Not a Lot of Excitement for Networkers This Year?
Less Advertising This Year Makes Me Think Networks is Low-Keyed in 2009
By michaeljmorris on Sun, 06/14/09 - 6:19pm.I've sort of noticed this year there's been a lack of advertising and excitement for Networkers (aka Cisco Live) in San Francisco starting in 2 weeks.
No, I'm not attending. But that is because training budgets are tight this year. If they weren't I would definitely go since I enjoy the week of learning, socializing, information from vendors, and blogging topics.
Last Year's Networkers Blogs
The Underlying Message of John Chambers Keynote at Networkers
Cisco Networkers Network Performance
Cisco Live Report Card
Special Cisco Networkers Contest - And the winner is.....
Welcome to Cisco Live (Networkers)
Cisco Live (Networkers) Web Sites
IP Expert CCIE Party
My Blog Worked Again!! CCIE Party is Back!!
Normally, I start getting e-mails in February and March about signing up. Being a CCIE NetVet I'm usually offered the chance to sign up early, like last year:
But I haven't received a single e-mail this year about Networkers. Something tells me Cisco hasn't lost my e-mail address either since I still get plenty of e-mail from Cisco on all three of my e-mail accounts. There were also no e-mails about a CCIE Party which Cisco brought back last year after a year off. On, off, on-again, off again? Something strange there.
In light of the economy, I was mildly surprised Cisco didn't cancel Networkers this year. But, being the 20th anniversary and being in June (instead of January during the depths of the recession and financial shock) it makes sense to keep it going.
But, seems more low keyed this year.
What have you seen and heard? Just as hyped as previous years? Or what I'm seeing?
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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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