A few notes about the new VCAP certifications
Here’s a colleciton of lots of things I’ve learned about the new VMware Certified Advanced Professional certifications for vSphere 4:
* The DataCenter Administration exam will be 100% live labs
* Your score for the DataCenter Administration exam will not be given immediately on completion of the exam, just like the Enterprise Administration exam for VI3 today
* The DataCenter Administration exam will cost $400, the price for the DataCenter Design exam has not yet been set
* The DataCenter Design exam will be a mixture of multiple-choice questions, and a design exercise, as it is today for VI3
* The testing centres for the DataCenter Administration exam will be expanded to a significantly larger pool than it is today
* The new exams will be scheduled directly with Pearson Vue, only the VCDX design defence will need arranging directly with VMware
* The blueprint documents for the new exams are still in development and will be released soon
* The new exams will not have compulsory training course requirements
* The advanced-level Performance, Troubleshooting, and Security courses are recommended as preparation for the DataCenter Administration exam, the exam content is centred around those 3 key areas
* The vSphere: Design Workshop will be excellent preparation for the DataCenter Design exam, the workshop content covers all of the objectives in the exam
* The beta periods for both exams will begin shortly, and will be invitation-only
* VMware partner requirements will not include VCAP certifications at this time