The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification is the most challenging and prestigious of all existing networking certifications. It has received numerous awards and certainly has built a reputation as one of the most difficult certifications to earn in all of the technology world. Having a CCIE certification opens doors professionally typically results in higher pay and looks great on a resume.
CCIE certification requires the candidate to pass both a written exam and a one-day, hands-on lab exam. The written exam is intended to test your knowledge of theory, protocols, and configuration concepts that follow good design practices. The lab exam proves that you can configure and troubleshoot actual gear.
Cisco currently offers several CCIE certifications. The following list details the currently
Expert Level Certifications Cisco Provides :
CCIE Routing & Switching
- CCIE Service Provider
- CCIE Security
- CCIE Data Center
- CCIE Voice
- CCIE Collaboration
- CCIE Wireless
- CCIE Service Provider Operations
- CCDE
The benefits of getting a CCIE certification are varied, among which are the following:
- Better pay
- Career-advancement opportunities
- Applies to certain minimum requirements for Cisco Silver and Gold Channel Partners,
- as well as those seeking Master Specialization, making you more valuable to Channel Partners
- Better movement through the problem-resolution process when calling the Cisco TAC
- Prestige
- Credibility for consultants and customer engineers, including the use of the Cisco CCIE logo
- The other big reason to take the CCIE Routing and switching written exam is that it recertifies an indiviTriple's associate-, professional-, and expert-level Cisco certifications. In other words, passing any CCIE written exam recertifies that person's CCNA, CCNP, CCIP, CCSP, CCDP, and so on. (Recertification requirements do change).
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