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What to bring when taking the Pearson VUE VCP exam
So, the big day has come and you’re ready to drive to the Pearson VUE testing center and take your VMware Certified Professional exam. You’ve used the study guides and are confident that you know the answers.
But, there’s still one question in your mind – what kinds of ID do they mean when they [...]
Info about the upcoming VCP 4 certification
The winds are blowing with some information about the new VMware Certified Professional exam which covers the new “vSphere Suite” of products.
Basically, VMware is looking to increase the difficulty by a VERY large margin. Previously, the VCP 3 was taken in about an hour by most people. The beta testers in the VCP [...]
My Experience Taking the VCP Exam
This process may vary slightly from testing center to testing center, but here’s an overview of the process I went through to take my VCP exam and it’s probably similar to what you’ll go through to take the test.
First, I had to schedule an appointment with your local Pearson Vue test center. I [...]
What is it like to take the VCP test?
The VCP Test Itself
Taking the official VMware Certified Professional test is much harder than most of the hundreds of tests I took in college for one simple reason: there can be multiple answers for each question.
You see, after many years in college, I have become very adept at taking multiple choice tests [...]
Beyond the VMware Certified Professional
Once you have your VCP, you’re well on your way to showing potential employers and customers that you have the knowledge to get their virtualization project off the ground. But what if you want to go further – to earn the highest VMware certification available? Then you want the VCDX.
The VCDX is a [...]
How hard is it to pass the VCP exam?
Passing the VMware Certified Professional exam was quite a bit more difficult than I was expecting!
Even having worked hands-on with VMware products for just under a year, I passed the VCP exam with a more narrow margin than I expected. You are required to get a score of 70 on the test to pass [...]
How long does it take to study for the VCP?
It’s common for people to wonder how long any sort of study program will take — after all, we all have jobs, families, and other stuff to do besides sitting with our nose in a book to get a professional certification.
The VMware Certified Professional is the first rung on the VMware cert ladder and it’s [...]
What does the VCP do for me?
In the computer and information technology world, like it or not, certifications matter. There is a gigantic list of certifications available from nearly every hardware and software vendor. The idea is that if you hold a certification, you know a certain base level of information regarding a certain product or technology.
If [...]
What is virtualization?
Virtualization (or virtualisation for our Brit friends) is the concept of creating many fully functional computers (virtual machines or VMs) which can run simultaneously on one real computer (the “host”). Each VM believes that it is running on a normal, physical host so it runs normally without any special changes to the programming [...]
Full StoryWhat is VCP certification?
The VMware Certified Professional (aka VCP) certification is a program that is designed to assure that a person has a certain minimum level of knowledge about the VMware Virtual Infrastructure product line. It is similar to many other certification programs such as the MCSE or CCNA and the VCP serves as the entry-level certification [...]
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