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Feds flub science and engineering funding 2 years running

Layer 8 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:44:17 -0400

The National Science Foundation today said federal funding of academic science and engineering research and development failed to outpace inflation for the second year in a row, an unprecedented event in the 35 years it has been tracking such investments. The decrease, while small, only adds fuel to the fire that the US just doesn't do all it can to promote advanced science and engineering and risks falling behind other nations.

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Cisco gone wild: Job search best practice guide

Brad Reese — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:46 -0400

This is the kickoff blog of Cisco gone wild, a new blog series dedicated to freeing precious gems of information that are hidden within the Cisco website. Cisco has produced a quality 16 page university course style: Job Search Best Practice Guide Although it fails to mention placing your desire to relocate (along with your geographic preferences) near the top of your resume (see these infamous resume tips), it does mention the following: Recruiters and head hunters are always on the search to fill job positions online through job boards. Yours truly recommends posting your resume for FREE among the 642 Cisco certified network engineers from 65 countries featured on BradReese.Com, as well as searching the 27,200 current Cisco job openings worldwide. Also, the up-and-coming Cisco Partner Talent Network website is where this hidden gem, the job search best practice guide was discovered. Other great information contained in this guide:

	Three step process of getting a job
	Resume guide
	Example of a resume
	Cover letter guide
	Example of a cover letter
	Frequently asked interview questions
	Networking is key
	Extend your resume
	Use a search firm or head hunter
	Business etiquette
	Take advantage of new technologies

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10 Tips for taking the CCIE Lab exam

yusuff — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:51:43 -0400

For those of you who are preparing for CCIE Lab exam. I found this on the CCIE website, thought it might be useful to share. Some of them seem trivial, but they are important and many of us tend to forget some of the most basic things during the stressful 8-hour exam; 1. Read the entire exam first and check for addressing issues. Do not skip any details or sections. 2. Manage your time. Make a plan to cover all the sections in the time provided. Work out how much time you will spend on each section, keeping in mind the point value of the questions. Don’t forget to allow time at the end to verify your solutions.

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Vista – Like it or hate it?

Chip Wenz — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:30:07 -0400

I have been working with Vista for a while and after a few initial “What the…” moments I am starting to think that Vista is a pretty good OS whose benefits out-weigh its annoyances (let the flame wars begin in 3, 2, 1…)

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Bah

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:40:22 -0400

Mandatory 3-week $18,500 program? Why? The money. If you can perform the tasks and pass the exams, what does the $18,500 price tag and 3-weeks get you? Just another way to line M$ pockets.

"IT" Far From Problem-Free

Matthew Nickasch — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:32:22 -0400

If you've been following the general IT industry news for the last week or so, you've noticed some major stories that have hit the wire. From the VMWare ESX/ESXi bug that brought some virtualization infrastructures to a halt, to the multiple instance Google Apps / Gmail outages, it has been recently quite busy. On a lighter note, and since it is Friday afternoon, let's reflect on what these outages and problems mean to IT managers, corporate leaders, and the end users.

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CCIE water cooler gossip: Is a rosy future in the forecast for sitting CCIEs?

Brad Reese — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:40:27 -0400

A CCIE provided the following gossip to yours truly: "Hello Brad," "I have been reading all of the dire new rules for test taking with Cisco and Microsoft." "I was wondering. In the last 12 months Cisco has minted about 2,598 new CCIEs." "Will the volume of CCIEs start to go down, with the new testing program? It will be interesting to see if Cisco CCIEs and Microsoft MCSE numbers start to slide." "The second group of CCIEs; are the sitting CCIEs. They need to re-certify every two years by passing the written again. Will that number start to drop too?" "If the numbers do slide downward, will Cisco relax the Braindump filters to maintain the growth in high level certifications to support worldwide sales? Will end-users and VARs see certain numbers as weaker than others? "You are a CCIE 21xxx that was Cisco Pre-Braindump filtering, so we..." "Another unknown of the change in the rules is documentation. Cisco Press focuses on what sells, that is fair. Except if you are interested in anything other than CCIE R/S. Go to Amazon.com and look for CCIE Voice, CCIE Security, (very dated), CCIE Service Provider, CCIE Storage. What will Cisco do to make sure that the candidates have all of the resources necessary to pass the written and the Lab?" "The last group is the CCIE training organizations. The rumors have long been that they use the Braindumps, ex-students, and their own staff’s testing experience, to help assure that their training material is relevant. Not teaching the test, but understanding what is on the test." "Your Frame-Relay cloud will have OSPF running across it. So you want to..." "Would this training material trigger a failing grade?" "My bet is that the number of CCIEs minted each year will start to drop as students cannot pass the written to even sit for the Lab. At $350 a pop for the written, and $1,290 for the Lab. What do you do if you are looking at 3 written and 5 Labs,($7,500 without air travel, hotel, car, food, training time for each attempt, etc.) You just might pass on the whole proposition." "For sitting CCIEs things might be looking very rosy in the next few years. Cisco would have to start being nice to us again. Maybe some raises in the works!" -------------------------------------------- Cisco declined to comment. View more CCIE water cooler gossip.

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Dos and don'ts of IT job seeking

Jeff Caruso — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:32:16 -0400

Looking for a job ain't what it used to be. There's all this social media to consider, stuff that's publicly available. Any perspective employer is bound to check out your Facebook page, for instance. We recently spoke with Rona Borre, president and CEO of Instant Technology, an IT recruiting firm in Chicago. She shared some tips for navigating this brave new world. My favorite:

How could personal beliefs hurt a person's chances at getting a job?

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Horrible article.

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:48:34 -0400

The big picture I get is "be human, but don't share any details". What kind of nonsense is that?

From Nortel's View: SIP R&D

Matthew Nickasch — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:13:50 -0400

This morning, I discussed the acquisition of Pingtel, and the integration of it's technologies into the Nortel portfolio. In all fairness to the industry, it's important for me to analyze the other side of the deal from a "big telecom" perspective, thus, Nortel. Let's play "Devil's advocate", shall we?

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The Future of Pingtel?

Matthew Nickasch — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:27:31 -0400

If you haven't heard, Nortel recently acquired Pingtel's software-based telephony assets on Wednesday, driving forward Nortel's SIP-based enterprise communications portfolio. As with any acquisition, customers of Pingtel must be wondering: what now? Nortel plans to "integrate Pingtel technology" into its SMB portfolio, especially the Nortel SCS500 (Software Communication System). Of course, this integration will take some time, and the results could be, well, questionable.

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consolidation also means job cuts

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:44:09 -0400

Of course the move also means some layoffs but they aint gonna advertise that.

CCIE water cooler gossip: Is AT&T cutting CCIE pay by 33% or more?

Brad Reese — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:45:24 -0400

A CCIE provided yours truly with the following CCIE gossip: "Dear Brad," "AT&T CCIE employees are leaving in droves." "With the merger of AT&T and SBC, SBC has cut the bonus money that keep many CCIE’s at AT&T, (Base + up to $50k bonus)." "So with a 33% or more cut in pay, they are leaving." "As Cisco’s biggest VAR this causes a number of problems for Cisco and AT&T equipment sales." -------------------------------------------------- Cisco declined to comment, while AT&T has not responded to a request for comment. Related story: AT&T spending pullback hitting Cisco View more CCIE water cooler gossip.

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Server 2008 – What’s your favorite feature?

Chip Wenz — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:58:41 -0400

I was asked this week to give a seminar on some of the new features of Server 2008 and when I asked my boss what feature he wanted me to talk about he said, “Just pick your favorite thing and talk about that”. Unfortunately, that didn’t narrow things down for me a whole lot; there is actually a lot that I like about 2008, but here are some of the subjects that I ended up choosing.

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WildPackets OmniPeek Performs at Olympics

Matthew Nickasch — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:50:44 -0400

Anybody utilizing the various wireless networks at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games can be rest assured that they are in good hands. In a recent press release, "China Mobile, the World's largest mobile subscribers telecommunications provider (and Olympics partner) implemented WildPackets OmniPeek to proactively prevent wireless network outages at 14 Olympic venues."

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CCIE water cooler gossip: 9 year worldwide CCIE count by region and country

Brad Reese — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:41:10 -0400

9 Year Worldwide CCIE Count by Region and Country: View full-scale
9 Year Worldwide CCIE Count by Region and Country: View full-scale A senior CCIE provided yours truly with the above nine year worldwide CCIE count along with the following message: "Brad," "I have been thinking." "The numbers by themselves speak volumes." "You only want to do businesses where there is a growing large number of CCIEs." "Countries with low CCIE numbers are where you don’t have an infrastructure." "The US is dropping simply because the rest of the world is attempting to get up to speed." "What I do find interesting is this:" "The CCIE Program is an individual program, a company might sponsor you, but it is up to the individual to attain the CCIE certification, no small feat." "If you are going to attempt the CCIE you have to have a compelling reason, (market opportunity, etc.)" "If you do attain your CCIE you must have a revenue source to maintain the CCIE, or why care to re-sit for the written exam every two years." "Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking, second place is so far behind, well you get the picture." "As the Internet grows, and we see Moore’s Law impact our global village more and more the winners and losers are in this chart." "Countries that have an expanding CCIE population are going to be the winners in Moore’s Law." "Look at China, but also look at Japan." "Central America, South America, and Africa are not staying up." "Look at the bad boy countries, and you will not see any CCIEs." "Look at dictators or countries that are nationalizing their business and you see the drop again." "The world is flat with opportunities everywhere, but more everywhere in countries with high growing CCIE counts." "Cisco is very proud to publish every four months the total number of CCIEs worldwide." "They don't provide a history, but they do present the current state of certified CCIEs." "An interesting observation is Japan versus India." "We hear about the growth in India, but is India actually building the infrastructure?" "The history of CCIEs should tell the tale." "The answer is no." "As Japan moves to 100Mbps, so the number of CCIEs expands, supporting the growing IP infrastructure." "If you have the IP pipes, the applications will come." "The India numbers imply silos of economic opportunity, not national opportunities." "The current invasion by Russia is another example of the new world order." "Russia 284 CCIEs, Georgia 0." "So your network will go down, because you don't have the people who know how to stop the simplest DoS attacks." "Such easy fodder for Russia." "Now think like Apple, what would you do with these numbers?" "Build stores, market in countries with growing CCIEs." "Microsoft, HP, IBM, bet with the CCIE growth." "Cisco hates that this is published." "If Microsoft published their MCSEs worldwide, I think the numbers would look the same." "Now add Moore's Law." "Where to bet that Moore's Law will have the largest impact?" "The answer is follow the CCIE trends." ---------------------------------------- View more CCIE water cooler gossip.

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Will Google Consider Hosted Telephony?

Matthew Nickasch — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:48:10 -0400

With the Google Apps platform taking off, the future features and applications of the platform can only be left to our imaginations. With Gmail, Google Talk (chat), Google Calendar, etc, it's no wonder that Google may be considering a VoIP-like application to add to its Google Apps platform. While no official plans, or even rumors have been released, a Google-hosted VoIP environment may be incredibly popular for organizations that utilize Google Apps for all other collaboration needs. We've seen our fair share of free hosted VoIP environments, like Skype, Free World Dialup, etc, but Google has yet to venture into such a market.

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CCIE water cooler gossip: Braindumps offering Cisco exam VUE voucher discounts

Brad Reese — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:12:08 -0400

An experienced CCIE provided the following gossip to yours truly: "Brad," "The Braindump’s are offering vouchers for your testing!"

The above CCIE was shocked to receive the following email message from a known Braindump: Subject: Ordering Cisco exams to get VUE voucher 20%! Dear Sir, There is a good news for Cisco candidates, everyone who will register for Cisco exams on VUE before 30-10-2008 can ask for the voucher from our website pass4sure.com. This voucher will help you save 20% register fees. You can request this voucher after your ordering and paying our products. The quantity of these vouchers are limited, so if you need, speed please!

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Yours truly brought this Cisco exam VUE voucher offer from a known Braindump to the attention of both Cisco and Pearson VUE. Official Cisco response from Erik Ullanderson - Learning@Cisco Manager of Global Certifications: "Braindump sites are no substitute for actually learning the skills." "Pearson VUE and Cisco are investigating the matter to determine the scope of the violation and will take appropriate action when our investigation is concluded." "We reserve the right to cancel the test scores of any candidates who registered for their exams using fraudulently obtained vouchers." --------------------------------------- View more CCIE water cooler gossip.

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