Posted by Peter Kurdziel on September 30, 2009
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If you are still contemplating or looking to become CCIE certified we have included additional resources below to help you research the Cisco 360 Learning Program for CCIE R&S and the Cisco Lab Safe promotion.
- The Cisco 360 Learning Program is a comprehensive, six-month, blended learning program designed to accelerate competency and provide the skills needed to achieve CCIE R&S certification.
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Posted by Peter Kurdziel on September 23, 2009
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Posted by Peter Kurdziel on September 22, 2009
| Total of Worldwide CCIEs: |
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20003 (last updated 06/26/2009) |
| Total of Routing and Switching CCIEs: |
17247 |
| Total of Security CCIEs: |
2328 |
| Total of Service Provider CCIEs: |
1414 |
| Total of Storage Networking CCIEs: |
145 |
| Total of Voice CCIEs: |
1039 |
| Total of Wireless CCIEs: |
6 |
| Multiple Certifications: |
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| Many CCIEs have gone on to pass the certification exams in additional tracks, becoming a “multiple CCIE.” Below are selected statistics on CCIEs who are certified in more than one track. |
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Total with multiple certifications worldwide:
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2155 |
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Total of Routing and Switching and Security CCIEs:
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760 |
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Total of Routing and Switching and Service Provider CCIEs:
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584 |
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Total of Routing and Switching and Storage Networking CCIEs:
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35 |
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Total of Routing and Switching and Voice CCIEs:
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277 |
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Posted by Peter Kurdziel on September 22, 2009
http://www.gns3-labs.com/2009/01/23/mpls-vpn-and-traffic-engineering/
http://www.gns3-labs.com/?p=65
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Posted by Peter Kurdziel on September 16, 2009
I would like to first and foremost thank God for this amazing gift. Praise God. Jesus is always with you. I like to think about the poem “footprints in the sand” when times are tough and when times are good.
I would like to thank Narbik, Bruce and Val, INE, IPE , Paul Borghese, Joe Astorino, Bill Burns, Jean Morlan, groupstudy and my family for helping me along the way. Thank you everyone.
This was my second attempt at the lab.
I have been working towards CCIE certification since 2004. I attended a CCIE boot camp by Paul Borghese back in 2005. I went to NMC’s two bootcamps last year. Where I was part of the CIERS 360 pilot. Know your options!!
I heard so many good things about Narbik’s bootcamp. I just had to go see what everyone was talking about. I took vaction and I went. Narbik’s bootcamp was the missing link for me. With his workbooks and learning strategy I started to address my weak area’s with a systematical approach which worked great for me. I think Narbik and Cisco 360 is a winning combination. I remember one day during his bootcamp after everyone left the room he must of noticed I was confused about a topic and he came over to me and told me he will be at my side through out the process, always available to answer questions and help me along the way. Sometimes I think he might have thought I was a pain in the butt. But he has always been there for me. If you have a problem with the lab or otherwise he is there for you. Thank you Narbik and God bless you.
I used INE and IPE’s quizzers, polylabs(beta) and graded labs. They helped me with task interperation and with time management. I was upset at the score reports but I learned valuable lessons with each one. Especially from self created mistakes!
For the last 16 months the time investment was very significant. I studied 3-4 hours after work everyday. On my weekends and days off I studied 8-12 hours per day. I missed most of my newborns first year. She started crawling while I was away at one boot camp and walking while I was at another boot camp. We have another baby due any day now and it looked like I was going to miss that also. But thankfully I will be at my wife’s side when my son is born. I missed countless family functions. I stopped doing things that I loved to do so I can study instead. I had no time for them. Studying took over everything and it was my only focus. My job was outsourced so I used the time off to study longer and harder, often times studying over 16 hours a day and sleeping only 4-5 hours. I would lose track of what day it was. But the end result is worth it.
I highly recommend Narbik’s bootcamp. Narbik is a good guy. He bends over backwards to help his students out. Follow the process and it will work out for you.
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Regards,
Peter Kurdziel
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Posted by Peter Kurdziel on September 11, 2009
It’s almost time for my lab.
I went through Narbiks material and NMC ’s (360) material again.
I am nervous, anxious and ready to go.
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Posted by Peter Kurdziel on September 3, 2009
I think I need to stop sleeping to get everything I want to do done.
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