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CCDE Practical is a Go!

By michaeljmorris on Sun, 07/27/08 - 9:17pm.

It's offical, the CCDE Practical Exam is a go. The first test will be offered in Chicago on October 1st. CCDE Beta Test participants are getting a $280 discount offer the standard price.

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This should be interesting. The highest score during the CCDE Practical demo at Networkers last month was 24%. I'll put a dollar down that no one passes the during the first go-round.

Good luck. I'll see you there. :-D

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About From the Field

Michael Morris is a communications engineering manager at a $3-billion high-tech company. His background is in enterprise WANs working with telcos and developing large-scale routing designs. He has worked on networks at government and corporate organizations, including networks at two Fortune 10 companies. In his current role, he leads a team of 10 engineers responsible for large-scale IT networking projects and architectural standards for data networks, storage area networks, IP telephony, contact centers, and security. Michael is CCIE #11733 and recently became one of the first three Cisco Certified Design Experts (CCDE) ever (#20080002). He has 11 years experience in networking and communications, including four years as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army. He has a bachelor's degree in MIS from the University at Buffalo and is working on his MBA from NC State University. In 2008, he was awarded the Network Professional Association (NPA) Professional Excellence and Innovation Award for his work on network architecture, templates and enterprise MPLS design.

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