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VCAP5-CIA study guides

Reading Time: 3 minutes The VCAP-CIA is the administration VCAP related exam for the VMware Cloud certification path. Was released some months ago (after the common beta period) and is the second type “admin role based” exam (after the VCAP-DCA one). Considering how is recent and new there are only few info about it: some exam experiences (mostly in the beta period), the confirmation that is based on vCloud Director 5.1 and of course the official page and documentation (including the blueprint). There is also a CIA LinkedIn Group to discuss your study plans. Strange but there isn’t yet […]

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Free cloud services for SMB

Reading Time: 2 minutes In a previous post (Approaching the SMB segment), I’ve already considered some solutions and approaches for SMB. Public cloud (especially in a SaaS form) could be an interesting way in several scenarios. The interesting aspects is that there are several services also for free, valuable both for personal use, but also for SMB (mainly for small-sized companies).

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June 2013 IT events

Reading Time: < 1 minute Interesting European IT events: E2EVC Virtualisation Conference – Copenhagen (May 31 – Apr 2) Information Infrastructure Conference – London (Jun, 6) TechEd Europe – Madrid (Jun, 25-28) Cloud World Forum – London (Jun, 26-27)

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DatacenterDynamics Converged – Milan 2013

Reading Time: < 1 minute DatacenterDynamics Converged recognises the need for cross-disciplinary cooperation in the data centre. From site selection and construction to outsourcing strategy and regulation through to how best to deliver the infrastructure for your mission-critical infrastructure – DatacenterDynamics Converged reflects the interaction of the following three elements for optimum data centre operation and management. The DatacentreDynamics census revealed an industry second-to-none in terms of development. The high level of sophistication and maturity in the market has shifted the emphasis from facility and investment expenditure to concerns of efficiency; data centre monitoring, IT optimisation and the increased adoption […]

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vExpert 2013

Reading Time: 2 minutes Although the official confirmation has yet arrived via email, it seems that (also) this year I was confirmed as a vExpert. Or at least they appear on the list published on the site: vExpert 2013 awardees announced. Funny that it happened exactly like the previous year… list first and then the official confirmation (we will also see if there will be some additions in the list).

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CloudCred: the best part

Reading Time: 2 minutes CloudCred is the gamification way from VMware to learn more about cloud computing and related topics. Maybe could be not the best way, or sometimes it goes wild… but remain an interesting approach. As a good example of a right way to use this approach are the learning path. For example, one of the recently introduces is the “Show Your IBM SmartCloud Cred” path.

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Some changes in Microsoft certifications

Reading Time: 2 minutes We have already disccus about the re-introduction of the MCSA and MCSE certification levels and also of the new MTA level (see also my exam experience). Recently also the MCM certification level has been slightly modified (with a new name MCSM). Microsoft certification site could help to find the right IT certification for your needs and your competency.

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