Category : Certification
Written by Christopher Lewis on December 5, 2016 .
Great news this morning, having passed my VCAP6-Deploy (second attempt) and VCAP6-Design (re-marked) I am now proud to be able to call myself a VMware Certified Implementation Expert (VCIX) 6 : Data Center Virtualization (DCV).
That is just one step away from the coveted VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) Certification which is an aim for next year!
Written by Christopher Lewis on December 5, 2016 .
I took the VCAP6-DCV Design exam in March as part of the BETA program. It was a nice exam but made frustrating by the fact it kept locking up and out of the 4 hours allocated, I lost an hour and moved machines 3 times. When the results came out, I wasn’t surprised when I was told i didn’t make the grade. Afterall, I didn’t actually answer all the questions. After speak to Pearson Vue they finally sorted out a exam voucher so I could take a free resit.
Written by Christopher Lewis on November 28, 2016 .
For those of you who read my VMworld EMEA Blog posts , you will know I took my first VCAP Deploy style exam during my visit. This was my first experience of the Deploy style exam and unfortunately I didn’t pass.
I’m pleased to announce that after a little bit more study and a lot more exam technique, I passed my resit this morning, so once everything has been updated in VMware’s new Certificate Manager tool, I’ll have my second VCAP6 under my belt in 2016 (having already obtained the VCAP6-CMA Design), and this will mean I’ll be 50% completed on VMware Certified Implementation Expert (VCIX) on both the DCV and CMA track!
Written by Christopher Lewis on November 10, 2016 .
The following is a list of the technical skills and exams/certification that I am looking to obtain within the next 12 months. I am putting this out in the public domain so that I try and stick to it.
VMware
VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 - Cloud Management and Automation Design- Completed - 03/2016VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 - Cloud Management and Automation Deploy- Completed - 07/2017VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualisation Design- Completed - 03/2016VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualisation Deploy- Completed - 11/2016VMware Certified Professional 6 - Network Virtualisation- Completed - 03/2017VMware Certified Professional 7 - Cloud Management and Automation- Added 06/2017 - Completed - 06/2017VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 - Network Virtualization - Added 06/17 -Scheduled for Q3 -Completed 09/2017- VMware Certified Advanced Professional 7 - Cloud Management and Automation Deploy - Added 06/17 - awaiting release.
VMware Certified Advanced Professional 7 - Cloud Management and Automation Design -Added 06/17 - Completed 09/2017.VMware Certified Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualisation- Added 10/17 - Completed 2017- VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualisation Design - Added 10/17 - Completed Q4 2018
- VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualisation Deploy - Added 10/17 - awaiting release.
VMware VCDX
- VMware VCDX6 DCV submission or VMware VCDX6 CMA submission - on hold subject to a suitable design
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate - Schedule for Q4 2017 (Updated)
- AWS Certified SysOps - Associate - **Scheduled for Q1 2018 **(Updated)
- AWS Certified Developer - Associate - **Schedule for Q4 2017 **(Updated)
Microsoft** **
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure - Scheduled for Q4 2017 (Updated)
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: Cloud Platforms - Scheduled for Q2 2018 (Updated)
- Microsoft Certified Associate: Windows 2016 - Scheduled for Q4 2017 (Updated)
Will I obtain all of the certifications? Maybe not but at least it will give me a focus!
Written by Christopher Lewis on August 26, 2016 .
It has been a tense but satisfying couple of weeks for me. I have been waiting on three things, vExpert Announcement and the results from the VCAP6-DCV and VCAP6-CMA Design BETA exams.
As you’ll get from the title of the post, I managed two out of three. So that’s vExpert 2016 as well as VMware Advanced Professional 6 - Cloud Management and Automation Design certification.
I’m not disheartened about not passing the VCAP6-DCV Design exam afterall I lost one hour out of four in that BETA exam because of the fact the exam kept freezing so it would have been a miracle to have passed it.
Written by Christopher Lewis on February 27, 2016 .
On the 26th February (afternoon), I failed at my first attempt to gain my VCAP5-DCD with a score of 279. Beforehand I did say to myself that I would rather have failed hard than nearly get there with a close to passing score.
Put simply, I ran out of time.
Like most exams i take i go in with a game plan, i’d read a lot on the internet and been told by a lot of people - do the Master and Visio style questions first.
Written by Christopher Lewis on February 14, 2016 .
Today I start my journey to obtain my VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 - Data Center Design certification. I have been designing and supporting VMware products for a lot of years, so I thought it was about time I got my VCAP certifications!
Note: Let me just say I realise the VMware Certified Advance Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualization Design is currently in BETA and I will be taking this exam as well.
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