New blog, new start, and a new outlook on life!

Today is the start of a fresh new blog and outlook on life!

This blog is intended to be a personal page as well as a journal and training aid in gaining the supreme title of CCIE.

You might be wondering what CCIE means or even stands for.  CCIE to me is the top of the food-chain when you talk about Computer Networking.  CCIE is a certification from CISCO, who is the leading manufacturer of networking equipment and stands for "Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert".

I have been in IT for five years now doing Desktop Support for a local Community College.  It's a great job, but after a lot of soul searching, I have decided to take the Networking/Security path to a better future.  So it hit me, I better get my brain back in the game and go back to School.  I don't have a lot of free time on my hands to drive to and spend endless hours in a brick classroom, so I decided to enroll in Western Governors University to obtain a Bachelors of Science in Information Technology with an emphasis in Security.  Then onto a Masters in Information Security and Assurance.  I chose this School, because it's a School that can fit around my schedule and still be able to give me the training and knowledge that I need to succeed.  While obtaining a degree, I will gather numerous IT certifications (nine or more) to add to my resume.  Since I have been attending WGU, I have obtained my CIW: Associate and A+ certifications.  This January, I will embark on a wondrous journey to pass the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Certification.  I am really excited about the training, the knowledge I will gain, and the feeling of taking another step in the right direction towards fulfilling my goal.

In regards to the CISCO certifications, they are ordered in the following:  CCNA, CCNP, and CCIE.  I will pass them in that order, but it will take years if not a decade.  That's why I created this blog, so that I could have a journal as well as a training tool to help me along the way.  This blog will be an expression of myself, an online pad to write down useful tips and tricks, and a record and compilation of what I've learned, so that I can better absorb the information and maybe help others that read this.  I hope that others will leave constructive comments, so that I too may learn from them.