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My experience with Nutanix NPP certification

My experience with Nutanix NPP certification

December 4, 2015

I’m very happy to have passed the Nutanix Platform Professional certification yesterday. I’d like to share my thoughts on the exam, which is not per se a hard exam, but like any exam requires a blend of practical experience with the platform and a good knowledge of the various Nutanix

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VCAP-DCD – My exam impressions

December 18, 2014

I took today the VCAP-DCD 5.1 exam (VDCD510, will be retired on 31.1.2015) and I’d like to share my impressions with you. First of all, I failed the exam at 284 points, the passing score being 300. Preparation Preparation, learning and experience are key to passing the exam (yeah, I

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VCP Recertification Flowchart

VCP Recertification Flowchart

March 11, 2014

Since there seems to be a lot of misunderstanding about the VCP recertification process, I’ve put together the following flowchart during my spare time, hoping it will help clarify the whole thing. This document is not endorsed by VMware, therefore be sure to read the official recertification policy from VMware.

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VCP Recertification Policy

VCP Recertification Policy

March 10, 2014

Effective today (March 10th, 2014), VMware instated a recertification policy for the VCP (VMware Certified Professional) certification. The VCP certification will now have a 2 year validity (it used to be a “for life” certification). You need to check your transcript on VMware MyLearn to check the validity of your

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Studying and Time Management

Studying and Time Management

February 22, 2014

One of the biggest challenges in life is to cut the procrastination and get things done. In a connected world this get harder as helpful family and friends keep posting all kind of stuff going from cats slapping dogs, ridiculously funny stuff, photos of beautiful places, interesting articles and so on.

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Certificate has arrived!

Certificate has arrived!

June 1, 2012

When I decided to pass my VCP5, I thought the hardest would be learning and preparing for the exam. On the fateful day of the exam, I thought the hardest would be to focus and don’t be distracted by feelings of fear and discouragement. I didn’t knew yet that the

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VCP5 Certification : Pass!

February 17, 2012

After a couple months of preparation I decided to put myself out of misery and reserved the VCP5 exam at my local training/testing center in Prague. I took the test 5 days after booking it, leaving me some valuable time to review all I had learned, mark what needed to

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The VMware Training Lab is ready!

The VMware Training Lab is ready!

December 22, 2011

Hi everyone! One last post before the year's end to mask a long inactivity 🙂 The last time I wrote on the blog was about a fundraiser directed to support my lab and education training costs. I was able to negociate with my workplace regarding the hardware, and I went

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