or seeking to refine and promote your position, this is the book for you!
as well as aid prospective employers in measuring skill levels. Before these
new certifications, you took only one test and were then faced with the lab,
which made it difficult to succeed. With these new certifications, which add
a better approach to preparing for that almighty lab, Cisco has opened doors
that few were allowed through before. So, what are these new certifications,
and how do they help you get your CCIE?
is a precursor to all current Cisco certifications. With the new certification
programs, Cisco has created a stepping-stone approach to CCIE certifica-
tion. Now you can become a Cisco Certified Network Associate for the mea-
ger cost of Sybex's
with your studies and achieve a higher certification called the Cisco Certified
Network Professional (CCNP). Someone with a CCNP has all the skills and
knowledge needed to attempt the CCIE lab. However, because no textbook
can take the place of practical experience, we'll discuss what else you need to
be ready for the CCIE lab shortly.
opened up many opportunities for those individuals wishing to become
Cisco-certified but lacking the training, the expertise, or the bucks to pass the
notorious and often failed two-day Cisco torture lab. The new Cisco certifi-
cations will truly provide exciting new opportunities for the CNE and MCSE
who are unsure of how to advance to a higher level.