Prendendo esempio dagli eventi #vBeers già organizzati in Inghilterra ho pensato di indire una vBeers italiana in concomitanza con il VMworld Europe di Copenhagen.
E’ online una form di iscrizione raggiungibile qui: http://bit.ly/VMworld2010IT dove è possibile iscriversi per mantenersi aggiornati (e anche per sapere quanti saremo .
Ho deciso di ritrovarci Martedì 12 visto che è l’unica sera dove non ci sono eventi programmati (almeno eventi ufficiali VMware), il posto che ho scelto è la “Bryggeriet Apollo”, una birreria nella zona centrale di Copenhagen, dove si può eventualmente anche mangiare qualcosa (per chi volesse anche cenare li).
Il ritrovo è per le ore 20:15 / 20:30 direttamente alla birreria, questo perché non ho punti di riferimento all’interno del Bella Centre, qui potete trovare le indicazioni partendo dal sito del VMworld:
HELL YEAH!, I finally got my VCDX submission review done and I’m scheduled to defend my design during the first week of November in Cambridge, MA.
Right now I’m feeling like this:
I really can’t believe I made it through this, when I was filling the application and writing the project material back in august I always had the impression that somehow something was missing and that I was overlooking some fields but that wasn’t the case.
Now I’ll try to prepare for the defense at my best (I already arranged a “grill” session with my colleague Giancarlo ) and enjoy the VMworld Europe that is kicking in next week.
Today an e-mail from the VMware VCDX cert team ended up into my inbox, I was eagerly hoping for a confirmation of my VCDX design submission (still waiting from the 26th of August ) but instead it was an official notification of something I was actually already aware of:
Registration for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 4 – Datacenter Administration (VCAP4-DCA) exam is now open.
Registrations for the VMware Enterprise Administration on VMware Infrastructure 3 Exam: VCE310 have been closed. No new registrations for this exam will be accepted.
The final opportunity to deliver a defense in pursuit of the VMware Certified Design Expert on VI3 (VCDX3) certification will be at VMware Partner Exchange in Orlando, Florida the week of February 7, 2011.
As a matter of fact they extended the deadline for those who were already preparing a design defense, and as the next paragraph show us, the last application deadline for VCDX3 is now extended to November 22th:
If you have passed both the VCE310 and VCD310 exams and wish to apply for a VCDX3 certification:
The application will be due on November 22, 2010, at 5:00 PM PST.
This will be the final opportunity to achieve the VCDX3 certification.
Please note that defense slots are limited and will be reserved for candidates who submit completed applications in the order received.
VCAP4-DCD Exam vouchers will be distributed to eligible candidates at a later time.
Included in the e-mail there are some interesting Q&A:
Q. Will my VI3-based credentials be withdrawn or invalidated?
A. No. Holders of VCP3 and VCDX3 retain those credentials in perpetuity. VMware believes that they remain significant differentiators. However, over time their significance compared to vSphere 4-based credentials will gradually diminish. As time goes on, potential customers, employers, or partners will increasingly express a preference for vSphere 4 credentials.
Q. I have been preparing hard for the VCE310 and/or VCD310 exams. Hasn’t all that time I spent been wasted?
A. No. There is significant continuity between VI3 and vSphere 4. As you prepare for the VCAP-DCA and VCAP-DCD exams, you will be able to focus more on new features and differences, and less on fundamentals.
Q. I passed the VCE310 and the VCD310 exams; am I eligible for the discount on the VCAP4-DCA exam?
A. Yes. You are eligible for discount vouchers for both exams.
So basically, if you were desperate to meet the August 28th deadline and decided to give up, you can resume your work and try to submit a design and defend it at the Partner Exchange 2011
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