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Finally, some good news...
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> My target is to stop studying by 2017. No more study
> > >>>> afterward.
> > >>>> http://bhatkoti.com/2015/04/16/another-quad-ccie-in-downunder/
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Are 4xCCIE good enough? What are your thoughts?
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> -frog
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
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