CCIE Study Method – Part II

If you’ve missed part one of my CCIE Study Method you can find it here.

CCIE Study Method – II

Purchase INE Materials

I’ve heard good things about the CCIE preparation materials at ine.com, specifically their video training courses, audio bootcamp and lab workbooks. Their all access pass seems to be a bit costly, so I’m not sure yet if I’ll go with a monthly or annual pass. They’ve got over 2200 video’s and I’m not sure how long this would take me to get through. My CCIE Study Method will have me watching 3-4 hours per night so will need to estimate how long I’ll need to remain subscribed before I choose this option. The annual subscription does include access to the lab guides, so this may be the more cost effective way to go.

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Morgans Burgers – Milford Shopping Centre

Morgans Burgers, at the Milford shopping centre in Auckland officially opened yesterday – Monday 10th December at 5.00pm.  I was lucky to get along on the Sunday night before opening for a Friends and Family sneak preview and I was highly impressed.

The concept is simple – choose your burger, then visit the salad cart to add condiments. The salad cart is on the back of a produce truck right in the middle of the restaurant, something I’ve never seen before. Standard burgers can be ordered as 1/4 pound, 1/2 pound or a whopping 1 pound burger.

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CCIE Study Method – Part I

I’ve started studying towards my CCIE in Routing and Switching, and wanted to outline my CCIE study method. Primarily to keep myself on track, and as a reference, but also to share the process I plan to study by. Many of the resources below I’ve collated from other successful CCIE blogs and recommendations on the Cisco website and forums and pieced together what I think will work for me.

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