I recommend taking a look at this article http://www.idg.net/ic_1325908_9677_1-5044.html
There is good news and bad news built into it. The bad news first: the tech jobs that many of us in North America used to enter the IT world -- help desk, small networks -- are consolidating and moving overseas for cost reasons. Of course, that's good news for the folks overseas who are just like us in all the important respects -- they're going to have more opportunities to break in. The good news for North America is in the last paragraph: // Wasierski says one key to success is finding a competent integrator and reviewing two of its recent implementations. In his case, the Cisco integrator "had no idea what it was doing," partly because the technology was so new. As a result, vCustomer had to scrap the integrator's work and start over, building the entire system in-house. "That was a learning experience," he says. // The work in North America will be in the design and implementation of the mixed networks. Those who can do the more complex, and deeper, integrations will have work. This article should make clear why Cisco is shifting the newer CCNP and CCDP exam tracks to include more VoIP, security, and IPv6. I thought it was to push sales, and it probably is. But the products have a compelling business case, which means I've got more stuff to learn, and the same 24-hour day to do it in ;-). Annlee Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=72026&t=72026 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
