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JNCIE-ENT Passed

Yes!!! I passed the Juniper JNCIE lab last year!!  It was actually back in May 2016 that I earned my JNCIE-ENT #567 and I wanted to finally take a moment and blog about my experiences, study approach, as well as my overall impression of the certification track.  Let me answer the first question that you may have, […]

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…now with HTTPS

It’s 2017 and I am finally doing some overdue work on the site.  As of today this site is HTTPS enabled using a certification from ssls.com. I know there is some more work I need to do with it (thanks @tonhe), so will work on that as well. If you experience any issues, please let […]

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Miss me?

Wow! Do I feel like a bad parent or something right now –  I ahve realized that I have neglected my blog here for a few months now –  bad Fryguy! Work last year got crazy, good crazy! I have made a commitment to myself and you to post at least one blog posts per-month, planning […]

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Juniper Certifications now good for 3 years!

It is finally official, Juniper has extended their certification expiration from two years to three years. Originally Juniper certifications where active for 2 years, and then you had 1 year after that to renew.  If you did not re-certify prior to the 2–year anniversary, you went into an inactive status for a year with your […]

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Juniper NXTWork 2015

  Coming this November, Juniper has finally jumped into the Customer Summit bandwagon.  This is something that has been asked for for many years now, a way for Juniper customers and advocates to get together and talk Juniper.  This event will allow you to connect with your peers in the industry, meet current and potential […]

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It is time to drop the CCIE written

Back in 1993 the CCIE Cisco Certification, the first Cisco certification, was created and tested. Yes, the CCIE certification came years before the CCNA certification (1998) and thus Cisco needed a way to weed out candidates who were not ready for the CCIE lab exam.  What they came up with was a Written pre-qualification exam to show that […]

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Cisco Live 2015 – Day 1

  It has been an interesting start to Cisco Live 2015 this year.  It is nice to see everyone refreshing friendships between people that we have not seen since San Francisco, if not longer.  It is great to see many of the old (guess that what happens as years pass) faces that I have seen over […]

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My Top 10 Things to Look Forward to at Cisco Live 2015

  10. John Chambers Keynote This year will mark John Chambers last Cisco Live Keynote as CEO of Cisco, ending his 20 year run in the position.  In case you may have missed the announcement, starting on July 26th, Chuck Robbins will take over as CEO.  This keynote will be John’s farewell and perhaps the welcoming […]

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What’s in my toolbag – Update 2 – SergeantClips

Building on the “What’s in my toolbag” series that I revisited last week with the Fluke LinkSprinter, I wanted to talk about the next new item in my tool bag.  This week we will take a look at a product called SergeantClip.  The SergeantClip is used to help with cable management and switch replacements.  I […]

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What’s in my toolbag – Update 1 – Fluke LinkSprinter 200

A few years back some of us wrote on a common theme around our tools and tool-bags.  These posts turned out to be quite popular and informative to many in the community, including ourselves.  Since the original post back in 2011, I have added a few new toys tools to my tool-bag and figured it was […]

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