More top picks from the week Cisco announces new training options to save you money Cisco smartphone expected Cisco chimes in on overlooked switch features Cisco supports Open Cloud Manifesto Data Center Design...Best IT Career Path From our bloggers: Brad Reese on Cisco: If a picture tells 1,000 words, what does a man's tattoo of the Cisco logo say? Mitch Barrie, former Cisco employee number 3076, has the Cisco logo tattooed on his arm and his dog answers to the name: Cisco. Despite this, the man insists he's no Cisco fanboy. Jimmy Ray Purser: Networking Geek to Geek Project California: Unveiled The Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS): I expect silly goober statements from analysts who think an IP address is where they go to the bathroom. But competitors should know the technology well enough to NOT make a whanker statement such as, Why is Cisco getting into the server market? Jamey Heary: Cisco Security Expert: IT Security Jobs remain HOT, here's advice on landing a job Sales jobs pay great (but don't offer a lot of job security). Jobs in the sales security engineering role are still hot, but the skill set differs greatly from an operations role. I've compiled my five best tips to help you land a sales engineering job. Michael Morris: From the Field: Phase Two of our New Data Center Project has Begun We're building a data center and using the Cisco Nexus-series line. Phase 1 was design. We have entered Phase 2, installation. Phase 3 will be application migration. We have broken the areas of the data center into 12 sections and assigned people to be responsible for each section. Wendell Odom's Cisco Cert Zone: Would you Hire the Guy with the CS Degree, or not? Imagine need to hire for one job and you have three candidates. They are all exactly equal in terms of their real world skills for the job You are not Cisco nor a Cisco partner. Who would you hire? Join this discussion. Dennis Hartmann on Cisco Unified Communications: New UC Product: Cisco Unified Enterprise Attendant Console Cisco has announced a new product called the Cisco Unified "Enterprise" Attendant Console, a replacement product to the retired Attendant Console. Also see Hartmann's posts on Cisco Emergency Responder and The Cisco Discovery Protocol. Scott Hogg: Core Networking and Security Routers vs. Switches for Enterprise Internet Routing Just this last week several customers have ironically all asked me the exact same question. “Can we use an Ethernet switch instead of a router for our Internet EBGP peering to our ISP(s)?” Brandon Carroll: Cisco unwired: The hottest skills for jobs in IT Times are tough, and I know of many people who are keeping their jobs by changing their roles. What skills will help you most? Wireless and messaging are hot, but what of hard-core networking skills? Avnar Izhar: Cisco Knowledge Share The most important IT job skill? People skills I have worked with experts who were amazing in their ability to understand and solve problems, but were unable to communicate this to their peers. You can teach technology or get people to learn it (in most cases), but you can't teach peoples skills. Larry Chaffin: Putting Realism Into Your Network Should Cisco lower pricing on Cisco Live due to the horrible economy? I have been flooded with e-mail from people asking how they can get a reduced price to attend Cisco Live? Many have said due to the economy and job losses that companies don’t want to spend the travel money and entry fee to a vendor event. Hot discussions among Cisco Subnet readers: Cisco CEO John Chambers disables the flight tracking of his private jet Which Switches for your CCNA/CCNP lab? Is theft a family tradition of U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra? Should Cisco lower pricing on Cisco Live due to the horrible economy? Hidden Commands A rival lists Cisco's top 5 worst technology moves New training and book giveaways 1. This month's training giveaway is sponsored by Global Knowledge and is worth up to $3,495 to one lucky reader. 2. We 15 copies of a great new book title up for grabs: CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference. Visit the Cisco Subnet home page for links to the entry forms. Plus, view our library of exclusive Cisco Press book chapters here and rate your favorite Cisco Press books/exclusive chapters here. |
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