If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve probably seen me mention that I’m (finally!) preparing to sit the VMware VCAP-DCA exam in about a week. I took the recommended troubleshooting class about a year ago, but recently decided to review the material by taking the VMware vSphere Troubleshooting course from TrainSignal. I’m about halfway into […]
Archives for 2011
VCP5 vs VCP4: Comparing exam blueprints
Tuesday July 12th was a big day for VMware. They announced the VMware vSphere 5 product suite, restated their plans for enabling and accelerating private & public cloud adoption, revealed a change in licensing, and announced the VCP5 beta exam. I wasn’t surprised that VCP5 was announced, but I imagine that some of you (like […]
Liveblogging the VMware vSphere 5 Launch
10:58 AM CDT: Announcing that it will begin shortly. 11:04 AM CDT: Deep breath. And so it begins… 11:05 AM CDT: CEO of VMware, Paul Maritz takes the stage. He’s discussing what he’s terming the ‘cloud era’, and the forces that are driving it — a drive towards an information-centric world, and a drive towards […]
VMware vExpert 2011 — An honor!
I’m honored to announce that I’ve been recognized as a VMware vExpert for 2011. I’m definitely in great company; quite a number of my fellow vExperts are folks that I look up to both professionally and personally. Many thanks go out to those who nominated me, voted for me, and encouraged me all along the […]
Improving Your Career With Social Media (or, How To Learn To Stop Worrying And Love The Twitter)
Recently, a friend of mine found out he was in need of a new job, and asked me if I had any leads. I didn’t, at least not for his area and desired position. I did have one suggestion, which was to get on Twitter. His response, “Thanks, I hadn’t thought of that!” That got […]