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VCDX Boot Camp: Preparing for the VCDX Panel Defense
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Arrasjid, John, Author.
- Series:
- VMware Press Technology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- VMware.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 v.) : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Other Title:
- VMware Certified Designed Expert boot camp
- Preparing for the VMware Certified Designed Expert panel defense
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] Pearson Education 2013
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Prepare to succeed at your VCDX panel defense and gain world-class knowledge for designing complex VMware environments VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) is the highest level of VMware certification, achieved by dedicated professionals who have demonstrated exceptional skill in VMware enterprise deployments. To earn a VCDX, professionals must create a complete enterprise VMware design and undergo an arduous defense at the hands of some of the world’s most sophisticated VMware experts. Now, for the first time, there’s a comprehensive guide to VCDX defense: VCDX Boot Camp. Based on the legendary standing-room-only boot camps led by VCDX co-creator John Arrasjid, this guide captures the unsurpassed personal experience of three pioneering VCDX certification holders, program developers, and defense panelists. John Arrasjid, Ben Lin, and Mostafa Khalil cover everything you need to know to prepare for certification. They demystify the entire VCDX defense process, clearly explain its format and prerequisites, and offer indispensable tips for maximizing your likelihood of success. Detailed chapters on both design and troubleshooting offer four complete scenarios explaining exactly what VCDX panelists will expect from your defense. Learn how to think like a VCDX, discovering powerful insights and best practices for designing your own world-class virtualized environment. Coverage includes • Authoritative preparation guidance (including expert insights into scheduling your preparation and defense) • Tips for conducting mock defenses, boot camps, and study sessions with your colleagues • How to select, create, and document a superior, defensible design • How to make design choices and incorporate design patterns that support the VCDX blueprint • How to confidently defend your skills in architecture, designing new solutions, and troubleshooting design or implementation flaws • Proven tips for responding to tough questions from panelists • Detailed example defenses of designs incorporating VCDX-DCV, VCDX-Cloud, and VCDX-DT vmwarepress.com vmware.com/go/vcdx
- Contents:
- About This eBook
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Who Should Read This Book
- Goals and Methods
- How to Use This Book
- The VCDX Panel Defense and This Book
- Book Content Updates and Bonus Material
- About the Authors
- About the Reviewers
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Certification Overview
- VMware Certification Program Framework
- Certification Tracks
- Review
- Chapter 2. Preparation
- Experience
- The Application
- Creating a VCDX Study Group
- Practice and Supporting Materials
- VCDX Panelist Restrictions
- Running a VCDX Panel Defense Boot Camp
- Practice
- Room Layout
- Running the Defense Within a Set Timeline
- Mock Defense Checklist
- Chapter 3. The Design
- Assembling Your Design
- Summary
- Chapter 4. Defense Overview
- The Interview Process
- Before the Defense
- Time Management
- Panel Defense Participants
- Environment
- Panelists' Perspective
- Notification of Results
- Chapter 5. Design Defense
- Design Overview Presentation
- Know Your Design
- Defense Strategy
- Chapter 6. The Design Scenario
- Showcase Your Skills
- Panelist's Perspective
- Design Scenario Examples
- Chapter 7. The Troubleshooting Scenario
- Conducting the Troubleshooting Scenario
- Thinking Aloud
- Asking Questions
- Using a Whiteboard or Paper
- Troubleshooting Analysis
- Example Scenarios
- Conclusion
- References
- Books and Links
- Training Courses
- Glossary
- Index
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Reader Services.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780133378047
- 0133378047
- 9780133378030
- 0133378039
- 9780133378054
- 0133378055
- OCLC:
- 850706710
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