1. CISCO CCIE Program January 2006
OVERVIEW: Twenty to 45-minute customer overview of the CCIE Program describes the purpose of expert certification, the process, the technical tracks offered, and how the exams are developed. Time sensitive slides include the current number of CCIEs, industry awards received, and recent program announcements, current as of March 2005.
OBJECTIVES OF THIS PRESO: Educate and create awareness and preference for Cisco CCIE certification. Refers customers to CCIE Website for further information.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Customers or partners unfamiliar with CCIE, or those who are aware but want to know more about it.
VALID PERIOD OF THIS DOCUMENT: Most slides should remain valid for one year. Time sensitive slides are noted. Check with CCIE marketing manager for updates.
COMMUNICATION PRIORITY: Deliver as needed or requested.

2. Cisco CCIE Program
Premiere certification program identifies and recognizes expert-level knowledge and skill in networking
Develop and deliver relevant, valid and high-quality exams
Deliver meaningful benefits to certified individuals and partners

3. CCIE Industry Recognitions
Updated
Highest Cisco Professional Salary
January 2005
Cisco Takes Top Honors for 4 Years Running
#1 Most Respected High-Level Certification
#1 Best Overall Certification Program
Hottest Certification for 2005
December 2005
#1 Overall Professional IT Certification
December 2004
#5 Most Important Certification
August 2004
OVERVIEW: Summary of recent industry awards given to Cisco’s CCIE expert certification program
TARGET AUDIENCE: Any external audience: customers, partners, press
VALID PERIOD OF THIS DOCUMENT: Valid as of March 2005; most awards are given towards the end of the calendar year. Contact Lora O’Haver for update.
COMMUNICATION PRIORITY: Deliver as requested or needed
On the Analyst and Press world we have received many awards this year that position us above our competitors relative to “Support performance”, “web support”,”engineer certifications”, and also value to the customer.
I believe this puts us in a very good position and gives us time to address the quality issues that we do believe we have and we will be very sensitive about making accelerating those changes so not to allow time for erosion of our position in the market.
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CCIEs Among Top Salary Earners
December 2005

4. The CCIE Program Cisco’s highest level certification
Twelve+ years as industry’s most rigorous program--copied by many
Consistent winner of awards for desirability, reputation, quality of certification
Constantly update and revise exams to evolve with industry

5. CCIEs Worldwide
Experts in the subtleties, intricacies and challenges of networking
Less than 3% of all Cisco Certified Professionals
Just under 13,000 worldwide
Demonstrate a strong commitment to training, study, and education to maintain certification
Somewhat TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION (# of active CCIEs)

6. Achieving CCIE Certification
CCIEs must pass two exams.
The written qualification exam has 100 multiple-choice questions.
The lab exam is what makes CCIE different; the full-day, hands-on exam tests ability to configure and troubleshoot equipment.
Not all lab exams are offered at all lab locations.

7. CCIE Tracks Routing & Switching Security Voice over IP
Core networking cert
68% of all bookings
Labs in all regions, all worldwide locations
Security
Introduced 2002
Fastest growing cert; 15% of bookings
Labs in Beijing, Brussels, RTP, San Jose, Sydney
Voice over IP
Introduced 2003
13% of bookings
Labs in Brussels, RTP, San Jose and coming soon in Asia
Storage Networking
Introduced Nov. 2004
Lab opening Q4 2005
Labs in Brussels, RTP, San Jose
Service Provider Networks
Introduced 2002
3% of bookings
Labs in Brussels, Hong Kong, RTP, Sao Paulo, Sydney
Recent changes have lessened the amount of overlap and focused on more depth in the examinations.
Currently the written labs lag a bit behind the lab exams in this migration.
Tracks are built, changed, and are retired as the industry changes.

8. Process: Steps to CCIE Certification
Routing/Switching
Written
LAB
Security
Written
LAB
Storage
Written
LAB
Service Provider
(Written exam choices)
Cable
Content Netwkg
Metro Ethernet
Each track uses a combination of computer based and lab based (or other format) exams
Dial
LAB
Optical
DSL
WAN Switching
IP Telephony
Voice
Written
LAB

9. CCIE Assessor Lab Determine your readiness for the CCIE Lab Exam
Dated:
Determine your readiness for the CCIE Lab Exam
assessor
Official. First CCIE lab preparation product from Cisco
Preview. Exam-quality scenarios developed by CCIE team
Web-based. Configure live, remote equipment from your laptop
OVERVIEW: Summary of recent industry awards given to Cisco’s CCIE expert certification program
TARGET AUDIENCE: Any external audience: customers, partners, press
VALID PERIOD OF THIS DOCUMENT: Valid as of March 2005; most awards are given towards the end of the calendar year. Contact Lora O’Haver for update.
COMMUNICATION PRIORITY: Deliver as requested or needed
On the Analyst and Press world we have received many awards this year that position us above our competitors relative to “Support performance”, “web support”,”engineer certifications”, and also value to the customer.
I believe this puts us in a very good position and gives us time to address the quality issues that we do believe we have and we will be very sensitive about making accelerating those changes so not to allow time for erosion of our position in the market.
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Economical. Less than 1/3 cost of lab exam
Customized. Assessment provides score, command line feedback and references for further study

10. Ten worldwide CCIE lab locations
Beijing
RTP
Brussels
Tokyo H
Hong Kong
San Jose
Bangalore
Sydney
Dubai
Sao Paulo
Ten worldwide CCIE lab locations

11. Recertification Ensures current level of technical expertise
Three categories – Active, Suspended, and Inactive
Must pass a CCIE written exam every two years; all CCIE written exams eligible
Inactive CCIEs lose benefits and recognition
More than 90% of all CCIEs are still active

12. R&S Exam Content Development
Input sought from:
Cisco Business Units/ Technology Groups
Cisco Standard Architectures (AVVID, SAFE)
Advisory Subject Matter Experts
Technical Support
TAC Cases
Technical Bulletins, Best Practices, Whitepapers
Enterprise Technical Advisory Board
Focus Groups/ Customer Sessions
CCIE Field Surveys
Reaching out to extended team ensures exam is realistic and relevant
CONTENT ADVISORY GROUP
CONTENT MANAGER
EXAM OBJECTIVES
and BLUEPRINTS

13. What’s New in CCIE
January 2006: CCIEs allowed to initiate Severity 2 level service requests with Cisco Support online.
December 2005: CCIE introduces first official practice lab and assessment—the CCIE Assessor Lab.
October 2005: CCIE Voice labs opening in RTP and Sydney; CCIE SP lab available in Beijing.
March 2005: CCIE in Storage Networking announced.
March 2005: Metro Ethernet introduced as option for CCIE Service Provider.
Dec. 2004: Cisco TAC begins sending service requests from CCIEs directly to core support team.
TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION

14. Benefits of Earning Your CCIE
Strengthen your personal qualifications
Earn the respect of colleagues and employers
Open new opportunities by expanding your technical knowledge
Display official CCIE logo
Network with other CCIEs

15. Find out more at www.cisco.com/ccie
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