Cisco Live 2018 – Finale

Thursday morning was pretty slow. I checked out of the Airbnb, checked my luggage into the concierge at the convention, and headed off to breakfast where I found (finally) the last person on my scavenger hunt and got a bonus with another RG to boot! After that, it was hanging Read more…

Cisco Live 2018 – Chapter 3

Tuesday was the day of the CCIE Party. After grabbing breakfast (which was free and not bad) I went to World of Solutions to continue check out the Cert Lounge, WISP, DevNet, dCloud (This is a pattern for the rest of Cisco Live). The rest of the day was spent Read more…

Cisco Live 2018 – Chapter 2

Monday was crazy! We all got an early start, and now the convention was in full swing. Since I couldn’t do any breakouts, I decided to stop by the CCIE Certification Lounge in WoS, and then tackle a WISP or two. Unfortunately the network connection crashed mid-Monday and my Viptela Read more…

Cisco Live 2018 – Chapter 1

I had a budget and an Imagine Pass. Now I had to work out the logistics. I wanted the crowdfunded money to go as far as possible, so I got the cheapest flight and started looking for roommates for a hotel/Airbnb. Luckily for me, a few of my fellow RouterGods Read more…

Cisco Live 2018 – Prologue

Picture this scene: I had just passed my CCIE R/S and was taking the family to Great Wolf Lodge. The first day was awesome, and full of much-needed family time. The morning of the second day, I was lying in bed waiting for the kids to wake up, when I Read more…