I received my Ipexpert Video on Demand 4.0 a few days ago. I already have version 3.0 which Scott Morris took the helm. Scott of course has since left Ipexpert to go to work for Internetwork Expert.
Joe Astorino is the new kid on the block for the video on demand. So far I have watched the Intro, bridging and switching and another video which the name escapes me at this point in time....hate it when that happens.
Joe speaks delibrately and concisely. At first, I was thinking "Ok buddy talk faster, lets keep it moving" but now I really enjoy it. The STP section was fantastic, talking about the costs and port priorities and all the differences between 802.1d,w,s in addition to basic configurations of those technologies. He also covers lightly on some real world scenarios that could occur with STP convergence times and discusses that as well, briefly.
So far compared to the old version 3.0 with Scott Morris - I like this a lot better. No offense to Scott, I still have my hard drive with his videos on it and I have watched them all. Scott is a monster powerhouse who knows a TON about things, so I do not ever discount what he has to say - I mean come on the guy has been through 4 CCIE's and passed them all!
What I like is not necessarily the content of the lesson, just the way it's presented. I feel this is more technology focused. What I mean by this is on the old version 3 Ipexpert VOD, most of the time you saw Scott's face. Now I am not a chick, so really this doesn't appeal to me - I can understand if you are a chick and are going for a CCIE and you want some eye candy to look at.......hey no problem there lol.
With comparison to how Joe does it there are at least 1000 slides that he goes through. I downloaded them from the website to look at as he goes through things. These are the same slides he used during the filming of the course. I feel that every second is PACKED with information and explanations that are just simply awesome.
I rate this very highly, and I recommend Ipexpert to you if you are on your way to the CCIE RS.
-Nick
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