CCIE Voice Candidates (Mainly those ever renting Voice vRacks from Proctor Labs)

UPDATE FOR ALL VPNs – PLEASE READ IF YOU USE Proctor Labs vRacks

Four things have been changed to give everyone a much better experience when renting Voice vRacks from Proctor Labs. I’ll list each of them briefly here, and then go into more detail on each one of them regarding what each enhancement means for you as well as what you need to do to take advantage of the new changes.

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Tags: ccie voice, hardware, IP Phones, Proctor Labs, VPN

Many folks have requested the ability to be able to log into the Proctorlabs web UI and interact with a “demo” vRack before they purchase a rack session. It would give them the ability to “test-drive” our acclaimed web UI and easy-to-use controls before they purchase. Well in response to many requests, I have setup such a vRack for access.

Starting out with Voice v3 vRacks, we now have a permanent demo vRack that can be logged into at any time using our standard web UI, giving the viewer complete simulated functionality over what would be an otherwise actual Voice vRack. Being that there is actually no hardware hanging behind this demo vRack – there are a few things that will not show up, such as “status” for any device. Of course you also will not be able to telnet to any router, or log into any CUCM Server or otherwise. However you will get a good feeling for what your actual vRack session will be like when you rent from us – and you will be able to see the changes we have made in terms of features such as “Load Lab Configs” and “PSTN MAC Address and Phone Type” configuration.

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Tags: ccie 3.0, Cisco, hardware, ipexpert, Proctor Labs, software, Voice, VPN, vRack, web ui

The Service Provider CCIE track offers a number of enticements to CCIE candidates. However, it is one of the most overlooked tracks, comprising only about 6% of CCIE numbers (about half as many as Security) and only 2% of R&S CCIEs undertake it successfully.

Looking at these numbers, I find that quite an oddity. Obviously, R&S is by far the most popular track and, like most people, it was the first that I undertook. By far the greatest intellectual achievement of my lifetime was obtaining my first CCIE. However, having done so like many people with the study bug, it is worth considering what to study next.

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Tags: BGP, jared, MPLS, scrivener, Service Provider, sp, VPN