Well let me think about this.....I spent thousands upon thousands of
dollars on books and hands on Cisco training. I also spent several thousands
of dollars buying my own pod for training for the lab. I also redesigned the
routing and switching design for a fortune 50 company and troubleshoot
routers all around the world all day everyday. I'm studying for the lab now
and I have nowhere near the knowledge and HANDS ON ABILITY to pass the lab.
Not to brag on myself, and I'm sure a lot of people on this list have the
same experience I do multiplied by thousands, but I guess I, and everyone
else on this list, have minimal network competence. Obviously this guy has
no idea what the CCIE program is about. I think maybe he should go to some
HANDS ON TRAINING for journalism to emphasize the point THAT YOU SHOULD
RESEARCH A TOPIC BEFORE YOU WRITE ON IT JERKY.
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From: Brad Ellis
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Subject: Re: One Journalist's Opinion of CCIE [7:18843]
It's nice to know I have at least minimal competence! Obviously this
guy is
a well respected network-engineer and we should take everything he says
to
heart (cough) (cough) (sigh). We need to send him to Halifax for a
couple
days and see what he says after Stephen Barnes tortures him!!! (just
kidding Steve)
Don - After a little sleuthing, I did track down his email address:
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-Brad Ellis
CCIE#5796 (minimally competent)
""Don Claybrook"" wrote in message
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> I just ran across this one in Fortune Small Business. Below is an
excerpt.
> The journalist (Larry Seltzer) is attempting to give tips on how to
hire
> technical consultants to do work for your small business. He's
talking
about
> how certifications aren't as important as one might think:
>
> "When looking for qualified help, don't read too much into a
consultant's
> alphabet soup of certifications. They don't signify ability, just as
my
> political science degree doesn't make me your next President. Terms
like
CCIE
> (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) indicate only successful
completion
of
> the program and minimal competence in the product."
>
> I wish I knew this guy's email address. Anyway, I thought the group
might
> get
> a kick out of it. Here's the link in case you want to read the whole
thing:
> http://netbusiness.netscape.com/fsb/features/sp_f_090601_1.psp
>
> Don Claybrook
> CCNP, CCDP (but not yet up to the minimal competence level of CCIE)
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