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The Journeyto Becoming aCisco CCIE

Andy Wang – CCIE R&S #16623

Antonio Cunanan – CCIE R&S #16621

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Why did we decide to go for the Cisco CCIE Routing & Switching Certification?

To become better engineers.

Immense challenge—test of mental strength.

Deep sense of personal achievement.

People with CCIEs are considered among the elite network engineers in the world. There are only 17,247 active CCIEs globally.

Possible promotions in the future.

Financial security—there are no poor CCIEs.

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What did we do to get there?

Written Preparation

Cisco CCNA: 8 months

Cisco CCNP: 7 months (BSCI and the BCMSN)

CCIE written: 2 months

CCIE lab: 6 months

Antonio Cunanan

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What did we do to get there?

Cisco Certification Preparation

CCNA: 11 months (when in GCC)

CCNP: 10 months (when in LAN Switching)

CCIE written (twice): 8 months

Previous CCIE lab preparations on my own: lasted for around 3 months each time ran out of steam!

Final successful CCIE lab preparation with my study buddy, Antonio: 6 months

Andy Wang

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CCIE Lab Preparation

Monday through Friday 5 hours (7 p.m. to 1 a.m.)

Saturday and Sunday 13 hours (10 a.m. to 12 a.m.)

Annual leave for two weeks before first attempt about 14 hours a day

Total time = 500+ hours

Lasted Three Months

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CCIE Lab Preparation

Documentation on Cisco.comNeed to know back to front! This is the only resource available in the exam!

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/index.html

Materials Used

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Snapshots of the Journey

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Snapshots of the JourneyAndrew and Antonio studied together every night and weekend.

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Snapshots of the JourneyThe power of visualization

Andrew and Antonio wrote the CCIE numbers

that they thought and hoped that they would

get and posted them on the wall for inspiration.

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Snapshots of the JourneyStudying through the cold winter months

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Snapshots of the JourneyWe want that CCIE!

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Snapshots of the JourneyThe Team: Antonio and his fiancée with Andrew and his partner

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Snapshots of the JourneySuccess! The celebration begins … and continues still!

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