Ya know what?
Converged networks, Cisco Intelligent Information network, Cisco Service-oriented network architecture frameworks, Cisco Hierarchical network model, Cisco Enterprise Composite Network model and finally routing and routing protocols within the enterprise composite network model.
And all this is chapter 1! Seriously! WTF!
I can’t say I am looking forward to another round with the BSCI (advanced routing as it will be known). You see, I read the Certification guide for the BSCI. Oh? (http://www.amazon.com/CCNP-BSCI-Official-Certification-Guide/dp/158720147X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260315567&sr=1-1) Three times. Generated nearly 1200 flashcard and ran somewhere around 60 hours of labs following Cisco’s guide books and even more than that. And guess what? I took a pretest. FAILED. Badly, less than 50%, seriously! 4 months of my life wasted.
I wanted to give up entirely until today. I saw myself at a help desk job, getting yelled at because some rich bastard didn’t have cell phone signal at his hotel. I seriously need to get my shit together.
So I have opted to take this slow and steady. Blogging my progress so maybe my folly can be someone else’s opportunity. Rising tide and all the jazz.
So here I am with a copy of the Authorized Self-study geode in front of me. And I’ll start hammering through it piece by piece. Seriously going to break this down into smaller manageable pieces. Honestly I enjoy technology but not tests, the real world you need these certifications.
Ready!? You ready?! You pumped?!
…me either.
-Daniel
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