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CCIE Collaboration Lab Lessons – Part 2: Saving Time with the Modified Device-Based Approach ccie collaboration Aug 11, 2015

Afew weeks ago, I made a blog post for those of you working towards your CCIE Collaboration certification. It covered how to configure a Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express (CUCME) router...

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CCIE Collaboration Lab Lessons – Part 1: Registering a Cisco 9971 IP Phone with CUCME ccie collaboration Jul 26, 2015

For years, my main Cisco focus was voice. I taught the the CCNA Voice and CCNP Voice courses for over a decade and earned my Voice CCIE in 2012, and then migrated that to a Collaboration CCIE in...

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3 Lessons I’ve Learned from John Chambers career success Jul 15, 2015


John Chambers has been the CEO of Cisco since January of 1995, but on July 26, 2015 he is stepping down and going into semi-retirement. Replacing him at the helm of Cisco is Chuck Robbins.

To honor...

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Three Memorable Quotes from Cisco Live 2015 career success Jun 24, 2015

Just a few days ago, I returned from Cisco Live 2015, which was held in San Diego, California. As always, is was an educational, exhausting, and exciting week.

Enjoying Cisco Live 2015 With My...

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Wireless Access Point Install network plus Jun 16, 2015

Did you know you can make a wireless router act as a wireless access point to extend the range of your network?

This video shows you how.

This video is a sample from my new CompTIA Network+...

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Network+ SCADA: A Little-Known Topic From the Network+ Exam network plus Jun 09, 2015

The new CompTIA Network+ exam (N10-006) is out, and one of the little-known exam topics is SCADA.

Find out what it’s all about in this video.


This video is a sample from my new CompTIA...

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Lessons I Learned from Disney – Part 4 (The Advantage of Adversity) career success Jun 04, 2015

In the first three parts of the Lessons I Learned from Disney series, we’ve talked about lessons learned when I was working at Walt Disney World. However, in this installment, let’s...

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Introduction to QoS - 19 Minutes of QoS Goodness ccna collaboration ccna r/s network plus Jun 02, 2015

This video identifies the need for Quality of Service (QoS) and gets you acquainted with several QoS tools.

This video is a sample from my new CompTIA Network+ (N10-006) Complete Video Course, and...

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3 Tips to Ace the Technical Interview career success May 27, 2015

At some point in your networking career, you are almost certainly going to face the dreaded technical interview. In this blog posting, let’s answer the question, “How do you go in and...

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Troubleshooting Route Redistribution ccie r/s ccnp r/s May 15, 2015

This video shows you how to troubleshoot a route redistribution scenario with multiple redistribution points.

This video is a sample from my new CCNP R/S v2 Complete Video Course Library (which...

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Troubleshooting OSPF Neighborships ccie r/s ccnp r/s Apr 23, 2015

In this new video, you’ll learn common issues that can prevent an OSPFv2 neighborship from forming. Then, you’ll walk through a sample OSPF troubleshooting scenario.

 

This video...

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Lessons I Learned from Disney – Part 3 (Balancing Urgency with Impact) career success Apr 09, 2015

Mid afternoon, around 3:00 pm, is a prime time for checking into hotels, and the same holds true for Disney’s many resorts. These days, when you check into a Disney resort, you’re given...

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Lessons I Learned from Disney – Part 2 (Who Broke Mickey’s e-Mail?) career success Feb 20, 2015

Back in 2000, when I was working at Disney World as a Network Design Specialist, all disney.com e-mail accounts ran on two e-mail servers affectionately known and Pain and Panic (named after...

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Lessons I Learned from Disney – Part 1 (When to Praise – When to Coach) career success Jan 21, 2015

Anyone that knows my family and me, knows that we are huge fans of all things Disney. Besides just being a guest at various Disney destinations, I was privileged to be a cast member for the...

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Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP) ccie r/s ccnp r/s Jan 01, 2015

Happy New Year!

If one of your goals for 2015 is to earn your CCNP R/S certification, you might want to check out a new video I did.


The video discusses the theory of GLBP, a First Hop...

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Certification vs. Degree: My Take on the Age-Old Debate career success Dec 18, 2014

For years, the debate has raged about which is better. Is it better to focus on getting certifications or to earn a college-degree? Excellent points are to be made on each side of the argument....

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How Can a Tomato Help You Study for Cisco Exams? career success Dec 08, 2014

You’ve got a massive Cisco Press library; you’ve bookmarked key websites; and you’ve even subscribed to my blog :) Hopefully, you are super disciplined, and you’ve...

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BGP Peer Groups ccie r/s ccnp r/s Nov 26, 2014

This video from my ROUTE Complete Video Course demonstrates how BGP Peer Groups can help conserve a router’s CPU resources if the router is doing BGP route filtering with multiple BGP...

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