Happy new year Mr Gibbs and the amazing GCC team. Yeah, you rightly said it ...its a function of your goals ...as an aspiring architect, business strategy, executive presence, sales & comm skills, making the business profitable, actions to reduce the overhead cost through efficient tech solutions, decisions to make the biz operate better, faster, agile, scalable , better than competitors, higher roi etc.....should be taken into consideration. tnx
The CCIE is one tough cookie to crack! It definitely takes a minimum of 1 year to get adequate training for it and thousands of dollars spent in training and taking the exam. However, it is a highly respected certification, and for good reason! The sheer effort and consistency required to pass it is admirable. Be prepared to read IEEE or IETF documentation if you're serious!
It’s definitely a brutal exam. I think it was harder then my MBA But I must say I loved the CCIE exam, learning the materials and what it did for my career
Yeah CCIE certification process can be challenging and requires a significant amount of time, effort, and dedication. 20-30% success rate for first attempt takers, requires a minimum of 5-7 years of experience in the field, and often. Overall, it can be a highly rewarding and valuable achievement.
As a career network engineer it pains me to say no. Back when we were only asked to be concerned with routing and switches the CCIE was priceless. These days we are expected to do so much more I tell people to not go past NP. There are so many other technologies worth getting certified in, on top of networking.
Well I agree you for many - but to me it really depends upon one’s goals. There are many network engineers with very high incomes that focus just on networking . For them the CCIE is just an intro to networking. Other people desire more of a generalist career - they probably won’t benefit from the CCIE certification Yet there are others who desire architecture careers - where an MBA means more then a CCIE It really depends upon one’s goals I don’t feel like there are any good or bad certifications or degrees. It’s really about finding the match for the persons goals.
@GoCloudArchitects there are so few roles that want us to do just routing and switching anymore. Cloud. Load balancers. Firewalls. Virtualization. Oh the simple days
Hello Captain, I need your opinion. I have over a decade of experience in network & security a sort of senior. I have CISSP. I’m thinking about CCIE Security. Do you think worth it this track nowadays? I already have experience with NAC and other vendors, intense firewalls experience . I’m drawn to the CCIE for its recognition and reputation, but I’d like to know if it’s a worthwhile investment.
Hello - what are your goals? As I like to take the goals and then match the goals with the right certifications and skills. For some careers the CCIE is very worth it. For other careers one’s time can be best spent elsewhere. So it’s really about the direction you want to take your career.
@ My goal is to always stay at an expert level. CCIE is time-consuming, which is one concern, and in my case, being in KSA, I would have to travel to Dubai to take the exam. This makes me question whether it’s really worth it. I’m also aware that no expert-level certification matches the CCIE in reputation, as most other certifications can be taken from home or even through proxies, which affects their value. I’m concerned about whether the Security track is truly a big deal because, from what I understand, R&S is the gold but i dont wanna do this anymore. Just security to stay with current trend. appreciate your input ❤️
Happy new year Mr Gibbs and the amazing GCC team. Yeah, you rightly said it ...its a function of your goals ...as an aspiring architect, business strategy, executive presence, sales & comm skills, making the business profitable, actions to reduce the overhead cost through efficient tech solutions, decisions to make the biz operate better, faster, agile, scalable , better than competitors, higher roi etc.....should be taken into consideration. tnx
The CCIE is one tough cookie to crack! It definitely takes a minimum of 1 year to get adequate training for it and thousands of dollars spent in training and taking the exam. However, it is a highly respected certification, and for good reason! The sheer effort and consistency required to pass it is admirable. Be prepared to read IEEE or IETF documentation if you're serious!
It’s definitely a brutal exam.
I think it was harder then my MBA
But I must say I loved the CCIE exam, learning the materials and what it did for my career
Yeah CCIE certification process can be challenging and requires a significant amount of time, effort, and dedication.
20-30% success rate for first attempt takers, requires a minimum of 5-7 years of experience in the field, and often. Overall, it can be a highly rewarding and valuable achievement.
I agree with you, it’s very tough
I really did love what I learned during the process and after the CCIE.
As a career network engineer it pains me to say no.
Back when we were only asked to be concerned with routing and switches the CCIE was priceless. These days we are expected to do so much more I tell people to not go past NP. There are so many other technologies worth getting certified in, on top of networking.
Well I agree you for many - but to me it really depends upon one’s goals.
There are many network engineers with very high incomes that focus just on networking . For them the CCIE is just an intro to networking.
Other people desire more of a generalist career - they probably won’t benefit from the CCIE certification
Yet there are others who desire architecture careers - where an MBA means more then a CCIE
It really depends upon one’s goals
I don’t feel like there are any good or bad certifications or degrees.
It’s really about finding the match for the persons goals.
@GoCloudArchitects there are so few roles that want us to do just routing and switching anymore.
Cloud. Load balancers. Firewalls. Virtualization.
Oh the simple days
Hello Captain, I need your opinion. I have over a decade of experience in network & security a sort of senior. I have CISSP. I’m thinking about CCIE Security. Do you think worth it this track nowadays? I already have experience with NAC and other vendors, intense firewalls experience . I’m drawn to the CCIE for its recognition and reputation, but I’d like to know if it’s a worthwhile investment.
Hello - what are your goals? As I like to take the goals and then match the goals with the right certifications and skills.
For some careers the CCIE is very worth it. For other careers one’s time can be best spent elsewhere.
So it’s really about the direction you want to take your career.
@
My goal is to always stay at an expert level. CCIE is time-consuming, which is one concern, and in my case, being in KSA, I would have to travel to Dubai to take the exam. This makes me question whether it’s really worth it. I’m also aware that no expert-level certification matches the CCIE in reputation, as most other certifications can be taken from home or even through proxies, which affects their value. I’m concerned about whether the Security track is truly a big deal because, from what I understand, R&S is the gold but i dont wanna do this anymore. Just security to stay with current trend. appreciate your input ❤️
Which CCIE Track in Demand EI/Security/Data Center
All of the CCIE certifications are in high demand.
I especially like the CCIE enterprise, security and service provider programs.
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