Well done to Nick Passing
June 21, 2009A huge congrats to a friend of mine Nick Treasure in passing his CCIE R&S in Dubai last week. (CCIE #24561)
When I studied for the R&S I found that there was no material to bridge the gap between the theory books and the practical lab workbooks. Once done with the theory, starting with practical labs you quickly realize that there is ample content the theory books doesn’t cover, and as a result it tends to take you longer going through the practice labs.
So I created a review guide to include all the is needed. I found it to be an absolute life saver, since it was so complete and detailed, yet a summarized version (200 pages) of everything studied up to that point.
After Nick sadly failed his first attempt I offered the use of my BOOK to him for review before his second attempt. He dubbed it the “holy grail” of networking and that became a standing jokes in the office.
Here is the IM log chatting to him earlier this week:
(1:10:07 PM) Nickt69: Sup Fellow Network God
(1:10:34 PM) Nickt69: CCIE 24561 at your service.
(1:10:45 PM) Ruhann: lo 
(1:10:59 PM) Ruhann: huge congrats and well done buddy
(1:11:04 PM) Ruhann: hoz it feels,
(1:11:25 PM) Nickt69: Awesome!
(1:12:15 PM) Ruhann: how was the exam?
(1:12:46 PM) Nickt69: Exam was easy thanks to your complete notes..!!
(1:12:57 PM) Ruhann: seriously?
(1:13:43 PM) Nickt69: Yes.. No bullshit.
I am studying for my CCIE Lab v4 and think your blog is really great! No bull. I have read a lot of different CCIE blogs and I really like the flow and ease of understanding your material. Would it be possible to look at your “holy grail”? I know the v4 lab is different, but this is a first step.
thanks I will contact you shortly