My 2018 Goal: CCIE R&S

By Matt Schmitz in CCIE on

I first completed my CCNA certification back in August of 2007. After that I started working on certifications pretty heavily, because I wanted to learn as much as I could about networking. I used the certifications as both motivation to learn and a measurable goal of my knowledge. Over the…

Ten years of Cisco Certification

By Matt Schmitz in General Thoughts on

It’s August of 2017 – which means it’s been a long ten years since I originally obtained by CCNA certification in 2007. I figured it might be a good time to take a minute and look at what that has meant for me, and how the…