A CCIE Flyer Exclusive!

Beginning in January I am proud to announce that the CCIE Flyer has brought both Narbik and Scott together for twelve day CCIE R&S Boot Camps. It’s true they will both conduct the same classes together splitting time on the podium. To read more...

This article has been updated with Dates and Locations.(September 27, 2010)

VoiceBootcamp is offering a free study kit to anyone who donates anything to any charity for Pakistan Flood Victims.

Ethan Banks

Longevity. In information technology, not much seems to have staying power these days. Smaller companies are assimilated by mightier ones, sometimes for the better, but as often for the worse. Engineers move from company to company, their loyalties shifting with stability, work opportunities, and compensation plans. Corporate leadership is replaced due to failure or scandal. Reference designs come under scrutiny and are discarded as changing needs antiquate the tried-and-true.

Not so the CCIE Flyer. CCIE Flyer is a community publication, written by and for network engineers willing to share their insights and technical wisdom with the readership. August 2010 proudly marks the third anniversary of this online magazine, with no end in sight. So pull up a keyboard, and take a few minutes to peruse what's been put together for you. What you find should help you stay in touch with emerging trends, poke you to replace that 10 year old switch you can't put on maintenance anymore, bring the odd smile to your face, and maybe even teach you something you didn't know before.

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Networks Are People.

At Force 3, we never forget that our ultimate customer is an actual person, someone sitting in front of the computer screen or standing in the data center, with a job to do. We understand the importance and the difficulty of that job, of what our customers are striving to achieve as people, not just users of technology. So, we prefer English to geek speak. We answer your questions a little faster, spend a little longer with you on the phone or at your site, work a little harder at building the kind of relationships that will help us design better network solutions.

Force3 is a great cpmpany to work for and their specialty of working in the Government sector has been a motivating factor for me to locate CLEARABLE CCIEs (and future CCIE) in UC, IPT, Voice, Security and Data Center. Pre-Sales and Post Sales roles are here for the asking. Don’t get lost in the mix send me an email with your resume attached eman@ccieflyer.com and I will make sure you get someone to read it and speak with you!

Eman

Three Years Old!

The Contract That Bites

We explored the ridiculous nature of a paranoid clause in a real contract I was sent dealing with talking bad about the employer after leaving their employ. What is further distressing about this employer is the use of a more common section called NON-COMPETITION – DISCLOSURE. While “non-competes” are a normal part of many contracts the question is, are they enforceable? To read more...

Oh shut up! Let me get to the point here before you get all weird on me. The pregnant Pause, awkward silence, crickets, dead air or whatever you like to call it can kill! To read more...

I often get emails and calls from aspiring or current CCIEs. The questions are often reflections of the industry confusion or professional aspirations of many. Here’s one email from this past week I wanted to respond to publicly. Ask Uncle Eman...

CCIEs need to learn from my recent experience in the Middle East. I was asked, as often happens, by a CCIE to help him find a job. I spoke with him about his career goals and then found a role for him. The trouble was even though he was unemployed in the UK his previous employer in the UAE would not release his number. To read more...

Terry Slattery

August marks two anniversaries: three-years of the CCIE Flyer and seventeen years since I passed the CCIE exam. In the past three years, the CCIE Flyer has undergone significant growth and changes. The contributors are well-known people throughout the ranks of the CCIE community. Eman has been able to get people to write about a wide variety of topics, in addition to his topics on recruiting and finding jobs for CCIEs. Eman even went to bat for a few CCIEs who were getting hired, then had their jobs suspended by resellers who just wanted the CCIE numbers for their partner status, but didn't want to pay the people that they had just hired. It's good to see those changes. To read more...

Inside Your HR Folder

Jay Brennan

You’ve probably interviewed for a job at least once in your life, but if you’re in this for the long haul, you’ll be on the other side of the desk sooner or later: you’ll be interviewing someone for a job. To read more...