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LeaLeona

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How I Passed the CCIE Route
« on: November 03, 2020, 01:47:30 AM »
I originally drafted this after passing the CCIE Route Switch lab, just over 12 months ago. I recently received an email from Cisco warning me that recertification is just 12 months away, and I realised I never published this article. Lately, I’ve had a few people ask me about my CCIE studies so thought it was about time I shared it.

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Re: How I Passed the CCIE Route
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2020, 01:48:10 AM »
With emerging technologies such as SDN, OpenFlow, NFV, as well as many strong non-Cisco networking vendors; why would you want to invest the time and money in one of these? For me, it was not just about the technologies in the blueprint. It was not about reaching the pinnacle within a vendor certification stack. It was not about a pay increment. It was about a thirst for knowledge, the ability to do that which most do not, and the ability to achieve the seemingly impossible.

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Re: How I Passed the CCIE Route
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2020, 01:48:18 AM »
Do you have to do a CCIE to be a good network engineer? Of course not. But if you decide to chase it, you have to want it, and want it badly. If you have other pressing commitments in your life, then maybe leave it for another time. During my journey, my wife and I had our first baby. This was life changing, but I was able to keep up my study (albeit at a slower pace). Some people will meet their significant other, and forget all about studying. This is perfectly normal and you should not feel guilty. You need to be at the right stage in your life, and have enough motivation to successfully see this through.

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Re: How I Passed the CCIE Route
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2020, 01:48:30 AM »
A very (very, very) small part of my CCIE studies led me to reading about the success stories of other candidates. Occasionally, you need some inspiration. Whether the candidate passed on their first attempt, or their tenth attempt; at some point, it came down to the candidate versus the Lab. I enjoyed reading about the candidates who prevailed.

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Re: How I Passed the CCIE Route
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2020, 01:48:38 AM »
I decided 3 years prior to the lab that I was going to complete a CCIE qualification. My role had been mostly routing and switching, so that track made the most sense. After looking at the blueprint, I found that there were technologies that I barely understood included in it, at an expert level… Multicast? MPLS L3VPN? IS-IS? Even good old BGP… had I even touched the surface of this protocol? It didn’t look like I had. These technologies I noticed were also part of another track. So, I spent the first year of my CCIE studies completing the CCNA and then the CCNP Service Provider certifications. While this did not provide the expert level of knowledge required for the CCIE RS exam, it got me far closer than I was before (i.e. nowhere), and was much easier than drinking from the CCIE fire hose. I also learnt about a few other interesting technologies like L2VPN and I could do some basic configurations in IOS-XR.

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Re: How I Passed the CCIE Route
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2020, 01:48:50 AM »
The first CCIE study material I invested in was INE’s video course and workbooks. I thought “100 hours of video, probably the same amount in workbooks… this will only take a few months, then I’ll give it a go. Right?” Wrong. Let me tell you why.

Yes, there was 100 hours in videos. I spent more than double this as I was taking notes during the videos. I was creating flash cards. I was memorising flash cards. Also in one of the early videos, and throughout the series, there is a lot of recommended reading. I didn’t read every page in every book, I used the 80/20 rule (20% of the book will give you 80% of the knowledge). Finishing this course took a long time. Also, I did watch many videos more than once (some of them 3+ times) to really learn the topics.

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Re: How I Passed the CCIE Route
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2020, 01:46:41 AM »
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Re: How I Passed the CCIE Route
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2020, 01:25:27 AM »
IT certifications provide proof of an individual’s particular level of expertise in a specific IT field of knowledge. The certificates are often attained with a set of prerequisites that showcase minimum education and real-world requirements. They always include passing a rigorous exam that indicates a detailed depth of knowledge of the particular IT specialization.
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Re: How I Passed the CCIE Route
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Re: How I Passed the CCIE Route
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