Why so few CCIEs going for Wireless cert?
I've been working on the certs for a few years, got one a while back. I've been thinking about which I want to do next, wireless or data center. DC is probably more useful, but I find the wireless to be interesting.
I looked on the cciehof site, and it says there's only 213 CCIE Wireless people, far less than any other cert.
I was wondering why this is? Seems that a good wireless person could be working for AT&T, Verizon, or another cellular provider, or work for Cisco in some way.
I'm sure wireless is a part of many networking jobs, but far from being the only thing in most cases.
I doubt I'd be ready for CCIE any time soon, but maybe CCNP in a year or two, I'd just like to figure out what are my most likely sources of employment as a Wireless person first.
I looked on the cciehof site, and it says there's only 213 CCIE Wireless people, far less than any other cert.
I was wondering why this is? Seems that a good wireless person could be working for AT&T, Verizon, or another cellular provider, or work for Cisco in some way.
I'm sure wireless is a part of many networking jobs, but far from being the only thing in most cases.
I doubt I'd be ready for CCIE any time soon, but maybe CCNP in a year or two, I'd just like to figure out what are my most likely sources of employment as a Wireless person first.
Comments
1) While wireless technology is in demand, very few companies feel they need a CCIE Wireless person to handle it. So instead they get a networking person with a lot of wireless experience, and maybe he/she has a CCIE R&S, but they don't really care as long as the person can do the job.
2) The less popular a cert is, the less training material will be available for it. While CCIE R&S is hard and a lot of work, there's a ton of material out there for it, tons of boot camps, etc. So people are more likely to go that route. It's like having two paths in the woods, one is cut and clear because a lot of people have gone down it, and the other is just a bunch of thorns and briars.
But hey, I think you should go for CCIE Wireless. Go help cut that path clear for the rest of us
I personally know 3 CCIE's not listed on there
I'd like to see Cisco invest more time and effort into two things: Ensuring availability of hardware, virtualized in many cases, to anyone for free (or cheap for an individual). More robust materials for training, especially for newer tracks.
I viewed the CCIE Wireless as an internal sales certification. I'm glad if that isn't the case, because it means the track may have value and is not artificially difficult to attain.
To be honest, my eyes start to glaze over when I think about what materials I would need for some of these tracks.