Hello everybody , I am going to discuss a hot topic here , Cisco Courses and certifications .
Cisco updated the system of the certifications recently and branched for example the CCNA into CCNA , CCNA voice , CCNA wireless , CCNA security and there's a whole great list of Cisco Certifications , for a person like me who loves IT , networking and almost anything technology-related , that's a huge temptation , i can't see that amount of knowledge and waste it , i mean when you acquire that kind of knowledge , you feel powerful , nothing can stop you , any problem you face you can solve with your knowledge and thinking , but the problem with acquiring the certifications is that you don't get your money back if you fail the test and that is a big problem when acquiring a certification like CCIE which costs 315$ per attempt for the written exam and 1400$ per attempt for the lab exam and according to a survey by Cisco itself the average cost to prepare for CCIE certification is 9,050$ spent mostly on practice equipment and self-study material...but on the other hand it's the highest level of professional certification that Cisco provides.
Cisco also says about CCIE "The most respected IT certification" .
Also the CCIE is generally reported as the highest salaried certification in IT salary surveys.
hope i added something to your knowledge
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