VMware Certified Advanced Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Operations (3V0-22.25)

A new certifcation is available on the VMware Certification Website

VMware Certified Advanced Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Operations (3V0-22.25)

New exam registrations will be available after Nov 9, 2025.

The VMware Certified Advanced Professional – VCAP Administrator Operations certification validates the expertise required to monitor, manage, and optimize VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments for performance, capacity, and cost efficiency.

Candidates for this certification demonstrate the ability to configure dashboards, apply optimization policies, and perform analyses to ensure smooth and reliable private cloud operations. Earning this certification demonstrates a professional’s ability to maintain compliance, security, and lifecycle management across all aspects of VCF operations.

Language: English

Duration: 135 Minutes

Number of Questions: 60

Format: Multiple Choice, Multiple Choice Multiple Selection, Drag and Drop, Matching, Proctored, Build-List, Sequencing

Passing Score: 300 (Scaled)

Pricing: $250 USD

VMware Certified Advanced Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Automation (3V0-21.25)

A new certification has been announced on the VMware Certification website

VMware Certified Advanced Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Automation (3V0-21.25)

New exam registrations will be available after Nov 9, 2025.

The VMware Certified Advanced Professional – VCAP Administrator Automation certification validates the expertise required to support and troubleshoot private cloud environments built on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).

Candidates for this certification are typically responsible for implementing, maintaining, and supporting VCF infrastructure to help their organizations meet service level objectives related to availability, performance, and security. Earning this certification demonstrates a professional’s ability to effectively diagnose and resolve issues within VCF-based private cloud environments.

Language: English

Duration: 135 Minutes

Number of Questions: 60

Format: Multiple Choice, Multiple Choice Multiple Selection, Drag and Drop, Matching, Proctored, Build-List, Sequencing

Passing Score: 300 (Scaled)

Pricing: $250 USD

VMware Certified Advanced Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 vSphere Kubernetes Service (3V0-24.25)

 

A new certification from VMware is now listed on the 

https://www.broadcom.com/support/education/vmware/certification web site 

VMware Certified Advanced Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 vSphere Kubernetes Service (3V0-24.25)

New exam registrations will be available after Dec 12, 2025.

This certification validates professionals to deploy, operate, and secure vSphere Kubernetes Service environments within VMware Cloud Foundation. It demonstrates mastery of Kubernetes lifecycle management, workload orchestration, and scalable, production-ready operations.

Language: English

Duration: 135 Minutes

Number of Questions: 60

Format: Multiple Choice, Multiple Choice Multiple Selection, Drag and Drop, Matching, Proctored, Build-List, Sequencing

Passing Score: 300 (Scaled)

Pricing: $250 USD

ESXTOP Identifying Storage Problems

I've been looking at the VMware Troubleshooting course this week.

Performace issues are generally a bit of a problem to solve.

User rings up "The computers running slow", then as an IT support professional we all think, "ah, OK"

I've used ESXTOP for years and it helps, but there's so much information that can be gained from analusis of the results.

Broadcom/VMware have this handy little video/article on using ESXTOP to identify storage issues for ESXi, it really is quite useful

Using esxtop to identify storage performance issues for ESXi (multiple versions)

VMware VCF and VVF Learning Guide

 As a VMware Certified Instructor I have to maintain my certifications.

With the release of VMware vSphere Foundation 9 (VVF) and  VMware Cloud Foundation 9 (VCF), there has also been a release of new certifications.

VMware have released their Unlock Your Potential with VCF Learning Poster

Learn the in-demand skills for tomorrow's jobs. With our new VMware role-based certifications, you'll master the private cloud core competencies that employers are looking for. Our training and certifications will give you theyou the confidence you need to stand out from the crowd and land the job you want. Get certified today and build your career.

Accelerate your success with role-specific paths. Delivered through Learning@Broadcom via the Partner Portal, Role Based Framework streamlines training and validates your knowledge with practical activities, accreditations, and certifications.

VMware Certifications Updated for VCF 9.0

VMware Certifications validate the critical skills required to integrate and manage the technology that drives our customers desired business outcomes. Certifications are organized into multiple technology areas with levels for those new to the industry as well as experts in the field.

With the release of both VCF and VVF 9.0 VMware have updated and released Version 9.0 Certifications.

The 5 new certifications are:

VMware Certified Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator (2V0-17.25)

VMware Certified Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation Architect (2V0-13.25)

VMware Certified Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation Support (2V0-15.25)

VMware Certified Professional - VMware vSphere Foundation Support (2V0-18.25)

VMware Certified Professional - VMware vSphere Foundation Administrator (2V0-16.25)

For more information visit VMware Certification site

Or click on each of the certifications for the exam study guides and information about recommended courses, and the recommended study guides.

VMware vSphere 9.0 Perforance Best Practice Guide

 This week I've been presenting a course introducing people to the world of technologoy.

We got to the point of discussing performace issues, the usual phone call that goes along the lines:

"This system is rubbish, it's too slow, it doesn't do x or y very well"

My take on this is as follows, the design of a system is the har job, making sure that we have enough CPU, memory, and that we've picked the right storage and networking systems is just as important and the deployment.

The software and hardware vendors know how their products work and as such, they produce some excellent architecture and design guides.

This leads nicely onto the VMware vSphere ESXi vCenter Performance Best Practices Guide.

It covers

• Hardware for Use with VMware vSphere
• ESXi and VMs
• Gust OSs
• Virtual Infrastructure Management

Just head over to the VMware Documents Page to download and learn more about vSphere best practice fir VCF 9.0