Props to my colleague Steve Occhiogrosso, for sacrificing many nights, insights, white boards, coffee beans, bar napkins and a ridiculous amount of time building that Data Centers together. This really fueled the fire to begin my studies for the CCIE Data Center certification, as I now had Nexus 7K/5K/2Ks, UCS and Unified Fabric hands-on experience at the enterprise-level. Countless hours reading CVDs, config guides, best practice guides, and numerous hours plowing through INE videos led to a solid design, complete build and successful deployment. These technologies got me really excited over the years, and in November of 2013 I took on a larger Data Center project. Choosing the path to CCIE Data CenterĪs many of you interested in Data Center technologies, I dabbled with small-to-medium projects, implementing Nexus 5Ks, UCS, NetApp storage, and VMware ESXi at my places of work. I’d like to share my story, how I prepared, what study methods worked best for me, how I picked myself back up after defeat, and what I did to prepare once more for ultimate victory. Either way, this post may have some interest to you. If I can do this, so can you! Some of you may be just starting out, some of you may be on the homestretch with a lab right around the corner.
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