Links and resources

Architect Certification Information:

The Open Group Certified IT Architect (Open CA)

http://www3.opengroup.org/certifications/professional/open-ca

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/ar-togaf1/

Cisco Certified Design Expert

http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/ccde/index.html

http://blog.ine.com/2009/01/02/ccde-certification/

http://blog.ine.com/2010/09/26/ccde-practical-exam-recommended-reading/

Cisco Certified Architect

http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/cisco_certified_architect/index.html

https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/community/certifications/cisco_certified_architect/syllabus

CCIE R&S free resources:

Internetwork Experts Blog, another area where INE outshines everyone else:

http://blog.ine.com/

Packetlife.net cheat sheets are great and come in very handy:

http://packetlife.net/library/cheat-sheets/

Packet Pushers, very good podcasts and blogs:

http://packetpushers.net/

CCIE R&S recommended reading:

Read everything on Internetwork Expert’s list:

http://www.ine.com/resources/cciebooks.htm

Cisco has a great list but a little extensive, I would use it to identify the right book based on an area of weakness rather than try to read them all.

http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/ccie/rs/book_list.html

CCIE Data Center

Cisco Press reading list:

https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/docs/DOC-13986

Free Cisco online resources:

https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/docs/DOC-13987