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 CCDA vs. CCENT Please forgive me asking this question but....... I just started reading the CCENT books. I've been in IT for many years so most of the topics covered in the CCENT I understand in concept. Knowing what a subnet is, isnt the same as setting it up. So the CCENT is taking time. Anyway..... The company I'm working for just told me today that they want me to bypass the CCENT/CCNA and jump directly to the CCDA. Their reasoning is the CCDA is just "DESIGN" and the CCNA material isnt really required for the CCDA. I would much rather do it in the order Cisco prescribes, so the network foundation is laid correctly. Any thoughts on this..... | ||
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Cisco actually recommends CCNA and BCMSN: CCDA - Career Certifications & Paths - Cisco Systems __________________ ''=~('(?{'.('[-@.^~'^'+_)@*^').'"'.('@.&@-@@<@~$@^~.@^_'^')@@/^)%[%^@/*^@%*}').',$/})') | ||
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You can't earn the CCDA certification without the CCNA. You *can* skip the CCNA and study the CCDA material. If that's what your boss wants you to do, then do it. The main problem with that, though, is you won't understand the foundations to how most of the designs work. It's kind of like saying you'll be a car designer and you'll know a car needs a steering wheel and a muffler. You can pretty much explain why you need a steering wheel with knowledge of how to build the car, but with no knowledge of how the car runs, you'd likely have problem explaining why the muffler is needed. If you can't explain why the muffler is needed, you might be inclined to leave it out when making your design, either because you forgot or just didn't think of it as a priority. Anyways, I'd say go ahead with what they want you to do, just be careful and recognize the opinions I've stated above may effect your ability to design. This doesn't mean you shouldn't do it, just recognize it and work to counter it. Good luck. | ||
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However, if your boss wants you to move from CCDA to CCDP, you will need a CCNA at that point. Just study for them both, they're pretty complementary. The CCNA tells you how to do it, the CCDA tells you why. | ||
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I was CCDA certified previously. The above bolded part is a flaw in their reasoning as mentioned by previous posters. Is your company seeking Cisco Partner status? | |||
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 Aside from the minor mistake about the CCNA being a prerequisite, I don't see how everyone else's points about why you should have CCNA-level knowledge aren't valid... __________________ ''=~('(?{'.('[-@.^~'^'+_)@*^').'"'.('@.&@-@@<@~$@^~.@^_'^')@@/^)%[%^@/*^@%*}').',$/})') | |||
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The CCDA have CCNP-topics (even though on a low level), and I would say is a perfect transition for CCNA:s who are going for CCNP. I am doing it that way and it works GREAT! A nice intro to BGP and IS-IS, aswell as other stuff. Also provides some theoretical knowledge that I didnt get when I studied for CCNA. So CCNA should definatly come before CCDA. I am doing like that now, and it works great! __________________ Going for: CCENT (Passed! 985) CCNA (Passed! 986) CCDA (Scheduled 31/3) Long term goal: CCNP | ||
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