Follow on from VMware Starting Certifications - 2020 designations now in place

Last year I wrote a brief introduction into the VMware starter and professional certifications.

VMware have now upgraded the certification titles with the new 2020 designations.

If you're new to the certification trail, any exams you now sit will lead towards the new certification, VMware are currently working on their upgrade paths, and I'll post information as I find it.

If you are a VCP-x2019 VMware have said that their system has logic to realise you're a VCP-x and that the 2019 designation will lead to VCAP-x2020s

The new certification designations 2020 for the starter courses and the VCP are as follows.

The VMware Certified Associate

This certificate is aimed at providing a good overall knowledge of the VMware products and why they are used.

The VMware Certified Professional tracks are as follows.

Data Centre Virtualisation (DCV Track)

 This track focuses on the birth of VMware and their VM hypervisor product.

  

Network Virtualisation (NV) Track

This track focuses on the VMware NSX products, and now prioritises the VMware NSX-T product.

Cloud Management and Automation (CMA) Track

This track focuses on the vRealize suite of products, these products can be used in a truly multi-cloud environment

Desktop and Mobility (DTM) Track

This track focuses on VMware Horizon, which in its simplest form provides a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

  

Digital Workspace (DW) Track

This track focuses on the VMware WorkspaceONE and Digital workspace solutions, this provides and extensive set of endpoint management technologies.

For more information visit the VMware Certification website

For more information on QA’s VMware training solutions visit QA

VMware certified Associate - Digital Business Transformation

As a VMware VCI, I need to maintain my certifications and this has led to me holding a number of certifications with both VMware and Microsoft.

Within VMware, I hold all of the current VMware Certified Associate certifications, but one, and that is the newly released:

VMware Certified Associate – Digital Business Transformation (VCA-DBT)

 

Here’s the description.

Earning this certification validates your understanding of virtualization concepts and how they drive an enterprise’s digital agenda. It proves that you are familiar with the VMware products and technologies that support VMware Cloud Foundation and Cross-Cloud Architecture solutions including vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and the vRealize Suite.

That looks like a lot of information to take in, and don’t get me wrong it is.

The question therefore, is “How would I prepare for this certification?”

The answer, is “How do you fancy 60 days free access to VMware Learning zone?”

If your answer is yes then visit the VMware Learning Zone (Trial Subscription) site

Once signed up read the exam study guide

Login to your VMware Learning Zone subscription and concentrate on the VCA-DBT Training Modules.

Remember that your Learning Zone trial is for 60 days, so use that time to properly prepare, once you’re 100% happy, register for and then pass exam 1V0-701 (provided by Pearson VUE).

The exam is 135 minutes long and is non-proctored, so you can do it from the comfort of your own home, there’s 50 questions, all multiple choice, drag and drop, and matching. The passing score is 300 out of a possible 500

I feel that this certification for anyone who loves acronyms and letters after their name, is an ideal entry in to VMware products, after gaining this certification, why not look into gaining your VCP certification.

Good luck with your endeavours.