APAC vBrownbags

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.

VCAP5-DTD

The APAC Edition of the vBrownBag podcast is currently focused on Desktop Design for VMware View and the VCAP5-DTD exam that has just been released.

The sessions will be less formal than previous Design vBrownBags, more of a discussion about the process with consultants who have been there.

At present the consultants are myself and Grant Orchard, I’d like to add another person to that conversation, if you have View design experience and are available 9pm Sydney Australia time on alternate Thursdays then drop me an email.

You can register for the series here https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/885241632

VCDX

For financial reasons I have put my VCDX on hold, I may revisit later in the year.

Having passed both VCAP5-DCD and VCAP5-DCA certifications I now have two options.  I can head into the cloud certifications or attempt VCDX-DV. I have chosen the VCDX path as I think that will have some benefits to me professionally.  The cloud stuff will still be there when I’m done and that will be my next area of study.

I am aiming for the defense at PEX in Sydney at the end of April.  This means I need to have my design completed and submitted by the end of March. Joi n me each fortnight to see how I’m progressing. I plan to have a mock defense live on the podcast and am also going to interview people behind the program as I understand there will be some changes to the program this year, maybe the Desktop and Cloud VCDX paths will become clear.

VCAP5-DCA

The US sessions of the vBrownBag have started covering the VCAP5-DCA, head on over to ProfessionalVMware Brownbag to find out more about that. We will cover the VCAP5-DCA in an APAC timezone, I plan on only covering material that’s new in V5 since I did plenty of study for my V4 certification and know a few people in the region who are also well studied.  If you don’t have VCAP4-DCA don’t worry, we won’t be assuming you know all that material. You can register for the series here https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/885241632

Very luckily Ed Grigson has done the analysis of the blueprint on his vExperienced site, we will cover everything in green on the VCAP5-DCA What’s New page.

If you’d like to present something DCA then give me a holler.  Preparing for these sessions is a great way to force yourself to study and know one area really well.

In addition we will look at the real world use of some of VMware’s other products.

Date	Presenter	Topic
5 July	Michael Webster – VCDX	Virtualizing Business Critical Applications
19 July	Grant Orchard	vCenter Operations Suite
2 August	Alastair Cooke	VCAP5-DCA What’s New in Storage
16 August	Tim Gleed	Something from the VCP5-IaaS Blueprint
APAC vBrownbag is continuing it’s VMworld Hiatus as I’m organising Tech Talks for Barcelona
8 November	Alastair Cooke	Basic Storage Math
22 November	Alastair Cooke	More Basic Storage Math

 

VCAP5-DCD

We have finished the live sessions, however the recordings and slide decks are all online to help you prepare.

Date	Presenter	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

 

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