“Congrats to @Aerohive superstar SE, Janet Rae, on becoming CWNE #137 today! Yippppeee @CWNP.”
Like a proud Papa, Aerohive Global Training Manager, David 
Coleman, likes to congratulate new CWNEs (Certified Wireless Network Experts) on Twitter as they come into the fold. He offers his kudos, regardless of vendor affiliation – like earlier this week when he gave a shout-out to the latest CWNE, who is a Ruckus employee.
CWNE is the top-level certification of the CWNP program. CWNEs are a very elite group as there are currently less than 200 CWNEs worldwide.
Why the beaming pride? Because David plays a key role in the life of any WLAN professional today. In addition to his role as lead Aerohive trainer, David co-authored the CWNA Certified Wireless Network Administrator Official Study Guide, which is now entering its fourth edition.
A vendor-neutral tome, CWNA Study Guide is considered to be the bible of networking professionals looking to get their Wi-Fi wings. It is the de facto study guide for CWNP (Certified Wireless Networking Professional,) the highly regarded, vendor-neutral organization that certifies Wi-Fi professionals. The CWNA certification is the foundation level enterprise Wi-Fi certification for the CWNP program. Many thousands of IT professionals across the globe are CWNA certified.
Most enterprise WLAN vendors suggest CWNA as prerequisite training for their in-house training courses. Additionally, many WLAN Pros simply keep a copy of the CWNA book on the shelf (or iPad) and use it as a reference guide when looking to brush up on their Wi-Fi skills.
The 4th edition of Sybex Publishing’s CWNA Study Guide is scheduled for release in August. The book will be updated to include more info on 802.11ac, MDM, BYOD and other key changes to Wi-Fi technology since the book’s last release two years ago.
Keep an eye out for more information as we get closer to the release date. Aerohive will hold a live event on our customer community, HiveNation, in which David can talk candidly about his book and share his Wi-Fi education expertise. And you never know what kind of giveaways are on the horizon.
CWNE Fun Fact: With Janet’s certification, Aerohive has racked up its 5th CWNE, and has another on the way. Meanwhile, each member of Aerohive’s training team is a CWNE, a stat that was highlighted in theIncredible Training Team blog series.