POLL: CCIE Data Center – Who’s In?

9 May 2012 by 5 Comments

I have one primary question for the Packet Pusher’s community regarding the newly announced CCIE Data Center track: Who’s in?

The beta CCIE Data Center written tests are available (mine is scheduled for a week from now), schedule at a PearsonVUE near you (they’ve gotten a bit better in Portland, btw). Non-beta written tests and labs will be available in September.

I think the CCIE DC track is long over due. There’s a segment of the networking world that was fairly underserved I think, in terms of certification. Personally, I would like the affirmation of skills and knowledge-cramming that pursing and obtaining a CCIE would bestow. However, other than storage, there aren’t any data center career certifications (a couple of relatively easy and obscure specializations).

So my question is, who’s in?

And if you’re in, which areas do you think you’re least prepared for? The CCIE track covers a couple of fairly different technologies:

  • Cisco MDS/Fibre Channel
  • Cisco ACE/load balancing
  • Cisco UCS/server and blade infrastructure
  • Nexus 7000
  • Nexus 5000/2000
  • Nexus 1000v (virtual switch)

POLL #1

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POLL #2

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  • Krunal Shah

    I am in, I have been preparing for the written exam and schedule on first week of June.

  • Conor Cunningham

    A group of four of us are in full swing here in Norway. Written scheduled for June and looking to do the lab in October. The guy helping us a lot is going for CCIE #5.

  • http://twitter.com/nkrypted Brandon Mangold

    I am in. Been studying hard to take the DC written beta at Cisco Live next month. My twitter and blog site will be 95% CCIE DC discussion for the next 6 months+.

  • http://twitter.com/VMTrooper Trevor Roberts Jr.

    Interesting that MDS seems to be most deficient area (admittedly, only by 3 votes when I chimed in).  I figured that ACE would top the charts by a landslide

  • http://twitter.com/ucsguru Colin Lynch

    No doubt will be having a crack at CCIE DC, definatley ACE is my weakest topic as have done nothing with it (was a CSS guy though) May wait until there is a Bootcamp for it.