Planet vSphere-land

GS talks about his experiences with the VMware VCAP-DCA and VCAP-DCD exams, shares some best practices and tips for taking and preparing for the exam.  We also get an overview of the Virtual Design Master contest which will be running through and concluding at VMworld.VMware VCAP Exam Experience with GS-Gurusimran Khalsa (@gurusimran) ProfessionalVMware #vBrownBag US from ProfessionalVMware on ...

I recently took the VCAP5-DCD exam and wanted to write a brief summary on my experience. In case you are new to the VCAP certification track it stands for VMware Certified Advanced Professional. There are currently two VCAP options the DCD or Datacenter Design exam is focused specifically on designs around vSphere. I am proud to say that I passed the exam, it’s not something that I would h...

A few months ago Erik and I passed our VCP-510 Exam, we used several different resources to get the job done. Several people asked us how to prepare for the VCP-510 exam. Fortunately Brian Atkinson a fellow vExpert, wrote a “small” book (almost 800 pages!!) as a study guide for everyone who wants to prepare [...] by Edwin Weijdema

It’s that time again where I need to look at upgrading my VMware VCP certification, this time from VCP4 to VCP5.  Admittedly I am a little late, as due to personal and work commitments I haven’t had any time spare to start studying for my VCP5 exam so am now in a rush to try and make it happen, though I’m guessing that I am not alone in my plight. Those of you who currently hold a...

Just like Jason Boche and Chris Dearden I was able to take part in the VCAP4-DCD Beta experience. I took my exam in San Diego on Tuesday (11/9) which was a lot nicer than having to drive up to Orange County like I did for the DCA exam. Both Jason and Chris did great write-ups on it, the exam was 131 questions and they gave you 3hrs 45mins to complete. The first portion is the NDA acceptance then...

Scott Vessey has just announced on his VMTraining Blog that the new VCAP4-DSA Exam will be available as of the 13th September. I've been waiting for this for a while as I missed the opportunity to site the Beta exam. So, I'm off to grab the latest copy of the Exam Blueprint to start preparing. Good Luck! Related posts:VCP Changes Post vSphere 4.1 VMware Certified Advanced Professional ...

Sorry this took so long to get out, my new position at EMC has proven to be extremely demanding…which I LOVE! I love going out and evangelizing about what great things we’re doing in the virtualization space. Anyways, back to the review… Two weeks ago (June 9th) I took the VCAP4-DCA Beta Exam at the Pearson Vue office in Anaheim, CA. The overall process was the same as taking a...

After almost 8 long months the time is upon us! The McGraw-Hill published VMware Certified Professional vSphere 4 (VCP410) Study Guide is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com! I had the honor of working on this book as the technical editor and I could tell you that if you’re planning on taking the VCP410 exam to become a VCP that this is the book to study with! The book will start to ...