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My name is Joel Barrett. I am a Channel Systems Engineer in the US Channels organization for Cisco Systems, Inc. I originally created the Atlanta Cisco Study Group (ACSG) to get people together who were interested in pursuing Cisco certifications. Our first meeting was June 3, 1998. The idea for the ACSG originally came from a MCSE study group I created with the help of many other friends in 1997. That study group "graduated" many of its members to MCSE status. The ACSG is doing the same for engineers working on Cisco certifications. InternetworkExperts.net is a portal to manage all the information associated with the ACSG.

If you’re reading this you probably know it is difficult to attain IT certifications, much less the highly coveted Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification. The CCIE certification is, without a doubt, the most difficult to attain and highest paying certification in the IT industry. It takes at least two years of hands-on work and a lot of serious studying to pass both the written and lab tests. Once passed though, the opportunities for career advancement are incredible. About 75% of the Internet runs on Cisco equipment and there is a huge demand for CCIEs.

My focus on Cisco certification is primarily due to the technical challenge but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interested in the salary benefits that accompany it. The way I figure it is this, "If you do what you love, the money won't be far behind."

Thanks for your interest! If you still have questions please email me ( ) for more information, otherwise come to a meeting where they will be answered in person. If you'd like to read more about me, please see my personal website.

Access to InternetworkExperts' website is free. There is no obligation to join and no prerequisites for experience or knowledge pertaining to vendor products. We do require that you have an intense desire to complete one or more of the vendor certifications that are now available and you must be willing to ask questions and participate in highly technical group discussions and hands-on activities. Please sign-up for our email lists to participate online.

As of August 2005, there is no longer any cost to attend Atlanta Cisco Study Group (ACSG) study session. Please see our ACSG page for more information on attending study sessions and then sign-up on our discussion forum or email lists for updates.

When you signup for the list services you'll have the opportunity to be involved with many technical discussions about Cisco certifications and technologies. Most of the discussions are about real-world events happening in Network Operations Control centers and the like, but there are also discussions on IT exams and certification announcements. Join in today to find out more for yourself! Just go to our Discussion Forum or Email List Services webpage to subscribe.

You get to spend over two hours every session working on real Cisco or Microsoft equipment. You really can "earn the knowledge" this way. You also get to network with your peers who are working on the same or similar certifications. You get group leaders who are dedicated to helping you understand certification requirements and technical issues involved in configuring and supporting the products. Last, you get to have some fun working with equipment where you can't crash a production network.
 

 
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