CCIE R&S Written v4.0 Betta Available

The beta version of CCIE Routing and Switching Written Exam v4.0 (351-001) will be available for scheduling at all worldwide, Cisco-authorized Pearson VUE testing centers beginning August 11, 2009 and continuing through September 9, 2009. Candidates may schedule and take the exam on the same day. The beta exam will be offered at a discounted [...]

CCIE Voice Lab Exam Adding Short Answer Questions

Also effective July 16, 2009, the Cisco CCIE Voice Lab Exam will feature a new type of question format in a section called Core Knowledge. In this new section, candidates will be asked a series of four open-ended questions that require a short, typewritten response (typically several words). The questions will be randomly drawn from [...]

Rick Mur passes CCIE Service Provider

Rick from RickMur.com just passed his 2nd CCIE and I believe is the youngest double CCIE at age 21. I have followed his updates on Twitter and I have not seen any one as hardworking as him at age 21. Head on over to RickMur.com to congratulate him on his achievement.

Two CCIE R&S Certification Webinars May 20, 2009

Cisco will conduct two webinar events on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 to describe recent enhancements to CCIE R&S certification and Cisco 360 Learning Program for CCIE R&S. Attendees can choose from calls at 8:00 am and 7:00 pm PST. Participants need only attend one event as content will be identical. Registration information is as follows: [...]

Open Ended Questions for CCIE Security

CCIE Security will become the 2nd CCIE Track to recieve Open Ended Questions. It appears that Cisco is going full-speed to hammer out the cheaters which is a GREAT thing. Here is the official word from Cisco’s website “Effective June 15, 2009, the Cisco CCIE Security lab exam will feature a new type of question [...]

CCIE R&S 4.0 will be released on October 18th 2009

Cisco has revised the certification requirements for CCIE Routing & Switching (CCIE R&S)-the expert level certification for network engineers. The new certification standards reflect the job skills employers look for at the expert level and are outlined on the Cisco Learning Network at CCIE R&S v4.0 written exam topics and CCIE R&S v4.0 lab exam [...]

Brandon Carroll is CCIE #23837

Brandon Caroll just passed his CCIE Security and is now CCIE 23837. Please head over to Globalconfig.net to congratulate him. Brandon has been a Cisco Instructor for 8 years and decided to go for the ultimate weapon aka CCIE.

Roman and Tarun partner with IPexpert

I was just browsing through the IPX blog and saw that Tarun and Roman are now officially partnering with IPexpert. We all know that Tarun and Roman both hold 5x CCIEs so I think this is a great addition.

Another CCIE Success Story – Joshatterbury.com is CCIE #23347

For those of you who didn’t know, josh missed out during his first lab attempt on december 15th 2008. He didn’t give up and went right back after filling the gaps and is now CCIE # 23347. Head over to joshatterbury.com to congratulate him!

CCIE Downunder passes his CCIE R&S

I just stumbled on CCIE Downunder’s Blog and saw the news that he is now a CCIE. This is great news so please head over to his Blog and congratulate him.