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Donn C. Lee, CCIE #3262

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"No discussion of network certification would be complete without a nod to the ultimate, the apex of nerds, the god of geeks, the guru’s guru, by far the most difficult (and valuable) – the CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert). Requires 2 years of internetworking field experience, plus 5 Sylvan tests (really hard), plus the CCIE lab test (a bitch, I hear). ... When you’re finished you can run the Internet in your sleep. Tech wimps need not apply."

--Helplines.com

  "I studied for eight months straight three to five hours a day after work. It was brutal, but now that I am a CCIE, every ounce of sweat was worth it... My CCIE certification opened a world of opportunity for me. I had so many options it was difficult to choose... How did the CCIE program make a difference in my life? There is not a day that goes by that I don't thank God, my friends, and family for their encouragement as I prepared for the CCIE certification examinations."

--Roderick Begin, in CCIE Central, Winter 1999.

• There are approximately 8800 CCIE's worldwide as of 1/2003 (4700 in 4/2000). Click here for latest statistics.
• There is growing interest in the CCIE program and many people ask "What is the best way to pass the CCIE?" You will often hear the following response: Studying books and studying hard is not enough to pass the CCIE. Passing the CCIE requires in-depth knowledge of many real-life networking situations. There is simply no substitute for being exposed to, designing, deploying, and troubleshooting a wide range of complex, real-world networks.
• The CCIE test changes quite frequently. So don't limit yourself to studying old tests.

CCIE: What's New
CCIE Design Certification
Inside Scoop: What It Took to Get CCIE Certified (CCIE Newsletter)
CCIE Prerequisites and Testing
CCIE Central Newsletter, Autumn 1998
4/14/98: Cisco Expands Technical Certification Programs

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Program

Cisco - CCIE Overview
CCIE Recertification Information

Cisco - 1997 CCIE Technical Conference

Joy of CCIE

Helplines: Network Certification

Certificate Packs Punch - LAN Times 3/17/97

WSU CCIE preparation Lab. Sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco - CCIE Certification Program Routing and Switching Expert (requires CCO login)

Sample CCIE Qualification Test Questions (requires CCO login)

Customer Advocacy: Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Program

Cisco Design Specialist Program

Cisco - Routing Updates, Packet Magazine
Becoming a CCIE -- An Inside Story
CCIE Worldwide Statistics

Cisco Training Partners CCIE Pages

CCIEs on the Web

Internetworking Info

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