I do not believe the logistics for 4hour slots would anyhow be more tricky than with 8hour slots as the only what would change is the time slot cut to half, so the devices would get reloaded twice as often as today. The support team which is available today in certain hours would need to be available also in the same hours then when the timeslots become shorter.
The devices would need to be reloaded a bit more often (this is still under control of the user reloading them via the web interface) but still they will consume the same amount of energy in 4 hour time slots as in 8hour timeslots. So nothing would change from IPX perspective, just the vrack booking system. I am also not seeing any issue for people based in different timezones, on the contrary I do see this as a benefit for them as they do not need to wake up very early and waste the expensive hours at the end of the long time slot when practising certain technologies only and not working on mock labs. Also I do see a benefit resulting from cutting the timeslots to half for IPX, because much more people would start using the proctorlabs vracks as it's been obvious from all the responses on this topic I opened coming even from the senior networking guys who already own their CCIE numbers. Marian Franc ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] vrack time slots availability > In their defense (Marko and IPX), they are working on it but the logistics > are a little tricky. I don't think you can just flip a switch and institute > 4 hour blocks. It will have to be tested, Beta tested and then tested > again. You also have to take in account who will get the short end of the > stick. Since most blocks are based on PST, other time zones may start > complaining if a 4 hour block system is implemented. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Jay McMickle <[email protected]> > To: Rob Pool <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; > "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 7:56 AM > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] vrack time slots availability > > Uh oh. I think I hear Marco coming. You are sooooo in trouble! ;) > > Regards, > Jay McMickle- CCIE #35355 (R&S) > Sent from iJay > > On May 31, 2012, at 6:22 AM, Rob Pool <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Nothing against IPX, because they've provided invaluable training material. > > However, they've been talking about 4 hour time slots at least a couple > > years and it hasn't happened yet. I went out and bought my own rack of gear > > to the tune of over $11k. Fortunately for those that haven't done that yet, > > the prices have dropped significantly and you could probably do it for less > > than half of that. My suggestion is do the same if you want the freedom > > and flexibility to train when you have time. Also, the best way to > > institute change is with your money going somewhere else. A vendor can > > ignore requests when you're still spending money, but they can't if > > revenues are dropping. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On May 31, 2012, at 4:43 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > >> Hello IP Experts, > >> > >> A few weeks if not months ago I asked the same already, whether there will > >> be a chance for booking the vracks for 4hour slots instead of current > >> 8hours. The reasoning why I provided that time and looked like there are > >> much more people from this community who are interested in the same than > >> anyone including me could expect. > >> > >> The response from the IPX instructor that time was that IPX is thinking of > >> implementing 4hour slots but had not definite plan for that. Let me > >> therefore ask you again the same, will you please make the 4hour vrack > >> time slots available for those who are based in Europe, those who just > >> need to spend labbing time on individual technologies and are not > >> interested yet in practicing the mock labs where 8hour slots are > >> understandable? > >> > >> Marian Franc > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > >> visit www.ipexpert.com > >> > >> Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out > >> www.PlatinumPlacement.com > >> > >> http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs > > _______________________________________________ > > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > > visit www.ipexpert.com > > > > Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out > > www.PlatinumPlacement.com > > > > http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out > www.PlatinumPlacement.com > > http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out www.PlatinumPlacement.com http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs
