What is CCNP?

RS_MCP

Could someone please explain what CCNP is briefly?

Many Thanks.

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dynamik

Cisco's professional-level certification for routing and switching.

Was that brief enough? If not, I could always just define the acroynm

http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/le2/le37/le10/learning_certification_type_home.html

Paul Boz

The CCNP represents a professional understanding of Cisco technologies used in many fields of technology from wireless to basic security. Like the poster above said, start at cisco.com and read up on it.

Slowhand

The CCNP certification is a step up from the CCNA, but not quite at the level of CCIE. Although, the pyramid should probably be upside-down, as CCNA represents a rather small amount of knowledge compared to CCNP and CCIE.

mikej412

You may just want to start out on the Cisco Certification Introduction web page. From the link above you'll see that the CCNA is the prerequisite for the CCNP.

RS_MCP

Thank you pro's for your help.

pooker

Slowhand wrote:

The CCNP certification is a step up from the CCNA, but not quite at the level of CCIE. Although, the pyramid should probably be upside-down, as CCNA represents a rather small amount of knowledge compared to CCNP and CCIE.

cisco is a pyramid scheme? That explains it >.<

sir_creamy_

It's also a rare type of fish from the Artic. Considered a delicacy by locals, it is commonly prepared in a light mushroom sauce and served along side a hearty potato.

ITdude

Sounds like it is high in omega-3 fatty acids!

Netwurk

Well at least he didn't ask "What is Cisco?"

darkuser

hi

i want to be at the top of that pyramid .....

can you help me ?

cisco_trooper

Maybe if you stand near the base, the top will one day just fall in your lap, and then you will have it and be good to go.

c0d3_w0lf

If it fell in MY lap, I'd probably need the CCIE salary to cover the operation necessary after I caught it >.>

That pyramid looks heavy. :P

sir_creamy_

cisco_trooper wrote:

Maybe if you stand near the base, the top will one day just fall in your lap, and then you will have it and be good to go.

Countless studies show that this is indeed the case. In fact, in the latest edition of Forbes magazine a study revealed that pyramid collapses accounted for 54% of job promotions in the tech industry alone.