Our students who have sat through the CollabCert bootcamp are on a roll!
The staff at CollabCert would like to congratulate the following engineers who have just conquered the CCIE Collaboration Lab Exam.
- Shaminder Singh Dara – CCIE #24792 (RS, Collaboration)
- Andrii Matlavskyi – CCIE #49998 (Collaboration)
- Eric Williamson – CCIE #49880 (Collaboration)
- Sanjay Patel – CCIE #49778 (Collaboration)
- Eliot Ngwa – CCIE #49877 (Collaboration)
Eric stated:
It was three years ago that I decided to go for my CCIE, but to truly make the commitment to studying after the written exam was ten months ago. I spoke to Vik about his teaching style at CollabCert and also looked at some of his materials and I truly believed I saw light at the end of the tunnel. I stuck to my guns, studied hard and finally on August 18th 2015 (my second attempt) I passed my CCIE Collaboration lab.
I used Vik’s bootcamp as well as his willingness to grade my practice exams and give me feedback. There’s quite simply no one else out there who can or will do that and I truly believe that was the difference maker. I would have improved on attempt #2 but I don’t think I would have passed. Vik gave us a deep dive back into the concepts but also gave us feedback on our practice labs.
I cannot recommend CollabCert enough, I felt lost prior to using CollabCert, but upon using Vik’s materials I knew I was on a faster more focused path to success. Thank you Vik for helping and making the experience fun at the same time.
Eric Williamson CCIE #49880
Sanjay stated:
My quest restarted in late 2014 in reviewing which Collaboration training provider I should choose . I had met Vik before at another provider and decided to stick with him on his new venture as for me the quality and ability of trainer is paramount. I’m based in the UK and went initially for the LMS + workbook package using the VPN router/switch configs provided and my local phones. Working remotely, the response speed was fast – better than I expected – no waiting for CLI to respond or UCM webpages to load !
The Collaboration blueprint is huge – the workbook sections and associated training videos allow you to just focus in and around the technologies you might expect to find in the lab. With the daylong rack sessions, I was able work on my own place and get to grips with technologies I had not seen before like EMCC or my little experience with video. With hindsight, doing as much prep by working through the workbook exercises several times was key to getting the most out of the bootcamp.
I signed up for the 2 week bootcamp. With the assistance of Mike Down, I was able to find a great deal at a knock down price at a top hotel walking distance from the training centre which was so good after a long day on the racks. You have your own pod and the lab work is broken down into sections where you’re able to work at your own pace getting the individual attention of Vik when needed. The first week I learnt so much in what to look out for, how better to test and verify my work and learning to pay more attention to the detail. Being able to work well into the evening and a few hours at the weekend also helped a lot in ironing out the weak spots.
The second week focus shifted more on mentoring, learning how to adapt and practice a strategy for you own approach for the real exam. Adapting Viks approach , tuning and time keeping was crucial for my real attempt.
The bootcamp turned out to be very rewarding experience not only for its content but also learning from the experiences of the other students, also in discounting all the misinformation picked up from various forums in the general discussions ! Vik is also a very sociable chap, the few times spent after hours at the local watering hole just made the trip very enjoyable.
I passed at the second attempt. Vik continued to mentor and support with updates to videos/lab exercises . I took both attempts in Brussels where in my experience they also seem to have a very good proctor !
I have always been a contractor and financed my own training – the Collabcert package has been by far the best investment I have made.
Thank you Vik and Mike for helping to achieve my CCIE Collaboration Certification.
Sanjay Patel – CCIE #49778
Shaminder stated:
Thank you Vik for all your help! You gave the final push I needed for cross the line.
Shaminder Singh Dara – CCIE #24792
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