Training / Certification - 2

Tuesday, February 3. 2015

VCAP is dead long live VCAP

The new VMware Certified Implementation Expert (VCIX) level focuses on multi-faceted implementation roles and includes both advanced Administration and Design skills. VCIX replaces the current VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) level and provides more thorough validation of a candidate’s skills and knowledge. Additional changes include:

VCIX certification is comprised of two separate exams – one focused on Administration and one focused on Design
The VCIX Design exam will be available at more PearsonVue testing locations
VCIX Design exams have been shortened from 4 to 2 hours. The decreased time does not reflect ease of the exam, but is the result of the exam focusing on new topics only and does not include those covered by prior exams
Elite status for candidates who complete multiple VCIX certifications

VMware Certification Roadmap for 2015

New Training Course - VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6]

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage is our best-selling course. It features intensive hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere 6, which includes VMware ESXi 6 and VMware vCenter Server 6. This course will give you a solid understanding of how to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size.

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6]

New Training Course - VMware vSphere: What's New [V5.5 to V6]

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage is our best-selling course. It features intensive hands-on training that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vSphere 6, which includes VMware ESXi 6 and VMware vCenter Server 6.

This course will give you a solid understanding of how to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size.

VMware vSphere: What's New [V5.5 to V6]

Sunday, January 25. 2015

Free e-learning course - vCloud Air Fundamentals

This eLearning course on vCloud Air will provide you a fundamental understanding of vCloud Air and how customers can move or extend their on-premises data center to vCloud Air.

The course provides an overview of vCloud Air, the common challenges with public cloud offerings, common barriers to public cloud adoption, and how vCloud Air helps overcome these barriers.

The course then examines the vCloud Air service offerings and features, security and compliance standards, and networking concepts and services associated with vCloud Air. You will evaluate some use cases to understand how customers can get started with vCloud Air.

Finally, you will identify the various management tools that can be used to manage your vCloud Air environment with your on-premises virtual infrastructure.

At the end of this course, you should be able to:

Explain how vCloud Air helps customers employ a hybrid cloud solution.
Explain vCloud Air networking concepts.
Explain the use of vCloud Air management tools.

Via Marc Huppert

Wednesday, January 21. 2015

VMware Exam Preparation Workshop: Network Virtualization Certified Professional (VCP-NV)

This 4 hour training course focuses on preparing a candidate to take the VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualization exam.

The workshop includes an overview of the certification program, tips for preparing for the exam, an in-depth review of each of the objectives on the exam and sample questions broken down in video segments by a VMware Certified Instructor.

By the end of the course, you should be prepared to answer questions based on the following exam objectives:

Describe and differentiate VMware NSX technology and architecture
Explain VMware NSX physical infrastructure requirements and prepare a physical deployment for NSX
Configure and administer vSphere networking components
Install and upgrade VMware NSX
Configure and manage VMware NSX virtual networks
Configure and manage VMware NSX network services
Configure and administer network security
Perform operations tasks in a VMware NSX environment
Troubleshoot a VMware network virtualization implementation

Thursday, January 15. 2015

Free e-learning course - VMware vRealize Operations Manager Fundamentals [V6.0]

This free eLearning course provides an overview of the high-level architecture, UI changes, and key features and functionalities of vRealize Operations Manager 6.0. The course also introduces the various management packs that can be used with vRealize Operations Manager 6.0.