In-depth, super-realistic lab prep for the Cisco CCDE v3 Practical Exam
CCDE demonstrates your expert-level ability to design networks correctly from the outset, so theyre easier to manage and scale for years to come. The CCDE v3 update makes this credential more valuable than ever, but high-quality, cost-effective lab training has been extremely scarce. CCDE v3 Practice Labs fills that gap, coaching you through essential preparation for the scenario-based Cisco CCDE Practical Exam v3.
Martin James Duggan draws on 20+ years of experience designing global Cisco networks, mentoring colleagues at world-class networking organizations, and personally contributing to Ciscos CCDE exam updates. His three highly realistic scenario-based labs are carefully designed to match the real exams complexity and format and are supported with detailed debriefs explaining why the correct answers are right and the distractors are wrong.
Duggan presents an insiders overview of the updated exam blueprint, offering indispensable guidance for approaching an intense 8-hour exam unlike any you might have experienced. Throughout, he focuses on why, not just howhelping you develop the right mindset, fully evaluate your readiness, and integrate missing knowledge you need to succeed.
- Show you can design high-value solutions that reflect the big picture, business strategy, and real-world constraints
- Validate your ability to collaborate with and delight key stakeholders
- Quickly capture key design insights from the information customers provide
- Practice integrating diverse transport, control plane, virtualization, security, wireless, automation, and data center technologies covered by CCDE
- Discover what you dont knowand need to knowin order to pass
- Get expert strategies for overcoming the Practical Exams unique challenges
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Chapter 1 CCDE Practice Lab 1: Jacobs |
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Martin J. Duggan, CCDE#2016::6 and CCIE#7942, is a Principal Network Architect designing network solutions for global financial accounts at Systal Technology Solutions. He is one of Systals key technical leadership resources, helping Systal to be a dynamic and innovative services integrator and provider that offers fast, agile, and tailored support to meet business aspirations and challenges. Martin gained his Routing & Switching CCIE in 2001 and has been passionate about Cisco qualifications and mentoring ever since. He wrote the CCIE Routing & Switching Practice Labs series for Cisco Press and was keen to do the same for the CCDE program after completing his CCDE. He resides in the UK, where he draws inspiration for his CCDE scenarios from his successful career in the communications industry.
Martin enjoys gliding, cycling, snowboarding, and karate when not designing networks, and he creates content for multiple Cisco exam tracks.
Follow Martin on Twitter @Martinccie7942