Sean Crookston

VMware vSphere Design Workshop Preview

January 12, 2011

Sean Crookston

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I’m due to attend the VMware vSphere Design Workshop starting this morning and have been anxiously awaiting for the chance to dive deeper in the design aspect of VMware. After passing my VCAP-DCA last year, one of my primary goals for 2011 is to become better at the aspects that involve designing datacenter solutions. This would include obtaining the VCAP-DCD certification and eventually move towards the VCDX when the time is right.

On the topic of the VCAP-DCD, this course is listed as recommended training for the certification. Although it is not required to obtain the certification, for me I see great value in this workshop as I work towards my goals.

I’ve read a lot of great reviews that you can check out in the links below and the main thing that sticks out is how different this course is from any other VMware course you may have taken. And it should be, this is a design course and as result the focus is on discussing Design considerations and white boarding out solutions. There is a lab portion that appears to be focused on two scenarios involving and SMB and an Enterprise customer.

Not being extremely experienced when it comes to the design aspect of VMware, my main concern is the three day format of the course at this time. Many have mentioned they would have liked to see this as a 5 day course so the course surely moves along fast.