My CCIE 2019 Journey
HappyBearIT
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After some soul searching over the holidays, I think its time I pursue the CCIE. Step one for most certs I've pursued has been a thread on TEs, so step 1: [check].
I've been in networking for about 15 years, and have been working in a senior role for about half of that. Over the years, I never felt ready to tackle the CCIE due to family, professional career, interest in other pursuits, etc. However, now I'm in a place where the CCIE makes sense. I've came to the end of traditional education with my undergrad, masters, and the MBA I'm 2 classes away from. Plus, I don't see any career progression coming from pursuing any other mid-level certifications outside of the ones I already have: (CCNP R&S, CCNA R&S/Wireless/Security, CISSP). For the past few months, I've been considering pursuing the RHCSA for the Linux exposure, and then pivot into a Devops type role. However, the desire for a CCIE keeps pulling me back into these threads. Even if the cert is losing some of its power, it's something I always said I would obtain, so this is something I need to do more for myself than anything else.
As for studying, I will be using the following:
- A nuc8i5 w/ 32 gig of ram running eve-ng as a vm on esxi 6.7 (INE's topology running on vIOS images)
- INE AAP
- Skillsoft subscription for reading (First four books: CCIE OCGv1&2, TCP/IPv1&2)
- Cisco 360
- Quizlet for flashcards (I would like Anki, but I can access Quizlet when I study at work)
The game plan is to take the written August 2019, and then the first attempt at the lab in December 2019.
I've been in networking for about 15 years, and have been working in a senior role for about half of that. Over the years, I never felt ready to tackle the CCIE due to family, professional career, interest in other pursuits, etc. However, now I'm in a place where the CCIE makes sense. I've came to the end of traditional education with my undergrad, masters, and the MBA I'm 2 classes away from. Plus, I don't see any career progression coming from pursuing any other mid-level certifications outside of the ones I already have: (CCNP R&S, CCNA R&S/Wireless/Security, CISSP). For the past few months, I've been considering pursuing the RHCSA for the Linux exposure, and then pivot into a Devops type role. However, the desire for a CCIE keeps pulling me back into these threads. Even if the cert is losing some of its power, it's something I always said I would obtain, so this is something I need to do more for myself than anything else.
As for studying, I will be using the following:
- A nuc8i5 w/ 32 gig of ram running eve-ng as a vm on esxi 6.7 (INE's topology running on vIOS images)
- INE AAP
- Skillsoft subscription for reading (First four books: CCIE OCGv1&2, TCP/IPv1&2)
- Cisco 360
- Quizlet for flashcards (I would like Anki, but I can access Quizlet when I study at work)
The game plan is to take the written August 2019, and then the first attempt at the lab in December 2019.
CISSP|CCNP R&S|CCNA Security|CCNA Wireless|ITIL Foundations|VMware vSphere 6.5 Foundations|BS-Computer Science|MBA|
Pursuing: Linux+|VCP-DCV|PCAP|
Pursuing: Linux+|VCP-DCV|PCAP|
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JoJoCal19
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iseeyou
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Good luck.. if you need INE token... i have 6600 token to give away.. chat me up
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steveholloway
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Have any of these available?iseeyou said:Good luck.. if you need INE token... i have 6600 token to give away.. chat me up
