I get sent some questions which sometimes shock or at
least surprise me. Here is the latest one:
'Hey Paul - Looks like I have a clear 12 months. What is
the fastet way I can get the CCNA - CCNP and maybe CCIE
done?'
"Ach mein Gott! - definition - Translating from German
literally as "Oh my God!"
In fact, it reminds me of my favourite Einstein quote:
'A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the
others crazy?'
This guy has probably bought the 'six pack abs in six days
course' as well. Or maybe the 'speed seduction course'
where you can hynotize women into falling in love with you
in ten minutes.
This is the quick fix market where every day, suckers are
parted from their cash. They want to bypass the hard work
and just get the result. Why train five years for a black
belt when you can buy one off the internet? I suppose
because when it comes to a fight, you will get your ass
kicked if you haven't done the training.
Back to the CCIE in 12 months.
Hmmm...let me see. CCNA to CCIE in 12 months eh? You would
be looking at 8-10 hours per day, several intensive boot
camps, probably fly to China for one of those 'just like
the real lab' courses.
That should do the trick. It will cost about $40k but what
the heck. You get a CCIE at the end of it right?
There are ccies and there are CCIEs. The ccie has the
number but when push comes to shove they have trained to
pass a lab. That is all. They don't really understand the
bigger picture and are often pulled off a customers site
and replaced (just ask Farai).
A CCIE has usually been in the industry for a while and
has taken the exam to cement what they already have known
and been doing for a long time. They will review subjects
so they understand what is going on rather than just
configuring it. They understand the impact of what they
are doing on the entire network infrastructure rather than
the ten devices they are configuring.
Paul Browning
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