Network certification choices grow with Cisco

摘要

Cisco certifications, such as Cisco Certified Inter-network Engineer and Cisco Certified Network Professional, have become sought-after credentials for most network professionals. They also are required levels of competency that many CIOs and other IT executives look for when hiring staff. Some say the slew of Cisco certifications has become an alphabet soup of titles, and others add that no piece of paper outweighs experience and intelligence. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Cisco's certification and education program, which started with the CCIE examination. More than 500,000 Cisco certifications have been issued since the program was started ― that's about one Cisco-certified professional for every four of the approximately 2 million Cisco routers installed.