Enjoy another “Next Generation” video of Marko discussing the CCIE R&S V5 Lab topic: MPLS L3VPN.

Enjoy another “Next Generation” video for CCIE Security Lab Candidates on the topic of Local Web Authentication

Join us in congratulating the following CCIE on his great achievement;

• Laurent Metzger CCIE #13583 (R&S, Data Center & Storage)

Laurent Metzger CCIE #13583
I attended the iPexpert DC training in San Jose, CA on 6-11 Jan 2014 and I passed my CCIE lab in Brussels on 23 Jan 2014. When I arrived at the bootcamp, I had already a good understanding of the different concepts required at the CCIE DC but the instructor Rick Mur helped me to go the extra mile. Thanks to him, I was able to connect all the different pieces of understanding together and reach the world-class expertise level required to pass the Data Center CCIE. Rick is mastering the inside out of the DC technologies and is therefore able to explain complex concepts in an extremely clear way. In addition to the technical excellence, I really enjoy my week of training, iPexpert facilities were very comfortable and meeting people like network Rock Star Marko Milovijevic and the always-smiling Cynthia at the coffee corner makes the journey just amazing!

iPexpert is proud to boast the industry’s most complete and updated self-study portfolio for the CCIE Routing & Switching Lab, CCIE Voice / Collaboration Lab, CCIE Security Lab, CCIE Data Center Lab, and CCIE Wireless Labexams. Have you also used iPexpert or Proctor Labs to help you pass the CCIE lab exam? If so, we want to hear your story! Please email us at success@ipexpert.com

Enjoy another “Next Generation” video for CCIE Wireless Lab Candidates on the topic of AP Failover and High Availability.

iPexpert’s 2014 Scholarship & “Thumbs Up”:: Winners – February 2014

In December 2013, we announced our 2014 Scholarship Program / CCIE Lab Training Giveaway. For the entire year of 2014, we will be giving away 60 free Online-HD-ILT Bootcamp seats, and CCIE Lab Self-Study Training Bundles spanning across every CCIE track we teach (R&S, Collaboration, Data Center, Wireless and Security).

As a Recap, Here’s What We’re Giving Away:

• 1 Online-HD-ILT seat given away for each track every month (5 Bootcamp winners announced monthly)
• 1 Lab Essentials HD VOD and Workbook(s) Bundle given away for each track every month (5 self-study winners announced monthly)

How to Enter:

• Must follow @iPexpert on Twitter before entering.
• To win an Online-HD-ILT Bootcamp seat, you must Tweet: “I want to win a free Online-HD-ILT seat from @iPexpert for the CCIE <XXXXXXX> track, where <XXXXXXX> is the name of the track you are preparing for. *Note, followers attempting to win for multiple tracks will not be considered.
• To win a Lab Essentials HD VOD and Workbook Bundle, you must Tweet: “I want to win a free Lab Essentials HD VOD and Workbook(s) Bundle from @iPexpert for the CCIE <XXXXXXX> track, where <XXXXXXX> is the name of the track you are preparing for.
• Must include @iPexpert in tweet.
• Multiple entries are encouraged, however – we’d like to ask for a max of 5 mentions per day. For every follower you have who follows @iPexpert and retweets, that also counts as another entry.
• Winners will be selected via a random drawing method, with each tweet / retweet accounting for an additional entry – which will increase your odds of winning.

General:

• Winners will be posted on our blog the first of every month. In the case of the 1st being on a holiday or weekend, the winners will be posted the following business day or following Monday.
• You must claim your prize within 30 days by emailing your twitter account name, full legal name, address, and contact details to sales@ipexpert.com.
• Prizes must be used within 18 months.
• Prizes cannot be transferred to another person or sold.

The winner of our “Thumbs Up” picture contest is:

• @that1guy_15

The February 2014 winners of a free 5-Day Online-HD-ILT Bootcamp seat:

• R&S: @CiscoKidWill
• Collaboration: @Michael_ONan
• Data Center: @hermanthrj
• Wireless: @arthuraburger
• Security: @Danielcisco

The February 2014 winners of a free Lab Essentials HD VOD and Workbook(s) Bundle:

• R&S: @Timotheos207
• Collaboration: @Lenhart1214
• Data Center: @OnlyAral
• Wireless: @AbidSyedK
• Security: @ llorah01

Thank you for entering, and congratulations to our winners. Remember, there are 10 months left, so if you didn’t win this month, keep on trying!

Just a friendly reminder that our free CCIE Security vLecture is scheduled for tomorrow, Feb 5th, at 9 AM EST. The topic will be ASA Route Filtering. If you’re interested, please SUBSCRIBE HERE. If not, as always, we will be posting the vLecture shortly after it’s delivered on our YouTube channel.

Listen and watch world-renowned CCIE Security Instructor, Piotr Kaluzny, in this CCIE Security Training Video discuss ASA Route Filtering for CCIE Security Lab candidates.

Join us in congratulating the following CCIEs on their great achievement;

• Somphol Boonjing CCIE #41634 (Voice)
• Ginting Pinta CCIE# (Security)
• Robert Shepherd CCIE #42328 (R&S)

iPexpert is proud to boast the industry’s most complete and updated self-study portfolio for the CCIE Routing & Switching Lab, CCIE Voice / Collaboration Lab, CCIE Security Lab, CCIE Data Center Lab, and CCIE Wireless Labexams. Have you also used iPexpert or Proctor Labs to help you pass the CCIE lab exam? If so, we want to hear your story! Please email us at success@ipexpert.com

Join Piotr in another free CCIE Security vLecture this week – Feb 12th, at 9 AM EST. The topic will be Transparent ASA NAT. If you’re interested, please REGISTER HERE. We will be posting a recording of the vLecture shortly after it’s delivered on our YouTube channel.

Enjoy another free CCIE Security Lab training session from Piotr!

Join us in congratulating the following CCIE on his great achievement;

• Diego Nobrega CCIE #41728 (Voice)

Have you also used iPexpert or Proctor Labs to help you pass the CCIE lab? If so, we want to hear your story! Please email us at success@ipexpert.com

2014 Q1 CCIE Job & Salary Statistics

As the CEO of one of the world’s most successful CCIE training companies, I’m constantly asked by past and present students about starting CCIE salaries. Students often ask what they can expect to earn once passing their CCIE Lab. They ask about salaries based on track and location, and ask what the CCIE job market is like. In the past I would refer them to the Global Knowledge annual salary report. Every year, they release an annual salary estimation for various Cisco certifications. Last year (2013) – their report (http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/pdfs/2013_GK_salaryrpt.pdf) did not include the CCIE certification. They have also listed their “15 Top-Paying Certifications for 2014″ report (http://www.globalknowledge.com/training/generic.asp?pageid=3632) – which also did not include the CCIE certification. They’ve included the CCDA, but there’s no mention of any of the CCNP or CCIE certifications – which doesn’t make sense – especially if you’re listing the top-paying IT certifications. Also, I believe their report doesn’t accurately represent “starting salaries”. There’s a bit of a difference (sometimes upwards of 20%), between a “starting” CCIE salary (which would be more relevant for job seekers) and an “average” CCIE salary of someone who has been with a company for a while, and has earned annual cost of living increases over time (if that even exists anymore). The GK survey appears to represent more of an “average” salary – and not a true “starting” salary for a new job-seeker. Another issue I’ve had with previous GK salary surveys (that have had the CCIE listed, in past reports) is that they lump every CCIE track into a single generic CCIE category. This isn’t helpful for students or engineers who may be interested in the broad salary spectrum that the various CCIE tracks offer in certain area of the country.

I’ve always been a fan of the television show, Undercover Boss. For the past 3 1/2 months I have been conducting an informal undercover analysis of the CCIE job market and the average salary for a CCIE position in the United States. I have taken an approach, similar to Undercover Boss. But it’s more like “Undercover Employee”. I have, over the past 14 weeks, communicated with almost 70 recruiters or hiring managers. I have either “applied” for their CCIE job postings with my personal resume, or responded to recruiters who have contacted me (or iPexpert, the company I own and manage) looking for potential CCIE referrals. Using this method I was able to collect a great deal of CCIE-focused job statistics data. During the process I made a very large number of professional contacts, and was actually able to help a few of my students as well as understand this job market and the job seeking process much better. Through this experience, and discussions with the hiring managers and recruiters, I have been able to learn a great deal of useful information:

• CCIE Job Opportunities/Demand by State/City
• Average CCIE Starting Salary by Track
• Top 5 Paying States/Metro Cities
• Technical vs. Management Positions
• Resume Tips
• Websites to Use When Seeking a CCIE Job
• Beware of Cybercoders (cybercoders.com)

One of the things that I have not collected any information on is the opportunity for international CCIEs here in the US. The positions I researched were all based on applicants being US citizens. If you’re a CCIE located in another country but looking for employment in the United States, I would recommend contacting Eman Conde, aka the “CCIE Agent”. He is an industry expert in the CCIE-focused recruiting market who represents both US and domestic CCIEs much the same way a Sports Agent would. He remains the only recruiter with the distinction of being promoted by the Worldwide Channels of Cisco Systems as the only Cisco Authorized CCIE recruiter in the world. Since his main clients are the Cisco Channel Partners he deals with the companies paying CCIEs the highest salaries and in the most need of the certification. We are making him available exclusively to our students for support in their careers and to answer questions about their resumes and the job market. He will find you the career you’re seeking, assist with locating companies providing Visa, and negotiate the best compensation package for you. Eman can be contacted at eman@ccieflyer.com.

Before I begin explaining my findings, I’d like to state that the information I’m presenting is based on the data I’ve personally received from various sources over the past 14 weeks.

The CCIE R&S job market still continues to be the commanding leader in regards to opportunity, with CCIE Voice coming in second. Between the 2, they accounted for 94% of the posted job openings. Security was the only other contender, with most CCIE Security openings available in either NY/NJ or the Washington DC/Northern Virginia area. As popular as the CCIE Data Center track is, the certification is still very new. I did note that almost 25% of the CCIE R&S jobs available also required Nexus experience. Although Nexus is only a portion of the CCIE Data Center blueprint, it’s something we may want to watch over the next few years. I believe the CCIE R&S job openings will be segmented into CCIE R&S and CCIE Data Center once the latter certification has been around for a little longer. CCIE Wireless had the fewest domestic jobs, which makes sense. CCIE Wireless engineers are very rare, and the certification seems to be sought primarily by Europeans or Cisco employees (per iPexpert’s internal statistics).

As most could expect, the NY / NJ had the most CCIE job openings during my investigation. Texas was a very close runner-up, with openings in almost every major city. Northern Virginia / DC Metro area came in 3rd (with most of these jobs requiring a security clearance for government contracts). California had multiple cities that had CCIE openings, and Atlanta topped off our top 5.

Here’s what everyone is going to focus on. Please note that these numbers are based on salaries that were initially disclosed to me. Quite often, companies will pay a bit more for the “right” employee. Also, it’s a bit difficult to present this report in a fair manner. Stated salaries ranged quite a bit, based on additional skills required, the amount of travel, and responsibilities.

Top 5 Paying States / Metro Cities

• New York / New Jersey
• Washington DC / Northern Virginia
• California
• Atlanta
• North Carolina (RTP, Charlotte

Technical vs. Management

One of the interesting things that became apparent very quickly (as I applied for these jobs, as if I were seeking a management position), was that the title “CCIE NOC Manager” paid the lowest of all of the job titles. Not only did it pay the less – but it paid MUCH less than an “average” CCIE (technical) salary paid. The average, regardless of location, was $110,000. Quite frankly, I was absolutely shocked. These positions require less hands on ability but require a greater depth of understanding and skills that come only with time and experience. All of these available jobs required or preferred the following:

• 5 to 10 years of management experience (required)
• On-call availability (required)
• 4-year degree (preferred, but not required by all)
• CCIE-level experience w/ most of the common technologies seen in large-scale networks such as routing protocols, VPN / firewalls, IP telephony, wireless and network management applications (required)

Resume Tips

I had a lot of fun with this section of my analysis.

On the 3 primary job sites that I used, I created an account. I then uploaded my “resume”, which was a scaled down version of my LinkedIn profile. I stated that I would relocate anywhere in the US, to cast a wide net. During this process, I would “tweak” my resume and test different resume styles. As I learned more about what recruiters and hiring managers are looking for, I was able to fine-tune my resume for nearly every job posting that I found.

Initially, I was flooded with recruiters seeking out a CCIE. I collected information on the job openings, and then asked them what they found interesting in my resume. At least half of the recruiters who contacted me were, in all honesty, generic IT recruiters. They didn’t appear to know too much about the Cisco industry. These recruiters couldn’t even say the acronyms correctly – in fact, one kept saying “CIIE” instead of “CCIE”. In several of the cases, these recruiters were seeking a CCIE Voice, or Security, when in fact – I’m an old, outdated CCIE R&S (#5244). However, during these discussions, I was given some valuable information.

Note: When I mention, “recruiter”, I’m referring to outside headhunters. People who are paid to find you, for their client (the hiring organization). When I mention, “hiring manager”, I’m referring to the actual manager you’d report to within the company that’s hiring.

• Address: 
  • If you’re seeking a position outside of the area you currently reside in, do not put a residential address on your resume. Keep it simple – your name, CCIE #, email address, and cell phone number.
• Objective: 
  • I’ve read several resume writing sites that state that an “objective” is old school. I found that it is still important for this industry. A majority of hiring managers read the Objective first to see if what you’re looking for matches their available position.
  • If you include an Objective, be sure to adjust it for every position for which you apply. Customize it to match what the company is seeking, if it’s a position you’re serious about.
• CCIE: 
  • Be sure to list your CCIE type (track) on your resume.
• Skills / Proficiencies: 
  • This was a very interesting topic. Over 90% of the recruiters and hiring managers I spoke with have programs that parse your resume for keywords. If they’re seeking someone with BGP experience, they will search for that term in your resume. It’s not a good practice to list everything you’ve done at previous employers, however, a “Skills / Proficiencies” section will allow you to list out all of your main strengths, tailored to fit the posted requirements. You’ll also have a higher chance at getting “found” by a recruiter or hiring manager
• History: 
  • The #3 thing that hiring managers look at is how long you’ve stayed at each employer. Nearly everyone commented on the time and cost it takes to find and train a new hire. If you’ve jumped from job to job, chances are you won’t be one of their top candidates – even if you have every qualification they’re seeking.
• •Social Networking: 
  • I asked every Hiring Manager if they had looked up my LinkedIn profile. Almost all of them admitted that they had. Some had also tried to find me on Facebook and Twitter. Most of you are intelligent enough to know what follows: Be careful with what you make available online.
  • Most of the Recruiters did not look up any of my social profiles. They were strictly calling or emailing each potential candidate and then moving on to the next.
• Cover Letter: 
  • A cover letter is still a very valuable inclusion when submitting a resume. Almost half of the Hiring Managers will read your cover letter and see if you’ve applied to their opening, or if you’re canvassing the job market. As with the Objective section of your resume, customize the Cover Letter to fit each position for which you’re applying.

Websites to Use When Seeking a CCIE Job

While working on this analysis, I used the following websites / communities:

• CareerBuilder: 
  • CareerBuilder has a great iPhone app and the ability to upload multiple profiles / resumes. Excellent ability to search on a city or location (x miles from y). One thing I found annoying is that Cisco has partnered with CareerBuilder, and will use the job search site to solicit certification candidates for training.
• Monster: 
  • Great iPhone app, many CCIE listings.
• Dice: 
  • I didn’t use a Dice mobile app. I strictly used my PC to access their website. They have a large number of CCIE job listings, and give you the ability to filter based on specific search criteria.
• LinkedIn: 
  • LinkedIn has a job search capability, which I used a few times – however, you can’t customize a resume or upload a cover letter. It’s completely based on your LinkedIn profile. I didn’t receive a single contact from any of the LinkedIn interest I had shown. I’m not too sure that this is the best avenue to seek a CCIE job.

Beware of Cybercoders (cybercoders.com)

I noticed something strange during this fact-finding mission. A company called CyberCoders appeared to have a CCIE job in almost every single major city. I attempted to apply and connect with their recruiters, but didn’t receive a single response. As I looked into the validity of these guys, I found this:

http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/cybercoders/nationwide/cybercoders-cyber-coders-inc-cc-jobs-resume-farming-fraudulant-personal-information-coll-701029

Summary

The CCIE certification is still the best-paying IT certification on the market, by far. It takes the average candidate anywhere from 9 to 24 months to pass their CCIE, 3 attempts, and approximately $3,000 to $10,000 in costs. Once you achieve your CCIE, there are countless opportunities in most of the major cities in the US. The average CCIE earns $110,000 to $175,000 a year, with some earning more than that based on the CCIE they have, additional qualifications, and the location. Although the CCIE is extremely difficult to achieve, it’s one of the very few IT certifications you can earn which will nearly guarantee financial, and job security.

Join us in congratulating the following CCIEs on their great achievement;

• Todd Simmons CCIE #42411 (Wireless)
• Bill Wright CCIE #41956 (Security)

Bill Wright CCIE #41956
I successfully passed my CCIE Security Lab January 9^th earning CCIE #41956.  I had great success in studying for this lab using iPexpert’s CCIE Security BLS and attended the  CCIE Security OWLE boot camp.

Thanks for all the help along the way!!

iPexpert is proud to boast the industry’s most complete and updated self-study portfolio for the CCIE Routing & Switching Lab, CCIE Voice / Collaboration Lab, CCIE Security Lab, CCIE Data Center Lab, and CCIE Wireless Labexams. Have you also used iPexpert or Proctor Labs to help you pass the CCIE lab exam? If so, we want to hear your story! Please email us at success@ipexpert.com

Please see the following updated schedule for our free vLectures. To register, please go to this URL.

CCIE Routing and Switching, Version 5

• CCIE R&S V5: 2/24 @ 1:00 PM EST – IP DHCP Snooping
• CCIE R&S V5: 3/10 @ 1:00 PM EST – EIGRP Named Configuration Mode
• CCIE R&S V5: 3/31 @ 1:00 PM EST – PPPoE
• CCIE R&S V5: 4/21 @ 1:00 PM EST – IPv6 First-Hop Security
• CCIE R&S V5: 4/28 @ 1:00 PM EST – DMVPN for CCIE R&S
• CCIE R&S V5: 5/26 @ 1:00 PM EST – IOS Embedded Troubleshooting Tools for CCIE R&S

CCIE Collaboration

• CCIE Collaboration: 4/21 Introduction to Cisco Unified Contact Center Express (UCCX) – UCCX Scripts Customization
• CCIE Collaboration: 4/28 Understanding & Troubleshooting Cisco Unified IM Presence – Cisco Jabber
• CCIE Collaboration: 5/14 Cisco IOS Media Resources
• CCIE Collaboration: 5/26 Security in Cisco Collaboration Solutions (Default Security Features & Toll Fraud)

CCIE Data Center

• CCIE Data Center  4/3  @9 AM EST – Native FC SAN – Zoning. Estimated duration 1:00. Description : Configuration of Native FC Fabric, and the configuration, use and methods of employing Zoning.
• CCIE Data Center 4/16  @9 AM EST – NX7K Storage Features. Estimated duration 2:00. Description : Storage VDC Configuration, to include QoS Requirements, operating modes and interconnectivity requirements.
• CCNP Data Center 4/23 @9 AM EST – Virtual Device Contexts and their management.
• CCNP Data Center 5/7 @9 AM EST – VSAN, VSAN Isolation and IVR

CCIE Wireless

• 2/26 @ 10 CST- Wireless guest
• 3/24 @ 10 CST- Autonomous Workgroup Bridges
• 4/21 @ 10 CST- H-REAP APs
• 5/27 @ 10 CST- ACS 5.2 basics
• 6/9 @ 10 CST- WDS on autonomous APs

Security

• CCNP / CCIE Security: 2/26 @9 AM EST – IOS IPS (CLI)
• CCNP / CCIE Security: 3/5  @9 AM EST – ASA EasyVPN (CLI)
• CCNA / CCNP Security 4/30 @9 AM EST – Basic ASA Configuration
• CCNA / CCNP Security 5/7 @ 9 AM EST – Reflexive & Dynamic ACLs

Please feel free to check out Marko discuss one of the CCIE R&S V5 topics, DHCP Snooping.

Interested in some free CCNP Security and CCIE Security Training? Watch as Piotr @ iPexpert explains IOS IPS (CLI). For more free CCIE and CCNP training videos, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Enjoy ANOTHER “freebie” from Jeff, CCIE Wireless – “Guest Networks”

iPexpert’s 2014 Scholarship & “Thumbs Up”:: Winners – March 2014

In December 2013, we announced our 2014 Scholarship Program / CCIE Lab Training Giveaway. For the entire year of 2014, we will be giving away 60 free Online-HD-ILT Bootcamp seats, and CCIE Lab Self-Study Training Bundles spanning across every CCIE track we teach (R&S, Collaboration, Data Center, Wireless and Security).

As a Recap, Here’s What We’re Giving Away:

• 1 Online-HD-ILT seat given away for each track every month (5 Bootcamp winners announced monthly)
• 1 Lab Essentials HD VOD and Workbook(s) Bundle given away for each track every month (5 self-study winners announced monthly)

How to Enter:

• Must follow @iPexpert on Twitter before entering.
• To win an Online-HD-ILT Bootcamp seat, you must Tweet: “I want to win a free Online-HD-ILT seat from @iPexpert for the CCIE track, where is the name of the track you are preparing for. *Note, followers attempting to win for multiple tracks will not be considered.
• To win a Lab Essentials HD VOD and Workbook Bundle, you must Tweet: “I want to win a free Lab Essentials HD VOD and Workbook(s) Bundle from @iPexpert for the CCIE track, where is the name of the track you are preparing for.
• Must include @iPexpert in tweet.
• Multiple entries are encouraged, however – we’d like to ask for a max of 5 mentions per day. For every follower you have who follows @iPexpert and retweets, that also counts as another entry.
• Winners will be selected via a random drawing method, with each tweet / retweet accounting for an additional entry – which will increase your odds of winning.

General:

• Winners will be posted on our blog the first of every month. In the case of the 1st being on a holiday or weekend, the winners will be posted the following business day or following Monday.
• You must claim your prize within 30 days by emailing your twitter account name, full legal name, address, and contact details to sales@ipexpert.com.
• Prizes must be used within 18 months.
• Prizes cannot be transferred to another person or sold.

The March 2014 winners of a free 5-Day Online-HD-ILT Bootcamp seat:

• R&S: @nmstech
• Collaboration: @Oluwafunso
• Data Center: @gregoryseaton
• Wireless: @arthuraburger
• Security: @Ranik00

The March 2014 winners of a free Lab Essentials HD VOD and Workbook(s) Bundle:

• R&S: @briancork
• Collaboration: @rperezdea
• Data Center: @SalaimaniS
• Wireless: @shaggy2long
• Security: @githureism

Thank you for entering, and congratulations to our winners. Remember, there are 9 months left, so if you didn’t win this month, keep on trying!

We need your opinion!

We have competitors who like to have “fancy” (once-a-year) parties at Cisco Live, and give away a few gifts to a few lucky people. They have a few drinks and eat some great appetizers (which is fun – we all can agree on that!).

However, we’re trying to figure out what makes more sense for YOU – the actual student.

So – here’s the question:

Would you like to see iPexpert throw the GREATEST Cisco Live party (in the US) one night a year, or would you like to see us use our money and resources a little WISER?

An alternative to a 1-time bash (in the US), is that we would continue our CCIE scholarship program – FOREVER (every month, with no “end date” in sight) – giving away $20,000 / month in training, to engineers who are eager to thrust themselves to the upper echelon in the Cisco networking arena. (By the way – In the next few months, we will be EXPANDING our Scholarship Program, and offering packages for CCNPs and CCNAs.)

What do you, our valued customers think we should do?….Have a party, or continue to award over $200,000 / year in FREE CCIE, CCNP and CCNA training to engineers, worldwide?

Join us in congratulating the following CCIEs on their great achievement;

• Rhodri Jenkins CCIE #42503 (Wireless)
• Todd Carswell CCIE #42198 (Voice)
• Ed Golden CCIE #42625 (Data Center)
• Wong Vui Torng CCIE #42134 (Routing & Switching)
• Mohammed Imran Khan CCIE #36948 (Data Center, Service Provider)
• Alan Dumdei, CCIE #42052 (Wireless)
• Michael Ruetz CCIE #5356 (Wireless, Routing & Switching)
• Luke Hatfield, CCIE #42601 (Routing & Switching)

Wong Vui Torng CCIE #42134
iPexpert CCIE R&S VoD and Workbook helped me a lot in my preparing for my CCIE R&S Lab Exam. I gained lot of knowledge regarding technologies.

Mohammed Imran Khan CCIE #36948
Today I cleared my CCIE DC lab exam. I would like to thank the entire team, especially Rick Mur, for excellent CCIE DC lab workbooks. I was preparing for last 8 months and cracked it in first attempt. This is my second CCIE after CCIE SP.

Alan Dumdei, CCIE #42052
I never really thought I had a shot at it. I used up every hour of rack time I had doing labs and practice labs. The material you had was by far the most relevant material. If you want to discuss anything let me know…but I wanted to say thanks for all your support and teaching…without your class there would have been no way I would have been ready…not even close.

Michael Ruetz CCIE #5356
Dear Jeff,
Yesterday I was able to pass the lab! :)
I like to thank you for your Wireless VoDs, which showed me where to lay additional focus on. And (even more) for fast responding to my questioning emails. Splendid job!

iPexpert is proud to boast the industry’s most complete and updated self-study portfolio for the CCIE Routing & Switching Lab, CCIE Voice / Collaboration Lab, CCIE Security Lab, CCIE Data Center Lab, and CCIE Wireless Lab exams. Have you also used iPexpert or Proctor Labs to help you pass the CCIE lab exam? If so, we want to hear your story! Please email us at success@ipexpert.com