ITN620 - Enterprise Network Design

[ssurgul]

The new class.

I think it's a VERY good sign that one of the text books for this class is the Cisco Top-Down Network Design book....

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[selethrial.livejournal.com]

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not, likely from not being too familiar with Cisco, network designs, or the Top-Down approach.

[ssurgul.livejournal.com]

Nope, honestly I was being serious. Far too many classes seem to want to use the Essential Lego Pictorial Guide to {Subject} type books. Cisco is definitely not that type of book.

Cisco, as an aside, is one of the premiere providers of network infrastructure and architecture. Also, they provide the highest respected network certification. CCNA used to command 6 figure salaries just for having it. Back when 6 figures was a tremendous salary even in the Bay Area.

[selethrial.livejournal.com]

Hey, nothing wrong with Legos.. if what you are doing is enjoying a building hobby with plastic bricks. :) Unless Lego here means something else. I can kind of see where the cookie-cutter approach to learning something can be bad.

Ah, I have heard of Cisco but I can't trust what I know since I avoid the news and prefer to live oblivious. I knew they were big but some big companies seem to be tainted and poisonous. Sounds really good that if you're going to learn network design you learn it from a premiere company directly related to that.

[ssurgul.livejournal.com]

Well, actually, that rather makes my point about the Lego book. Legos are primarily for kids, and are, ultimately a hobby and a creative expression. And that's great and everything, but I would hardly want a business or computer science text based on the Lego paradigm. (Also, I used to refer to WinXP as 'Windows Lego' for all the colors used, and the UI enhancements that made it feel even more like Windows for 6 year olds.)

Yeah, most of the 'big' companies that do anything to the point of offering top-end certification are evil. I really can't say whether Cisco is evil or not; that's for those that have had to deal with their sales and support infrastructure lately to decide. I just recall what they offered, and how valuable it used to be. Could still be, in fact, but again, I haven't kept up on such things as I don't want to be a server admin, nor a desktop support admin. EVER again. I'm just thrilled this course has a book that is from a known, respected source is all.