I am sure if who have spent even couple of weeks in networking field you have heard about Cisco and you are probably laughing at me for choosing a silly title and that too for my first ever blog entry. hm...
Okay, I did this deliberately to catch your attention. :)
For all of you who are new to networking you probably mayn't have heard about Cisco (even then chances of that happening are far less than world coming to an end in 2012 :D
Cisco is the world leader in networking. When you think of shoes.. you think of Nike or Reebok. When you think of music players you think of Apple I-pod; Likewise when people think of networking they think of Cisco.
A Google search from your browser about "Cisco" will show you facts like -
1. Cisco Systems was founded in December 1984 in Menlo Park, California, by a husband and wife team from Stanford University, Leonard Bosack and Sandra Lerner. ( Interesting)
2. Cisco had annual revenue of US$40.0 billion as of 2010.
3. It has more than 65000 employees all over the globe.
If you have watched TV show 24 ... you'll notice the kind of technology Cisco has. Everything shown on 24 about Cisco is real and it exists in real world.
Cisco is a trusted and respected name in the networking field, people are ready to blindly trust on Cisco and rightly so. No-matter if you are an enterprise looking to further expand and secure your network OR you've recently outgrown your small business OR even if you are a home user.... CISCO has products for you.
Now to run these products (Routers, Switches, AP's) you need expertize knowledge about the technology especially from Cisco's perspective- the reason behind high demand of Cisco Certified people.
Cisco Certifications have 1. Entry level courses 2. Associate level course 3. Professional level 4. Expert Level
They kind of build upon each other. SO if you are knew to networking ..This is a sort of ladder for you and you must start from Entry level CCENT to work your way towards CCNA, CCNP and maybe if you liked Cisco you'll try for CCIE.
Are these Certifications worth it ?
Totally, Cisco certification cannot be cheated and bought. It has to be earned.I know many of you maybe thinking how it's difficult, braindumps are readily available - you've only got to cram those and pass the exam. Right ?
Wrong. Cisco is constantly improving and improvising their exam's to the level where it's extremely difficult for people to cheat and get a Cisco certification without knowing what they are doing.
Unlike any other certification you really have to work your ass off to get one. And world respects you for being Cisco Certified. And most people don't know about it but Cisco is the only which provides incentives to companies to hire Cisco certified people- So after you get your CCNA or CCNP you are looking for a job; the companies are looking to hire you. cool right ?
Hope this gives you enough knowledge to jump into the field of Cisco certifications, Trust me you'll not regret it.
Cheers
Trivia fact for the day : Cisco gets it's name from San Francisco . Yes the city San Francisco
Okay, I did this deliberately to catch your attention. :)
For all of you who are new to networking you probably mayn't have heard about Cisco (even then chances of that happening are far less than world coming to an end in 2012 :D
Cisco is the world leader in networking. When you think of shoes.. you think of Nike or Reebok. When you think of music players you think of Apple I-pod; Likewise when people think of networking they think of Cisco.
A Google search from your browser about "Cisco" will show you facts like -
1. Cisco Systems was founded in December 1984 in Menlo Park, California, by a husband and wife team from Stanford University, Leonard Bosack and Sandra Lerner. ( Interesting)
2. Cisco had annual revenue of US$40.0 billion as of 2010.
3. It has more than 65000 employees all over the globe.
If you have watched TV show 24 ... you'll notice the kind of technology Cisco has. Everything shown on 24 about Cisco is real and it exists in real world.
Cisco is a trusted and respected name in the networking field, people are ready to blindly trust on Cisco and rightly so. No-matter if you are an enterprise looking to further expand and secure your network OR you've recently outgrown your small business OR even if you are a home user.... CISCO has products for you.
Now to run these products (Routers, Switches, AP's) you need expertize knowledge about the technology especially from Cisco's perspective- the reason behind high demand of Cisco Certified people.
Cisco Certifications have 1. Entry level courses 2. Associate level course 3. Professional level 4. Expert Level
They kind of build upon each other. SO if you are knew to networking ..This is a sort of ladder for you and you must start from Entry level CCENT to work your way towards CCNA, CCNP and maybe if you liked Cisco you'll try for CCIE.
Are these Certifications worth it ?
Totally, Cisco certification cannot be cheated and bought. It has to be earned.I know many of you maybe thinking how it's difficult, braindumps are readily available - you've only got to cram those and pass the exam. Right ?
Wrong. Cisco is constantly improving and improvising their exam's to the level where it's extremely difficult for people to cheat and get a Cisco certification without knowing what they are doing.
Unlike any other certification you really have to work your ass off to get one. And world respects you for being Cisco Certified. And most people don't know about it but Cisco is the only which provides incentives to companies to hire Cisco certified people- So after you get your CCNA or CCNP you are looking for a job; the companies are looking to hire you. cool right ?
Hope this gives you enough knowledge to jump into the field of Cisco certifications, Trust me you'll not regret it.
Cheers
Trivia fact for the day : Cisco gets it's name from San Francisco . Yes the city San Francisco
