--- title: Worth Reading: Going CCNP Emeritus « ipSpace.net blog description: Daniel Teycheney's decision not to renew his CCNP certification sparked a broader discussion about the declining relevance of traditional networking... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/worth-reading-going-ccnp-emeritus-ipspace-net-blog-4bynp8vs7 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Worth Reading: Going CCNP Emeritus « ipSpace.net blog | daily.dev og:description: Daniel Teycheney's decision not to renew his CCNP certification sparked a broader discussion about the declining relevance of traditional networking... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/worth-reading-going-ccnp-emeritus-ipspace-net-blog-4bynp8vs7 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/4bynP8Vs7.png og:image:alt: Worth Reading: Going CCNP Emeritus « ipSpace.net blog og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Worth Reading: Going CCNP Emeritus « ipSpace.net blog **[ipSpace.net Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Daniel Teycheney's decision not to renew his CCNP certification sparked a broader discussion about the declining relevance of traditional networking certifications like CCNP. Commenters echo similar sentiments — many let their certifications lapse after years of holding them, citing rising costs, shifting industry demand toward cloud provider certifications (AWS, Azure), and the feeling that recertification no longer delivers meaningful value compared to the effort required. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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