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Hello there, my name is Hank Preston, and I\u2019m CCNA certified. Well, actually, I\u2019m also CCNP, CCIE, and DevNet Expert certified, but it is the CCNA that started me on my journey way back on August 8, 2004. 20 years ago, I sat down for the first time at a Prometric testing center, heart beating [\u2026]<\/p>\n

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Hello there, my name is Hank Preston, and I\u2019m CCNA certified. Well, actually, I\u2019m also CCNP, CCIE, and DevNet Expert certified, but it is the CCNA that started me on my journey way back on August 8, 2004. 20 years ago, I sat down for the first time at a Prometric testing center, heart beating [\u2026]<\/p>\n

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