EP02: Tech Lesson - What is a Network with Jacob Hess

05/15/16 • 20 min

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Jacob Hess is an entrepreneur and systems engineer who has over 15 years working in Information Technology. Working in both the customer and systems integrator environments he has designed and deployed many complex IT projects spanning the full stack of networking technologies. Jacob is also a United States Air Force veteran who served as a technical instructor and trained hundreds of network engineers to be job ready for the Department of Defense. He is the Co-founder & COO of Nexgent and is passionate about inspiring, creating, and empowering the next generation of IT engineers. Tech Lesson of the Day: What is a Network Resources or Topics Mentioned: Download Your Four Page Quick Guide on "What is a Network" at RockstarSE.com RockstarSEblueprint.com: A FREE 5-Day Premium Course, Teaching You How to Become a Rockstar Engineer and Land Your Dream IT Job!

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Arnel’s been in the IT industry going on 16 years and got his start right at Cisco Systems. He’s also a triple CCIE across R&S, Storage, and Datacenter. He’s also worked at VMware and now works at Uber working on their corporate infrastructure as a senior network engineer. Tech Lesson of the Day: IPv6 RockstarSEblueprint.com: A FREE 5-Day Premium Course, Teaching You How to Become a Rockstar Engineer and Land Your Dream IT Job!

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Questions Asked:

I have my CCNA R/S. Should I continue my CCNP R/S or go after my CCNA Security then CCNP Security?
I have had my CCNA for a year and a half now, but cannot get into an engineer role. Do you have any suggestions?
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Resources Mentioned: CompTia Cisco CCNA How to Build a PC RockstarSEblueprint.com: A FREE 5-Day Premium Course, Teaching You How to Become a Rockstar Engineer and Land Your Dream IT Job!