Retroactive job req to have an NP now? Meraki and Splunk SEs are really going to struggle here. Is this for real? Everyone needs to be more technical, but this broad brush is silly. Are leaders req to get 4xCCIE? Wild times.
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Do SEMs, Director, VPs, ELT need certs? I would say yes but they don't. 40 yr old BA in 'computers' and 'math'
CCNP cert is easy, just get the braindumps. You can find them easily by googling. Plus Cisco covers the cost of the test. If any SE is unable to get a CCNP, that's a big shame. It's multiple choice test, maybe a few drag 'n drop here and there. Come SEs, stop b1tching.
My favorite was when I was in a technical role at grade 11 doing security work and already had security CCIE. I was told I had to get another CCIE or the CCDE to get promoted to g12, but like which one do you want me to get? I do security, I already have a security CCIE.
And there you have it, folks. Mediocre people seeking to lower standards to fit their outdated profile.
He should be the chairman of the FCC so we can go back to 14.4K as the national internet bandwidth standard and charge by the bit. I'd say Cisco could revive its Telebit business but they sold off the product lines.
"For you everything is a joke as your standards are too high"
And there you have it, folks. Mediocre people seeking to lower standards to fit their outdated profile.
they're not even mandating a CCIE. Just CCNP. How lazy do you have to be to whine about getting a basic Cisco cert as someone who's supposed to be a Cisco engineer. embarrassing
Requiring a CCIE is about as relevant as requiring all SEs to be able to ride a horse.
Oh no! Someone is actually asking me to demonstrate technical proficiency through certification. Stop bi--hing and do it.
"CCIE is a joke. Hire folks with up-to-date knowledge and the appetite to learn instead. Way too many SEs are clueless in front of a REST API or Python SDK."
That's because the SE's are too busy chasing down TAC and customer problems, dealing with poor quality software with BEs, sorting out licensing issues and covering gaps in process due to constant LR's of teams that are meant to do those tasks. SE has become a procedural progress chaser role. Hardly any true technical knowledge required to be a Cisco SE these days.
Wait, aren't SEs learning how to AI and sell AI?? Is there a CCNP-AI or something?
We probably should have required the ccnp at hiring. seems like a waste to do now lol
CCIE is a joke. blah blah blah...
For you everything is a joke as your standards are too high. Have you received a Nobel prize in networking yet?
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okay okay yes sorry was thinking more about field vs. inside...I can't speak to their technical aptitude I suspect not many CCIEs are on the inside
CCIE is a joke. Hire folks with up-to-date knowledge and the appetite to learn instead. Way too many SEs are clueless in front of a REST API or Python SDK.
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Maybe in different countries
Speaking as an EMEA Meraki SE you are half right
You have Meraki SEs for virtual sales, not looking at anything other than Meraki
You have the former field Meraki SEs which now yes do the entire portfolio
You serious? CCIE and all other Cisco certifications are worth nothing these days despite CCIE still being so hard to achieve. No one at Cisco cares a fu-k about cisco certs and they add absolutely zero value to your career at Cisco and no one outside of Cisco cares. The only skills that matter at Cisco are PPT and politics.
No … Meraki SEs are now Cisco Networking SEs.
It’s the combination of EN and Meraki
New rule of land - all directors and above must get a CCIE within a year or be fired. This is the only way to make Cisco technical relevant again. This will trim ranks and file quick.
Meraki SEs still exist in EMEA
Working with both I think yes they are super smart , the thing they do best though is really try to understand the use case as much as possible, not just position the features without context
Meraki SEs don’t exist anymore but you clearly didn’t know that a majority of Meraki SEs were actually really technically smart. They had a ton if CCIEs and many were already CCNP.