Lets Pack Our Backpack in Preparation For the Trek

Well I have my map that tells me the route to the top of Mount CCIEVoice. I've steeled myself for the journey, gotten the blessing of my real boss (the wife), so its time to pack my backpack for the journey.

The backpack I'm using, is my routing & switching background (Cisco and Alcatel-Lucent), and my SIP-Based Hosted VOIP background (Broadsoft & Asterisk) along with my CCNA Voice. I am also writing my CCDA in a couple of months, and that will certainly help. That will hold the stuff I need, but I need more gear and provisions.

So what do I bring along? Well first of all are the usual Cisco Press suspects and SRNDs. That, along with the Voice Exam Study Guide I bought from Bob Webber will get me to the Voice Written Exam plateau.

But what about the treacherous climb to the Lab Exam summit without going broke in the process?

Well I've decided to draw my provisions from VoiceBootcamp as they offer a wide range of economically priced produces. The price point was key for me as I have no employer financial support for my trek. However, the has to be full coverage of the blueprint as well, the products have to be of good quality. Although a few people have dissed Faisal and Voice Bootcamp, many more have given him kudos. So, given the price point I figure I'd try their CBT's and work books, and if they're good, then I'd do a boot camp.

Given that, I've ordered a package that contains the following CBT's and workbooks.

• UC ResourceKIT which contains up to 200 plus video lab guide of Unified Communication products
• Dial Plan and Call Routing DVD
• CCNA Voice Lecture on DVD
• CCNA Voice Lab Guide and Workbook
• CCIE Voice Study Guide
• CCIE Voice Workbook with 40 labs
• CCIE Voice Lecture on DVD
• CCIE Voice TroubleShooter DVD

I should be getting them in a couple of weeks and will review each of the components for quality and actual usefulness; both for the trek and for everyday real world use.

All the best
Tim