From: McCallum, Robert (robert.mccallum@thus.net)
Date: Tue Feb 01 2005 - 12:56:55 GMT-3
I would like to see any idiot configure our MPLS network ;-)
Robert McCallum
CCIE #8757 R&S
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tayo Fashina [mailto:Tayo.Fashina@bedscc.gov.uk]
> Sent: 01 February 2005 15:42
> To: Roy Dempsey; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: Slightly OT: Any truth in this?
>
>
> Look at it this way, Cisco just released the CCVP (Cisco cert Voice
> Pro.) cert. Is that getting any easier? You take a look at
> what you have to learn to get that cert, then you'll get that
> there is not end to learning. And if this ever happens,
> you'll end up working for Cisco as a TAC, because someone
> would have to support these "idiots".
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Dempsey [mailto:roy.dempsey@gmail.com]
> Sent: 01 February 2005 15:11
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Slightly OT: Any truth in this?
>
>
> Came across this article, don't know anything about the
> source. However, as someone who's been studying for this for
> a long time, I hope its not accurate.
>
> Quote :
>
> "I was interested to see that RHCE (Red Hat Certified
> Engineer) was listed in slot 3 of certifications IT
> professionals want to get.
>
> CCIE ( Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) is at the top,
> which I think shows tremendous short-sightedness. Folks,
> networking, routing and firewalls are still "hot" skills, but
> that's not going to last. All this stuff is going to be
> packaged up into teeny little hardware bundles that any idiot
> can configure - in fact, it is close to that point now and
> really is already for the home user. Yes, corporate networks
> demand a bit more, but not all that much more. In a few more
> years, you won't need any high-cost certified type to control
> even a fairly complex network.
>
> But OS support and administration has longer lasting legs.
> Any random idiot can't necessarily install and configure a
> server or maybe even a desktop PC if it is part of a larger
> network. Not yet, anyway - though zero brain configuration of
> desktops is often possible, servers are a long way from that.
> Will it stay that way forever? Of course not - that's one
> reason I'm glad to be getting close to retirement age:
> servers are already starting to become appliances, and the
> trend will continue, requiring less and less knowledge and
> intelligence at the point of use. If I were in my twenties or
> thirties, I would have to be thinking realistically that the
> market for my skills may be slowly drying up. We old geezers
> and young whippersnappers alike can count on at least another
> decade of being needed, but my crystal ball gets cloudy after that. "
>
> Link (watch the wrap):
>
> http://www.webpronews.com/it/itmanagement/wpn-18-20050131Linux
Certificat
ionGainingGroundbutCiscoStillonTop.html
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