easiest ccie cert

acidsatyr · 03-20-2010, 05:43 AM

Okay, i know this is dumb, but,
given R&S, SP, and SEC, which one would you consider (from experience / rumour) easiest and which one hardest?

For example, i've heard that Sec is somewhat easier that SP and SP is hardest of them all currently. Would you agree with that or no and why not.

Mrock4 · 03-20-2010, 06:05 AM

I think it's all relative to how much experience you have in that area. I have limited experience with voice so I imagine that'd be a very hard track for me in several ways. I have R&S experience so I've seen some of the topics in a production environment before.

EMcCaleb · 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by acidsatyr

Okay, i know this is dumb, but,
given R&S, SP, and SEC, which one would you consider (from experience / rumour) easiest and which one hardest?

For example, i've heard that Sec is somewhat easier that SP and SP is hardest of them all currently. Would you agree with that or no and why not.

I agree with Mrock4.

But if I must answer I would have to say CCIE Storage is the worse. It's just so difficult to piece together the equipment and rack rental is ungodly expensive.

The payoff of being a SAN expert is so large that if the equipment was even remotely affordable we would all be fighting for lab dates.

acidsatyr · 03-20-2010, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by EMcCaleb

I agree with Mrock4.

But if I must answer I would have to say CCIE Storage is the worse. It's just so difficult to piece together the equipment and rack rental is ungodly expensive.

The payoff of being a SAN expert is so large that if the equipment was even remotely affordable we would all be fighting for lab dates.

Really? Are SAN experts in demand? (Forgive my ignorance).
What about Voice?
I agree with both of you, it depends from your experience; but, assuming some "general" networking knowledge without bias toward objectives from any of the CCIE tracks...

Ryan82 · 03-20-2010, 11:19 AM

I would say focus on the one you enjoy because if you don't truly enjoy it, you likely won't stand a chance at obtaining a CCIE in that track anyway. However, if you are like me and enjoy learning several different tracks then just focus on the one you have the most exposure to and experience with.

Turgon · 03-20-2010, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by acidsatyr

Really? Are SAN experts in demand? (Forgive my ignorance).
What about Voice?
I agree with both of you, it depends from your experience; but, assuming some "general" networking knowledge without bias toward objectives from any of the CCIE tracks...

Theres plenty of work for the SAN people to be sure and while CCIE storage is far from the complete picture in the SAN area, I think folks already doing that sort of work would find it of value.

dynamik · 03-20-2010, 01:14 PM

CCIE: EBO

ColbyG · 03-20-2010, 01:47 PM

hahahaha

tim100 · 03-23-2010, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acidsatyr

Okay, i know this is dumb, but,
given R&S, SP, and SEC, which one would you consider (from experience / rumour) easiest and which one hardest?

For example, i've heard that Sec is somewhat easier that SP and SP is hardest of them all currently. Would you agree with that or no and why not.

There really is no harder track. Whatever area you have more experience in would of course be easier. I have very little experience in Voice and no experience in Storage so these would be hardest for me whereas R&S is the easiest for me followed by SP because of its R&S foundation and then Sec.
Find out which track you will be more interested in and that you will enjoy the most and go for it. This would then be considered the "easiest" track as far as you are concerned.

apd123 · 03-24-2010, 06:49 AM

None of them are the easiest if one has only general networking knowledge they will (should) all seem like mountains. The advice in the thread is spot on do the one with the most experience or the one you like the most. If no experience well then I say good luck.

If you want to hear about our musings on the topic then I think R&S used to be by far the easiest mostly due to the wonderful vendor study products. Cisco has apparently corrected that with the new exam as no one seems to be passing. SP is not the worst lab (I have taken it) but the OEQ's are strange right now to put it nicely. As mentioned here SAN is hard to get your hands on equipment but there is the least reading of Cisco docs as the lab is limited in scope and using old code. So in my own scientifically useless analysis I say CCIE storage is the easiest.

Paul Boz · 03-24-2010, 01:53 PM

They're all hard as #@#$.