To assist with preparations for VCAP qualifications we are running a series of interactive webinars covering the subject areas of the VCAP certifications.
The webinars are part of the ProfessionalVMware Brownbag series and the recorded form will be available in the usual places for the BrownBag.
You can register for the sessions on GoToMeeting at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/505624097
Sessions are scheduled for each week on Thursday at 18:00 in Sydney Australia. The timezone was chosen as being convenient for the APAC based hosts of the series.
| Date | Host | Topic |
| 2 Feb | Alastair Cooke | Overview, Methodology and Business Requirements |
| 9 Feb | Hee Teck Tan | Storage Design |
| 16 Feb | Wee Kiong Tan | Network Design |
| 23 Feb | Alastair Cooke | Availability & DR Design |
| 1 March | Iwan Rahabok | Security Design vSphere Design Document |
| 8 March | Wee Kiong Tan | Network Design continued |
| 15 March | Jon Hall | Exam registration and environment |
| 22 March | Alastair Cooke | Host Design |
| 29 March | Grant Orchard | Cluster Design |
| 5 April | Alastair Cooke | Implementation Planning |
| 19 April | RJ Ratan | Management Design |
| 26 April | Tim Gleed | VM Design – Part 1 |
| 3 May | Tim Gleed | VM Design – Part2 |
| 10 May | Nick Marshall | Performance Design |
| 17 May | Alastair Cooke | VCAP5-DCD Series Wrap up |
The sessions are supposed to be very interactive and discussion is encouraged.
We will also cover the VCAP5-DCA, so if something DCA suits you better then feel free to volunteer for that too.
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Hey Alastair, the security link is missing. Is it supposed to be pointing to http://vimeo.com/38646355 ?
Thanks Alex, I’ve updated the page
Just wanted to say thanks very much Alastair! Your brown bag sessions above were a MASSIVE help for my VCAP 4 which I passed yesterday…
I think the materials I used were just as relevant to the VCAP4 as to the VCAP5 with the exception of the new technologies, and am hoping I wont have to do too much more studying before taking the VCAP 5 upgrade once it’s released. If its any use to you or your readers, my prep guide is here: http://www.tekhead.org/blog/2012/02/vmware-vcap-dcd-4-exam-prep/
Also my exam review and tips (which should virtually all apply to the VCAP 5) are here: http://www.tekhead.org/blog/2012/03/vmware-vcap-dcd-4-exam-review/