Hi Marko, You mentioned you would be following up with another Cisco exec about a public release of Cisco IOL/IOU -- heard any word?
Also, if you could tell Mr. Chambers next time that multiple monitors for the lab exam would earn him a Christmas card from me, I would appreciate it. =P Keller Giacomarro [email protected] On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 9:26 PM, Marko Milivojevic <[email protected]>wrote: > You got it! :-) > > -- > Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S) > Senior CCIE Instructor - IPexpert > > On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Michael Davis - Webquor > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Congrats on the pass. I didn't expect you to get 1000. Nobody is > perfect :) > > I am coming to August 2 week boot camp in San Jose. Maybe you can take > me to five guys to celebrate. You got me hooked on those burgers last > year... > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On 20/06/2012, at 1:53 AM, "Marko Milivojevic" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> I passed of course, but not with 1000. There are things I don't know or > have forgotten ;-) > >> > >> You are recertified for 2 years from your original recertification > deadline. The date when you pass your written is not relevant. So yeah, if > you recertify a month after you passed the lab, you're good for 4 years > minus one month ;-) > >> > >> -- > >> Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 > >> > >> :: This message was sent from a mobile device. I apologize for errors > and brevity. :: > >> > >> On Jun 19, 2012, at 11:45, Randy Knighton <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>> I am pretty sure it only extends 2 years from the date you pass the > written. > >>> > >>> -Randy > >>> > >>> On Jun 19, 2012, at 6:59 AM, Ken Wyan <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Marko should have passed the test with 1000 marks. > >>>> > >>>> I have one doubt about recertification. I passed CCIE Lab (first one) > this > >>>> year only. > >>>> > >>>> If I pass a written CCIE test now , will my CCIE expiry date will be > >>>> extended by 2 more years from the current CCIE expiry date? (from > 2014 to > >>>> 2016) > >>>> Or will it extend to only 2 years from my new CCIE written exam date ? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Michael Davis - Webquor < > >>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hi Marko - Great Blog . Did you mention whether you passed the > written or > >>>>> not?? :) > >>>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto: > >>>>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay McMickle > >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:31 AM > >>>>> To: IPExpert Online > >>>>> Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Cisco Live 2012 – CCIE R&S News > >>>>> > >>>>> Marko, > >>>>> Thanks for the info, and it was nice to meet you as well at the Hard > Rock > >>>>> Bar. > >>>>> > >>>>> Good write up. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Regards, > >>>>> Jay McMickle- CCIE #35355 (R&S) > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> After 4 days of incredible technical sessions, social events and > >>>>>> overall great fun, another Cisco Live has come to an end. Let’s see > >>>>>> what’s new, if anything for those pursuing the CCIE R&S > certification. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I will divide this post in three sections. I will dedicate one to > the > >>>>>> CCIE R&S Written test, one to CCIE R&S Lab and the last one to the > few > >>>>>> hints and updates about future of the CCIE. > >>>>>> Written Exam > >>>>>> - No blueprint changes. > >>>>>> - No format updates. > >>>>>> - Opinion: The best Cisco certification test I have ever seen! > >>>>>> Let me tell you a short story of my CCIE recertification. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> As every year, I took the opportunity to recertify my CCIE at Cisco > >>>>>> Live, since the exam is included with the full conference pass. A > >>>>>> couple of days before taking, I expressed my concerns to Cisco’s > CCIE > >>>>>> Program Manager explaining how I feel – which was that I would be > >>>>>> spending two hours of my life looking at misspelled questions, > blurry > >>>>>> diagrams and dealing with the overall pain that IT certification > exams > >>>>>> unfortunately are. Instead of a defensive response, he smiled and > told > >>>>>> me to take the exam and let him know I feel after taking the test – > >>>>>> having added that HE took the quality as almost a personal goal. > >>>>>> Knowing whom I’m dealing with there, I got instantly scared – > >>>>>> wondering if I’d pass or not (I have great respect for that > particular > >>>>>> man – after all, you can’t be a nobody and run the CCIE R&S > program!). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I went to the test, started going through it and half-way through it > >>>>>> hit me. This was probably the best ever Cisco certification test I > >>>>>> have ever taken! All the diagrams were crystal clear and not only > that > >>>>>> – they had a consistent look and feel. Questions were tough and > >>>>>> challenging. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> After the exam, I took of to look for the said Program Manager and > the > >>>>>> only thing I could bring myself to say was “Well done!” I was > >>>>>> positively surprised! > >>>>>> Lab Exam > >>>>>> - No blueprint changes. > >>>>>> - No format updates. > >>>>>> - Opinion: This blueprint is here to stay for at least a year. > >>>>>> It’s really difficult to write an essay about something that has not > >>>>>> changed since the last time I wrote about it. The best thing I can > do > >>>>>> is to link to my previous year report from CCIE R&S Techtorial at > >>>>>> Cisco Live. Here is the link to that article: Cisco Live 2011 News > and > >>>>>> Updates: CCIE Routing and Switching. Everything said in the linked > >>>>>> article pretty much remains the same, but let me also add a few > things > >>>>>> that were emphasized this time around. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The presenters emphasized heavily the quality assurance part of the > >>>>>> exam process and explained the several steps in the lifecycle of the > >>>>>> exam and associated blueprint. The goal is to create a high quality > >>>>>> lab exam that is able to certify a minimally qualified candidate for > >>>>>> the job role of a routing and switching network engineer. It’s > >>>>>> interesting that there is even a separate multi-step process that > >>>>>> deals with defining that job description and mapping technologies to > >>>>>> it. It’s much less ad-hoc than most people think and contrary to > >>>>>> popular belief, exams are not written by Proctors themselves. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Another heavy emphasis was on the importance of the task > dependencies > >>>>>> in the configuration section of the test. While we are all aware of > >>>>>> this importance, I have to stress out that some of the dependencies > >>>>>> students encounter when being tested are not exactly obvious. In the > >>>>>> presentation an extreme (for the lack of better word) example was > used > >>>>>> that got us all up in arms, but after some reflection, I believe > they > >>>>>> are absolutely right in using it as an illustration outlining > >>>>>> unexpected behavior that could result in a loss of points. As an > >>>>>> instructor, I also have to emphasize the importance of dependencies > in > >>>>>> the configuration section, obvious and not-so-obvious ones. This is, > >>>>>> in my humble opinion, something that causes most people not to pass > >>>>>> the test. > >>>>>> Rumor Mill > >>>>>> Let me clarify and reiterate the subtitle here: Everything you read > >>>>>> below thins point may or may not happen. These are only bits and > >>>>>> pieces hinted at the Cisco Live in public presentations, > conversations > >>>>>> I had in the Certifications Lounge between various engineers and > >>>>>> Program Managers, and my direct interactions with Mr. John Chambers > >>>>>> (Cisco CEO), whom I had the pleasure to briefly meet, as well as Ms. > >>>>>> Jeanne Dunn (Vice President of Learning at Cisco), who was kind > enough > >>>>>> to provide me with some nice answers to my questions. None of these > >>>>>> are confirmed news or plans. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> As I mentioned in the previous paragraph, I had the unique pleasure > to > >>>>>> meet with Mr. John Chambers during Cisco Live NetVet CCIE/CCDE > >>>>>> reception and ask couple of questions. Since he is a very busy man, > I > >>>>>> had to carefully consider what I thought was of importance and one > >>>>>> thing was extremely obvious to me. I really wanted to know when and > if > >>>>>> we can expect to have an officially sanctioned IOS emulator from > Cisco. > >>>>>> We all know it exists (IOU), but Cisco is not selling it to us. I > was > >>>>>> surprised to hear that not only are they committed to it, they even > >>>>>> have an internally set date for the release of the product that will > >>>>>> be an update to the existing Learning Labs. The updated product will > >>>>>> allow customers to model their own virtual topologies and test their > >>>>>> functionality. I have a feeling that this will be an amazing > >>>>>> replacement for an aging unofficial emulator, GNS3 that served us > >>>>>> faithfully for years. No information about pricing was given. I was > >>>>>> referred to another Cisco eExecutive for further follow-up on this > >>>>>> subject, which I will do soon and if the news are so interesting and > >>>>>> exciting as I hope they are, I will update you! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Lastly, I want to talk about the new CCIE R&S version 5 blueprint… > >>>>>> Yes, it’s coming, but not for a year at least. There are not even > >>>>>> internal dates set, but work processes have started and this time > next > >>>>>> year, I will most likely be writing about the changes in the exam. > >>>>>> What they will be is also not quite clear at this point and I can > only > >>>>>> speculate, which I will refrain from doing. Those of you who are > >>>>>> planning on becoming CCIEs this year have no concerns about what > happens > >>>>> after that! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Oh – Also – thank you to all who walked over to me to introduce > >>>>>> yourself and of course to those of you whom I already knew. Those > who > >>>>>> had CCIE ribbons – you know how proud I am of you! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Happy studies! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> – > >>>>>> Marko Milivojevic – CCIE #18427 > >>>>>> Senior CCIE Instructor – IPexpert > >>>>>> Join our Online Study List > >>>>>> Print Friendly > >>>>>> Things you can do from here: > >>>>>> - Subscribe to CCIE Blog using Google Reader > >>>>>> - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your > >>>>>> favorite sites _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, > >>>>>> please visit www.ipexpert.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? 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