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Johan Bornman Integrated Systems Consulting (Pty) Ltd Cell: 082 783 3635 On 12 Jul 2012, at 9:25, Keller Giacomarro <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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