CCIE Service Provider certification written and lab exams updated to version 3.0

Learning@Cisco announced updates to the CCIE Service Provider certification exams to version 3.0. The updated requirements are aligned to the job role of network engineers responsible for provisioning networks to support media-rich applications and services. The updated version 3.0 exams will cover configuration and optimization of IP core technologies (including Packet over SONET, GE/10GE, BGP, [...]

Results are in – CCIE Voice :)

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I am still shaking and can’t even type! After 11 months of pain and FIVE DAYS of wait –  it is finally here More to follow!

Countdown for CCIE Voice Lab – 17 Days Left

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Just a quick update on my CCIE Voice preparations. I have spent the last few days solely on Call Routing. I have been coming up with crazy scenarios just to make sure that I have all bases covered. My plan for the next ten days will be to isolate different technologies using IPX and INE [...]

Countdown for CCIE Voice Lab – 24 Days Left

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So it appears that my CCIE Voice lab date is approaching faster than I can keep track of so I have decided to keep a log here on CCIETalk. 24 Days until I get another chance to NAIL the Voice Lab My plan is to do IPX CCIE Voice Vol 2 Labs 1 through 10 [...]

How to Configure Call Park on CUCM 7

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The Call Park feature allows you to place a call on hold, so it can be retrieved from another phone in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager system (for example, a phone in another office or in a conference room). If you are on an active call at your phone, you can park the call to [...]

No More CCIE R&S & Voice OEQs

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I am a little behind in this announcement but there was a CCIE Conference call this morning that many of us attended. Cisco announced that they are removing the Open Ended Questions from the CCIE Routing & Switching and CCIE Voice tracks. This is a fantastic news for folks who have been studying more for [...]

How To Fix CUCM Database Replication Issues

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So if you have been working with Cisco Unified Communications Manager for a while then you are pretty familiar with the Database Replication Issues. I ran into this a few times and thought it would be a good idea to have a post about it. There are a few reasons for this and it seems [...]

5 Hot IT Certifications for 2010

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With the worst of the recession already behind us, it appears that the job market is picking up in 2010. Individuals are putting more focus into certifications to distinguish them from the pack. According to Ray Kelly of Certiport, “I have never seen a time like today where there is such a focus on certifications” [...]

Virtualization Tops CCIE Survey

To salute more than 15 years of its CCIE certification and to gain insight into what digital infrastructures will look like over the next five years, Cisco today announced the results of the most comprehensive end-customer survey ever conducted of the international CCIE community. Commissioned as part of Cisco’s overall 25th anniversary celebration, the research [...]

First CCIE Voice Attempt – Results are in!

Everyone who is following me on Twitter already knows that my CCIE Voice lab was last week. Well the news is out and I did not make it. Looking at the lab itself, it was very fair along with OEQs and I don’t see a reason why someone with experience and enough effort wont pass. [...]