How to Become a CCIE v2

Weekend ini gue ada di Singapore (jarang-jarang nih). Gara-garanya sabtu malam sudah ada schedule buat migrasi di salah satu project gue di KL, tapi karena bertepatan dgn pemilu Malaysia sehingga kegiatannya diundur. Dan pemberitahuan pembatalan ini terjadi di last minute, jadi aja gue tidak sempat merencanakan untuk pulang ke Indo dan terpaksa menghabiskan waktu sendirian weekend begini.

Akhirnya gue memutuskan untuk meng-update “How to Become a CCIE” yg versi pertamanya gue tulis 2 tahun lalu. Untuk mendukung ide tulisan gue sebelumnya supaya orang-orang mau menjadi engineer plus dan mampu berkomunikasi dalam bahasa Inggris, how-to ini tidak gue translate ke bahasa Indonesia.

In summary:

1. You need to know and believe in the reason why you want to become CCIE
2. Use mid-level certification such as CCNP, CCIP, CCSP, CCVP
3. Build home lab, use emulator to practice R&S and SP track
4. Just pass the written to be able to register for the lab
5. Read, read and read, then practice
6. It may not be required to finish as fast as possible, but can use “do it once, and do it right” strategy
7. Join the community, build a healthy discussion group
8. Learn how to ask the right question, to discussion group or proctors
9. Understand the lab questions, analyze it as a whole and a unit
10. Be skeptical, don’t trust the solution unless you have proved it
11. CCIE is a mind game, always believe that you can pass
12. Enjoy every moment while doing the journey

Please read the english version of How to Become a CCIE v2 in my other blog.