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Cisco Live 2016 Keynote #ciscolive #ciscolive2016 #clus (at Mandalay Convention Center - Las Vegas Nevada)

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Strategies for Last Minute Cisco Live 2016 Scheduling
You made the pitch. Â You got management buy-in. Â You registered. Â Rock and roll. Â
Except, work set in. Â You got busy. Â The session catalog opened months ago. Â And, now, with less than 3 weeks to go, you are looking at hundreds of possible sessions to attend. Â Possibly, many of the interesting ones are full.
Eyes glaze over. Panic sets in. You freeze. What now?
One of the fantastic features about Cisco Live is also its most daunting challenge - with so many sessions to learn so much about a plethora of technologies and products, you can wind up facing tough decisions between 5 different courses for the same time slot.
Even with several of them full/wait-listed :)
Another fantastic aspect to Cisco Live - there are multiple avenues to learn, from breakout sessions, to technical seminars (extra cost), to instructor led labs (also extra), to self-paced labs. So, letâs break down how to get the best bang for your buck.
First, book those Breakout Sessions
Start simple - pick a couple of areas from your current employment where you really wish you knew more. Â Letâs say as an example - âVoiceâ.
Head on over to the scheduler page (http://www.ciscolive.com/us/learn/sessions/session-catalog)
Expand âTechnologyâ filter
Select âVoice and Unified Communicationâ
Expand âSession Typeâ filter
Select âBreakout Sessionâ. Â
Voila! Â 36 sessions. Â You know your environment. You know the upcoming projects. There is certainly a session or two in there for you. Â Got PRIs and you bury your head in the sand when someone says âSIPâ -
BRKUCC-2006 - SIP Trunk Design...
BRKUCC-2932 - Troubleshooting SIP...Â
BRKCOC-2008 - Inside Cisco IT: ... Consolidating Voice Circuits using SIP
Information you need to know what youâd be getting into when SIP comes bursting through the door like a battering ram.
Second, leverage technical seminars
I love the technical seminar sessions at Cisco Live for three reasons, even though they do cost extra money:
They are focused on a single subject which, depending on the 4-hour or 8-hour variety, can be extremely comprehensive or extremely detailed (sometimes both!)
They are chaired by multiple Cisco engineers which allows for a broader spectrum of questions and answers.
Many are on Sunday and so you get another day of Cisco Live!
Technical seminars are also convenient tools for condensing subject matter into an âout of bandâ time slot (Sunday), permitting you to take several breakout sessions worth of material and place them into a single (longer) session. Â This shuffle frees up available precious breakout session times (about 14 in all) for other subjects!
For example, if you are looking at learning more about Ciscoâs software defined networking approaches, you can look at either:
TECACI-2009: ACI - The Policy Driven Data Center
TECSDN-3600: APIC EM - SDN in the Enterprise
If youâve secured additional training funds to accomplish this, youâll need to revisit your breakout schedule from step one. Â Itâs an iterative process of sorts.
Third, meet with the engineers!
If you have an upcoming project for which you are still researching solutions, why not brainstorm with some product team members about what works well, what doesnât work well, what theyâve seen others do? Â
Cisco Live has two different avenues for this level of access:
Meet the Expert (http://www.ciscolive.com/us/activities/the-hub/#meet-the-expert)
Technical Solutions Clinic (http://www.ciscolive.com/us/activities/the-hub/#technical-solutions-clinic)
The MTE is scheduled ahead of time and requires some information to be provided at time of setup. Â In the past, you needed a paragraph or two of your problem you wished to discuss but, this year, it seems to be a bit more scaled back.
The TSC is much less formal - you drop in, wait your turn, and discuss with TAC engineers or other experts whatâs on your mind.
Now, the bulk of my experience has been with higher education account teams and they were fantastic! Â So much so that Iâve rarely used the MTE or TSC meetings much. Â But, the times I have used it have been phenomenal. Â When you come across an issue no one is clear about, you get answers pretty fast - usually during the conference. Â
So, if you are looking for a Cisco perspective to keep the Cisco Partners honest, these options are great opportunities.
Lastly, be flexible!
Leave some time in your schedule for three things:
The âWorld of Solutionsâ exhibit hall (http://www.ciscolive.com/us/activities/exhibitors/)
Walk-in, self-paced labs (http://www.ciscolive.com/us/activities/the-hub/#walk-in-labs)
DevNet Zone (http://www.ciscolive.com/us/activities/devnet-zone/)
You never know what interesting topic you will come across during the week. Â You want to leave yourself a little time to find out more about something new - whether a product or technology. Â The exhibit hall is one place where you can learn more about Cisco products as well as the partner ecosystem. Â
Just to be clear - Iâm not talking about the opening night where many folks are on a mad dash to get conference giveaways. Â I mean during the day (around lunch time is usually the best) when the folks at the booth are available to have a real conversation. Many really do enjoy the honest conversation and are excited to talk about their products.
I personally enjoy the WISP labs though as they allow you a little âno pressureâ fun time that permits playing with solutions you may not normally see or use. I tried DMVPN a few years back. Â The engineer overseeing the lab sent me the PDF of the lab instructions, which included network drawing and solutions.
Finally, my DevNet Zone recommendation may give you pause - especially if you are a IOS CLI junkie! Â Why would you care about software development? Â Well, remember this sectionâs title: be flexible! Â
First, you are expanding your horizons. Â
Second, you are going to see what crazy things people are doing with your network. Â
Third, you can also see what possibilities exist for you to do/see/enable more with your network. Â
Keep in mind, you donât have to be the programmer - you can get excited about possibilities and pitch ideas to your in-house developers so that they can help make them a reality!
In short, donât panic!
Yet another awesome aspect to Cisco Live - there are many opportunities for ad-hoc learning experiences. Â Just keep your eyes open for them once you get there. Â
And keep an eye out for me while you are there - Iâll be following my own advice above during the conference as well, namely TECSDN-3600 on Sunday, DevNet and WISP throughout the week.