Last year I decided to start a YouTube channel to share VMware-related tutorials and demos. I have to admit I felt the same hesitance as when I started my blog several years ago. There is so much rich content on VMware technology already available on YouTube. What value am I going to add? These were ...
I’m going to take a big risk here by trying to address the topics Availability and Recoverability in a VCDX design. This is arguably both the most important and most challenging topic of any VCDX design. I would say VCDX candidates get grilled on meeting SLAs, RPO and RTO times the most during the mocks ...
I recently passed the Master Specialist exam for VMware Cloud on AWS and this guide contains all my study notes and resources I used during my preparation. VMware Cloud on AWS Master Specialist Exam overview The exam is a multiple choice exam with 34 questions which you need to finish in 60 minutes. The passing ...
As some people might know, I have been working hard to obtain my second VCDX certification. This time, I’m aiming for VCDX6-NV. I worked very hard to submit my application before the due date for the December round of defenses. It was a tough nut to crack, but I submitted my application and after a ...
Conceptual, RCARs and AMPRS … What? Today I gave a very quick crash course on the conceptual design portion of a VMware design, RCARs and AMPRs to a couple of co-workers at ITQ who are taking a VCAP exam on VMware EMPOWER next week.I decided to do a blogpost on this topic. So if you ...
VCAP6.5-DCV Design … finally This morning, I finally got around to taking the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 Data Center Virtualization (VCAP6.5-DCV) Design exam. I have been planning this exam and blogging [1, 2] about preparing for it for quite a while now. Due to all sort of planning issues I kept postponing the exam. ...
Ever since I achieved my VCDX on vSphere (VCDX-DCV) last year, I have been contemplating about also going for VCDX on NSX (VCDX-NV). I have the prerequisite VCIX-NV accreditation and I’ve done quite a few NSX architecture projects, so when I was discussing personal goals for 2018 at ITQ, I thought to myself … why ...
Thoughts on the exam I originally planned to take the exam in 2017 but with some delay, I passed the AWS SAA exam this morning on my first try! I thought the exam was pretty tough but fair. I have not been exposed to AWS very much and the only hands-on experience was labbing around in ...
… or are they? Every (aspiring VCDX) architect knows design assumptions are the mother of all <….>. Yes, design assumptions are frowned upon and should be avoided whenever possible. But, in certain situations, assumptions can actually be real lifesavers. This blogpost aims to show you how assumptions – when used properly! – can really improve ...
VCDX Defense I have been meaning to write this post for a while now and with a new round of defenses coming up, I decided to put it online ASAP. Based on my own experience, I will provide 7 tips that will hopefully help aspiring VCDX’s in their preparation and during their defense. Just remember: ...
