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Future of the Microsoft Certified Solutions Master (MCSM)?

4 September 2013
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Microsoft Certified Solutions Master (MCSM) is the new name of the MCM program and actually include different paths (MCSM: Data Platform, MCSM: SharePoint, MCSM: Communication, MCSM: Messaging , MCSM: Active Directory). This certification is almost similar at the VCDX level from VMware, but it’s not the top one in the Microsoft path, where a Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) level also exist. Now, in the last days, there are some strange rumors about those certifications: seems that Microsoft communicated on Friday evening to existing and candidate MCM/MCSM/MCA community (exams will be retired on October 1, […]

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My experience with VCAP5-CID exam

3 September 2013
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Reading Time: 4 minutes The exam VCAP5-CID is the design part of the Cloud path and it’s mandatory (with the admin exam) to reach the VCDX-Cloud certification (actually there is already somebody with the double VCDX certifications). Also it could give the VCP-Cloud certification in some cross-path scenarios. I’ve take this exam some week after the VCAP5-CIA (see my related experience) and I suggest this strategies for two reasons: there are some admin related questions (more than one, so if you are really fresh from the CIA exam you will find them easy) and some concepts are really common […]

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VCAP5-CID study guides

2 September 2013
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The VCAP5-CID certification is the design part of the VMware cloud path. The format is also the same of the other two design exams (VCAP-DTD and VCAP-DCD) with serveral questions (also with multiple choiches), drag-and-drop items and specialized design items. And it’s very long with a lot of time, but also a lot of questions! It’s also mandatory, as the VCAP5-CIA exam, for the VCDX-Cloud path. VUE Exam code is VCID510 (other code were used for beta), and (as other VCAP exams) it require an authorization (and also it’s listed in the VMware Advanced exams).

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September 2013 IT events

1 September 2013
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Interesting European IT events: DeepINTEL Conference  – Kärnten – Austria (Sep, 9 – 10) CloudOps Summit – Frankfurt (Sep, 25) Gartner Catalyst Technical Forum on Mobility & Cloud – London (Sep, 25) Managed Services & Hosting Summit – London (Sep, 26) RedHat Partner Conference – Madrid (Sep, 29 – Oct 2)

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New Associate level in VMware certifications

29 August 2013
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Reading Time: 2 minutes VMware has announce other news in its certification path: first the new Network Virtualization path (already discussed in a previous post) and second a new level (or the re-introduction of a previous level). Also the VMware Forum reflect this change with a new area dedicated to the new VCA level. Actually the official page reports all the new Associate level, and also the Certifications roadmap show the new path (actually only with the Associate level) and the new level:

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EMEA #vBrownbag – VCAP5-CIA Objective 3

27 August 2013
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Reading Time: 2 minutes As you know the EMEA edition of #vBrownbag his covering the the Cloud path with the relavitve VCAP exams and blueprint (for more information, see the full list of certification paths and my session at the #vBrownbag at VMworld). The next scheduled session is dedicated at VCAP5-CIA certification (the admin part of the cloud path) with an analysis of section 3 of the official blueprint (related to Managing vCloud Director Resources):

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Top virtualization skills

22 August 2013
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Reading Time: < 1 minute This interesting infographic branded by TrainSignal (now Pluralsight) is about virtualization skills to boost your career, and includes data like the top 10 most-watched virtualization courses and a training roadmap. Maybe could be nice if, in an updated version the courses and the roadmap will also include more about the different virtualization certifications and their paths.

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