How many CCIEs are there in the world?

If you are trying to find out how many CCIEs there are in the world, you might find that these statistics are not readily available. Now why would Cisco want to stop publishing the figures for how many people are passing the CCIE? I am not sure but there are many theories, are there not […]

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CCIE Rack for Sale

I am selling my rack as I need to make some space and I am now using CCIE Rack Rentals all the time which I find are so much more convenient. Only for UK as it is collection only, but if you are in the market for a CCIE Rack based on the INE topology […]

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7 CCIE Strategy Mistakes – What I will do differently next time!

Download the PDF here Although at the time of writing I have not yet passed the CCIE Lab Exam in Routing & Switching, but I wanted to write down my 7 CCIE Strategy Mistakes that I made on my journey so far. I have come a long way and have learnt a lot. My journey […]

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CCIE Lab Exam attempt #2 – How I’m going to study better!

Well it has been just over 7 weeks now since I failed my first attempt at the CCIE Lab Exam in Routing & Switching in Brussels. On the way home on the Eurostar I had vowed to take the weekend off and get straight back on the horse and start labbing again for 4 hours […]

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Roger Perkin

Roger Perkin is the Senior Network Engineer for the European Data Center team for Cobham. Based in Hampshire in the UK, when not designing, building and troubleshooting networks, he can be found studying for his CCIE, kite surfing, cycling and spending time with his family.
You can follow his progress on his CCIE Blog or follow him on Twitter @rogernperkin
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How to Study Better

How to study better Exams are a stressful thing to study for—even to the most organised students.  Most students are afraid of pulling in a goose egg instead of an A and so they talk themselves out of doing well before they even see the exam.  But they don’t really have to; studying in a […]

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RFC’s to read for CCIE R&S Lab

As my lab date gets closer I am reading a lot more than I thought I would be, I thought it would be non-stop labbing but I have discovered that I am learning a lot more than I ever thought I would from reading. I have created a page for RFC’s here the list is by […]

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Route Distinguisher vs Route Target – MPLS Tutorial Part 1

Route Distinguisher vs Route Target – aren’t they the same thing? No! In this post I am going to clarify the difference between route distinguisher and route target within the Cisco world of MPLS VPN’s. The main problem comes from the fact that in most Cisco Press books they always show the route distinguisher value and […]

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