For those who are currently in progress of obtaining a VCDX certification please note that VCDX3 has come to an end. If you still want to become a VCDX 3 and already passed the Design and Enterprise exam Partner Exchange in Orlando (February 7, 2011) is your last chance. If you have passed both the VCE310 and VCD310 exams and [...]

I was “fortunate” enough to be part of the group of people who were invited to do the VCAP-DCA exam. Some of the others like Jason Boche and William Lam who recently did this exam already shared their experience. The VCAP-DCA Exam is the follow up to the VI-3 Enterprise Exam which I passed two years ago as part of [...]

VMware just announced/released a new certification called “VMware Certified Advanced Professional”. This certification sits in between VCP and VCDX! VCAP4 – Datacenter Administration Gain industry recognition for your technical leadership in the planning and administration of vSphere technologies. Learn more about VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Datacenter Administration certification and get started today. Be a VMware Certified Professional 4 (VCP4) [...]

A week ago I posted about an upcoming class titled “managing for performance“. As many of you know Scott Drummonds, VMware’s performance guru was involved in crafting this excellent course. This is VMware’s new approach for developing new training material / courses. Course material will be developed with the help of the Subject Matter Experts within the company. I was [...]

I’ve done a lot of training courses in my career. A lot of them were disappointing as they never met my expectations. I guess the ones that did meet my expectations, or even exceeded them, were mainly VMware related. Especially the DSA course rocked. But there’s a new training in town, and it just claimed the crown… VMware vSphere: Manage [...]

Today, Friday the 13th, I did my VCP 4 exam. I was a bit nervous as I, literally, only had a couple of hours to prepare. I did however pass. Because I only had a couple of hours to prepare I focused on what I expected to be the most difficult part to score on, the max configs. I used [...]

David Davis just released a brand new computer based training, VMware vSphere. The CBT is nearly 18 Hours on 3 Jam Packed DVDs! I haven’t seen the CBT yet, but if it’s anywhere near the quality of the previous CBT it’s definitely worth it. David gave me a coupon code(VSPHERE25) which gives you guys a $ 25,- reduction so be [...]