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Read This if You're Going to Cisco Live in May!

Do not tell anyone I told you, but I heard a rumor today. It looks like the attendees will be in for quite a treat for the 25th Anniversary of the Customer Appreciate Event. It seems that we’re all going to be shipped off to AT&T Park

Why Cisco Live Each Year?

We all know what Cisco Live is, right? Networkers? The Cisco users’ conference? If not, then educate yourself, friend. It takes place every year in different parts of the world. I try my best to go every year to the US event and am lucky to be able to go

CCIE R&S Written -- Epic Fail (Again Again)

On Friday, and for the fourth time, I took the CCIE R&S Written exam (350-001). For the third time, though, I failed. Let me tell you, I am absolutely devastated. I worked my buns off for the past few weeks, but I’m obviously missing some important piece

QoS Notes - IPP and DSCP Values

This is a study note post, so please don’t take this as written. I’m not the authority on the subject, so please correct me if needed. Back in the day, somebody decided that we all needed to have a Type of Service (ToS) field in the header of

CCIE R&S Written - Epic Fail (Again)

Yes, I failed. I think it’s pretty typical when you’re at Cisco Live, you stay out drinking and smoking cigars until 01:00, then you sit the exam at 08:00 the next morning. Considering the situation I put myself in, I wasn’t very optimistic about passing,

Cisco Live 2013 Insights - Catalyst 3850

Cisco Live is obviously the biggest networking event of the year, and Cisco likes to use all the attention to show off some of their new gear. I must say I was impressed with some of the Enterprise offerings including the 6807-XL, the 6880-X, the 4451-X, and the Sup 8-E