Not too long ago, preparing for a technical certification like the CCNA exam meant spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on books, classes, and other training materials. Thanks to the rapid growth of online publishing, top-quality study resources are now available for a mere fraction of their former cost. The CCNA exam itself costs [...]

Welcome to the Ben’s Bookmarks revised and updated IT Directory. This page lists high-quality web sites about Cisco hardware and Cisco certification exams. Whether you’re working with Cisco products or preparing for a Cisco certification exam, there are many great online resources available to help. Router simulators, test prep books, practice tests, and educational videos [...]

Why should anyone gain Cisco certification?  Skills Shortage – To date there is a global skills shortage in the area of internetworking. Qualified experts are awarded the highest starting salaries and receive the highest career earnings. Cisco certification offers a defined career path with significant personal growth. The Cisco career certification path is the most [...]

The job market is directly linked to the status of the economy and consequently is in a constant state of flux and change. Cisco certification (or any certification or recognised benchmark of knowledge) will always increase your chance of finding employment, but even CCIEs have had to accept less than they had hoped for in [...]

To pass Cisco certification exams without access to the latest study guides and course material would be difficult to say the least. Why put yourself through the pain of trying to read all the material online? Despite the many new advantages of electronic age and the ways in which information is presented, nothing compares to [...]

CCNP and CCIP One of the commonest paths for Cisco engineers is to follow the route CCNA >> CCNP >> CCIE (R&S), but with the certifications changing year by year along with the the technologies that drive them, is this still the best path to follow? Many of the CCNPs I have met have considered [...]

Thoughts on obtaining CCIE certification CCIE – Why bother? There are plenty of individuals around the world, working in the same environments as CCIEs, who make a comfortable living as holders of other certifications that are were less difficult to obtain. CCNP, CCDP, CCIP, and other Cisco certifications provide career advancement and the respect of [...]