Regarding the number of Microsoft certified folks out there; If you've got
the May 2001
issue of MCP Magazine, have a look at page 20.
"MCP Certifications"
MCP 614,394
MCSE 408,222
MCSD 16,263
MCT 23,441
MCDBA 16,529
MCP+Internet 262,820
MCP+Site Building 1,509
MCSE+Internet 14,080
No. of Certs 1,357,258
"Jason J. Roysdon" wrote:
> I can't see the certification being devalued. Cisco is constantly making
> the test harder by adding more and more relevant items and removing those
> that are not. Plus, by forcing older CCIE's to keep current with the CCIE
> Written is decertifying those that don't care and keeping the numbers from
> growing too fast.
>
> And, as you say, with the need for more and more folks at this caliber is
> increasing, I don't think there will be any problem with the demand keeping
> up with the increased supply. Not if the AVVID thing takes off for one
(and
> it is, at least for us). Our local county let their top PBX staff go and
is
> looking to implement VoIP (I don't know why they cut first and didn't get
> the new system in place first, but government doesn't always make sense).
> The question is, of course, who will win, 3Com, Nortel, or Cisco (our shop
> actually does all 3, so we don't care so long as we win the bid, hehee).
>
> http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/625/ccie/ccie_program/ccie_present.html
> Just checking the current numbers, they're not up that high - 5595 Active
> CCIEs (4992 as of 11/01/2000, up 137 since 4855 CCIEs as of 06/01/2000,
> which was up 156 since 03/31/2000 at 4699). That's only 896 new CCIEs in
> year. Granted, it sounds like a lot (~75/month), but compare that to the
> MCSE numbers (which I'd love to see, especially with the new Win2k stuff
> out). Especially if you figure probably a third, if not more are Cisco
> employees ;-p
>
> --
> Jason Roysdon, CCNP+Security/CCDP, MCSE, CNA, Network+, A+
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> ""Tennesee Stud"" wrote in message
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> > I was wondering what others thought about the CCIE. It seems to me now
> that
> > there are so many books and training materials geared towards the CCIE,
it
> > is making it easier to obtain the CCIE. With a steady diet of the right
> > books ( which everyone seems to agree on) and hands on time with routers
> and
> > switches ( which to me is the only obstacle), it does not seem as
> difficlut
> > as it proclaimed (and I think most people see that).My opinion is the
CCIE
> > will be devalued considerably in the next few years (As far as salary is
> > concerned as well as prestige) As others have pointed out, the CCIE
> > population is growing at a faster rate (routing and switching), and even
> > though the demand is high for the CCIE now, I think in 2 years there will
> be
> > a difference in the way the industry views CCIE's....
> >
> > .02 thats all
> >
> > Tennesee Stud
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