Re: R&Sv5

I agree with Jon, and to add that the 360 program was good to get a feel for the actual lab and the time crunch you are under.

Regards,
Jay McMickle- 2x CCIE #35355 (R/S,Sec)
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> On Aug 8, 2014, at 11:58 AM, "Jon Hartman" <jon.hartman_at_verizon.net> wrote:
>
> In my experience, the real magic behind the 360 program was the
> script-graded labs. They were worth the money.
>
> I was also unimpressed by the 360 learning resources, but had no issues
> finding competent training providers.
>
> -Jon
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Martin Schumacher
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 2:16 PM
> To: Bill Burns
> Cc: Groupstudy; Cisco certification
> Subject: Re: R&Sv5
>
> Hi,
>
> regarding the 360 program i can only recommend let them show you their
> material before spending money on that.
> Their V5 Video Material did not change that much.(even though they added
> some videos)...so the Tshoot Videos for example still have troubleshooting
> FrameRelay in it...(maybe it becomes relevant with V6 again)
>
> Reference Library still had 3550 Switches in it last time i had a look. and
> the exercise Workbook consists of 20 IOU labs.
> Other Vendors teach you how the technology works and how to configure it
> before they let you do full scale labs.
>
> Their assesment labs are fun but are not as difficult as the real one.
>
> Of course these are only my personal thoughts....
>
>
> Have a look at Narbiks Material, (best workbooks out there in my opinion),
> INE and IPExpert.
> you can do 360 assesment labs before the lab to see what works with IOU and
> what not..
>
> (...and all Vendors are still adding more stuff to their Workbooks at the
> moment, including 360 :-) )
>
> Greetings
>
>
> Martin
>
>
> 2014-08-06 19:36 GMT+02:00 Bill Burns <bburns_at_network426.com>:
>
>> Hi Tony,
>>
>> Cisco 360 program is running crazy busy and also INE. As Narbik said
>> there isnt enough weeks in the year and since June the 360 program has
>> been jammed backed. Teaching a CIERS2v5 this week.
>>
>> Also, Cisco is offering their IOL to rent out when you buy their
>> workbooks so you can lab up on the latest IOS on IOL....basically the
>> same setup you will be tested on for Troubleshooting and configuration
>> portions you get but as a rental. Yes Cisco is renting out their IOL.
>>
>> It always appears to be slow when the lab is revised but I suspect we
>> will be back to seeing 100+ emails a day in the near future.
>>
>> Hit me up if you have questions on the Cisco 360 program.
>>
>> Thanks, -Bill
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 10:01 AM, Groupstudy
>> <groupstudy_at_cconlinelabs.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Who is studying for this new version? What lab guides are you using
>>> if any?
>>> Do you need access to equipment running version 15.x?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The R&S studies seem to be a ghost town after the change.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> About the same time, the SP studies seemed to increase exponentially.
>> Why
>>> is that do you think? Is the SP track that much easier?
>>>
>>>
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