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CCIE Written Exam 4.0 – Studying Starts Here
Posted by: | CommentsAfter a few weeks off from studying it’s time to start the long road to CCIE. After asking the advice of some current CCIEs, I have decided to use Internetwork Expert’s training materials for the labs. I managed to catch a 25% sale a few weeks ago and so ordered workbooks I, II and III as well as the Advanced Technologies Class on Demand course. The materials are for the CCIE 4.0 version of the exam and I’ll receive product updates for the lifetime of the 4.0 product, so I’m covered for the new materials when they arrives. Internetwork Expert have already started to develop workbook IV, which is going to cover the new troubleshooting section of the CCIE lab exam, and this should be availablein the next few days.
I thought it would be good to have the CoD available while studying for the written exam as an additional reference . The other list of learning materials I plan to use are:
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New Cisco Career Certifications
Posted by: | CommentsCisco this week announced the introduction of four new certifications. Wow. That should keep all you certification junkies going for a while. Two of the exams are based around the new cisco buzzwords of Unifed Data Centre Computing and one is for advanced network infrastructure architects. There is also a new CCNP wireless certification. That is something I may well look at in the future, as I deal with Cisco wireless products fairly often. Here are some links where you can find out some more:
- Cisco Certified Architect
- CCNP Wireless
- DC Unified Computing Design Specialist
- DC Unified Computing Support Specialist
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CCVP Done
Posted by: | CommentsI passed the Cisco Troubleshooting Unified Communication (TUC) exam yesterday to complete my CCVP. The exam was quite tough and featured some E Sim questions were I had to search through some debug and CUCM SDI log outputs to solve problems. I’d recommened the Troubleshooting Cisco IP Telephony book to study for the exam along with other more up to date online resources for CUCM 5 and 6. I see that CBT Nuggets recently released a TUC course and I would have used that if it had been available for me. I’m delighted that is the CCVP over and I can get started on the the CCIE for real now. Oh and maybe I’ll have time to complete those posts I keep promising. 
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IPExpert CCIE Voice 3.0 Materials
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ipexpert today put out a press release announcing it will be the first training company to offer materials for version 3.0 of the Voice track of the CCIE.
Many of my CCIE chums have used their training materials when studying towards their CCIE certification and they come highly recommended. I will certainly be looking at their Routing and Switching resources when I embark on the lab part of the CCIE.
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Cisco Learning Network Store Opens
Posted by: | CommentsHaving run a Cisco Academy and been a Cisco Instructor in previous roles, I’ve an interest in all things to do with Cisco learning. The Cisco Networking Academy Program is a brilliant way for students to learn networking skills. Cisco Academies are not accessible by everyone however, and with commercial Cisco courses being so expensive, Cisco Press books are sometime the only viable option for learning materials developed by Cisco.
Cisco have just announced the opening of new a online store focussed on providing learning materials for it’s certifications. The Cisco Learning Network Store is still in it’s early days and courses are still thin on the ground at present, but it already contains a few e-learning packages and some software tools for learning.
Let’s hope that as time goes on the cataolgue increases. More official Cisco e-learning courses would be a welcome addition to the currently available learning resources.
For interest to CCIE candidates is the Cisco 360 Learning Program for CCIE R&S students. Cisco describe the course as follows. Read More→
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