Originally published by me on LinkedIn in August of 2020 . Updated - as of 9/7/2022, this deal is still active on Cisco's DevNet! A New Way to Recertify A few years ago, Cisco created a new way for CCIEs to re-certify. Instead of cramming for a test (that may not be relevant to your current job) every two years, they created a Continuing Education (CE) program to let you earn credits while learning new skills. Simply earn 120 CE credits throughout the year and you can then use those (it's now automatic vs. having to manually ""spend"" the credits) to re-certify for three years. Going to Cisco Live and attending breakouts/technical sessions can earn CE credits for things you were going to do anyway (right??) while you're there. Taking Cisco's Learning Network courses like SD-WAN and DevNet were, in my opinion, more useful than cramming for a written exam and could be more relevant as "old dogs" try to learn some new tricks to keep up! FYI,...