I would like to start this blog off by introducing myself. My name is Jason Lunde, and I am a dual-CCIE in the data center, and routing & switching tracks. I am the latest addition to the team here at iPexpert, and will be heading up the development and delivery of the CCIE data center materials! Honestly though, to sweeten the deal even further for all current and future CCIE DC candidates, it will not only be myself proofing and developing the content, but also data center CCIEs Terry Vinson (CCIE R&S and DC) and Laurent Metzger (CCIE R&S, Data Center and Storage). You really cannot find anyone else in the training industry who can tout that many certified instructors in the data center space!
I have been in and around computer networking since around 2006. I have a bachelor’s degree in CIS from Colorado State University – Pueblo, and a MS in Information Systems Security from Colorado Technical University. The last couple of years I have worked as a post-sales engineer for a Cisco Gold partner out of the mid-west. Most of my passion lies in the new data center technologies that are around the data center these days. There is just something about OTV, FabricPath, and all things UCS just seem to set get me all rowled up!
Now, I can honestly say that I passed the CCIE data center exam, on my first attempt, by using the first-rate materials that iPexpert already had on the market. Not only will we be updating and adding to this collection of self-study material, but we are also going to be releasing data center materials for all levels of aspiring engineers! The CCNA and CCNP data center materials will be forthcoming, with the ultimate goal being that we are able to show you success from the NA level, through NP, and finally to the summit of CCIE data center. Not to mention, I will also be working on getting together video lab walk-throughs for our current CCIE data center volume 1 workbook. This will be an added benefit to purchasing the data center workbooks, in that you will be able to sit along beside me, as I work through the exact same labs as you, explaining the concepts as we go! I will also be teaching most of the North American boot camps for the CCIE data center curriculum, both on-site and Online-HD-ILT, and am also currently working on the roll out / expansion of over twice as many data center racks here at iPexpert.
Coming into this new role, I am truly excited about the opportunity to teach and mentor students along their journey to whatever their certification goals may be along the data center tracks (NA, NP, or IE). It is going to be and exciting couple of months here as I start to comb through and refine old material, as well as developing new stuff! So, stay tuned, and feel free to comment if there is anything you think we should change, or add to the existing content!