Any VMWARE training in Dublin?

mick.fr

Just wondering if there is any training center that proposes VMWARE training to prepare for the VCP certification?

Cheers in advance

pan

Yea, there's a few like

www.SureSkills.com/VMware-Training ( I did the course with these)
http://www.commtech.ie/training.aspx?id=70
http://www.origina.ie/template.php?menu=213&article=213

Best of Luck with it
pan

mick.fr

pan wrote: »

Yea, there's a few like

www.SureSkills.com/VMware-Training ( I did the course with these)

Best of Luck with it
pan

Were they good?
Thanks for the links mate.

pan

yes would recommend!
The focus is on the course (run by consultant types), not much said about the exam or types of questions, but once you have the course done the VCP should be fairly easy after 1-2 weeks study. I've yet to do exam myself...

NullZer0

How much did the course set you back?

pan

I think it was €2300 (company paided)
Call or check their website for exact prices.

NullZer0

pan wrote: »

I think it was €2300 (company paided)
Call or check their website for exact prices.

Thanks for that. Must give them a call.

Just one more question - have you found it to be beneficial job wise?

I rolled out VMi3 here in the last few weeks with some thin clients for testing and alls going good. I have a reasonable amount of experience with it so I wouldn't mind getting certified at all.



Cheers,


iRock

pan

Likewise I've been using VMi3 before doing the course and while you can pick up most things yourself, it was nice to spend a few days dedeciated to it without distraction on the theory behind VM.

Haven't looked for a job yet with it, but I say it's highly regarded and more so as time go forward!

NullZer0

pan wrote: »

Likewise I've been using VMi3 before doing the course and while you can pick up most things yourself, it was nice to spend a few days dedeciated to it without distraction on the theory behind VM.

Haven't looked for a job yet with it, but I say it's highly regarded and more so as time go forward!

Cheers for the info.

I see that most of the VCP jobs (which usually require MCSE/CCNA or both aswel) are offering more. Looks like a worthwhile investment!

Something I definately need to think about.

mick.fr

There is very little amount of VCP around.
In UK alone there is a significant amount of virtualisation projects on ESX for obvious reasons...

But keep in mind ESX is just a tool, no experience on Windows/Linux/Network infrastructure will not help you to find a job as a VMWARE specialist.
Everything is about sizing/scoping/architecture/design.

JJJJNR

True, but its recommended that you are not afraid of Linux to be good with VMs.

Raekwon

Just bumping this thread!

I was looking to do a VMware course but I don't have the luxury of having a company pay for me unfortunately.

Does anyone know if FAS pay a percentage off these course for unemployed people?

Cheers

TestLink

Any idea what is the VMware VCP4 Exam certification fee?

qwertz

ITguru wrote: »

Any idea what is the VMware VCP4 Exam certification fee?

Yes.

TestLink

qwertz wrote: »

Any idea what is the VMware VCP4 Exam certification fee?
Yes.

How much is it?

Keedowah

As in how much does it cost to take the test? I think its about €100. You book it through the prometric site and you can sit it in an exam centre like New Horizons.

You will have to have completed the Install & Configure course first thought and this costs about 2600 (or about 2300 if your company pay for it (think they may need to be partners to avail of the discount)).

Will work be paying for it?

qwertz

Keedowah wrote: »

As in how much does it cost to take the test? I think its about €100. You book it through the prometric site and you can sit it in an exam centre like New Horizons.

You will have to have completed the Install & Configure course first thought and this costs about 2600 (or about 2300 if your company pay for it (think they may need to be partners to avail of the discount)).

Will work be paying for it?

It's ~€140 for the exam.

You don't need to do any official classroom training to sit and hopefully pass the exam but you only get the VCP certification awarded from VMware if you do.

Three courses qualify you for the VCP certification.

I did my VMware training in Sureskills and the trainer (Andrew) was very good. The four-day course (incl. lunch) was a little below 2k.

axer

I would love to do the VCP but I doubt my employer would pay for it even though our production environment is running on VMWare and I am responsible for administrating it.

I am trying to figure out if it is worth doing myself. I am thinking I will study for the exam and sit it and look at doing the training course afterwards if I need the actual qualification.

I wonder will employers accept that you have passed the exam even though you haven't done a course? Does anyone know if there are timelimits imposed on the VCP e.g. like between sitting the exam and doing training or how long the vcp qualification lasts for?

qwertz

You can always state VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 4 (exam passed) on your profile.

TestLink

I think you have to attend an authorised training session before attending the certifying exam. Plz correct me if I am wrong...

axer

ITguru wrote: »

I think you have to attend an authorised training session before attending the certifying exam. Plz correct me if I am wrong...

Yes, thats what I want to know for sure too.

qwertz

axer wrote: »

Yes, thats what I want to know for sure too.

No, you don't need to do the course to take the exam but if you want to become a VCP then you need to take the approved course as well.

Passing the exam is only one of the steps. The course is the other but one is not a prerequisite of the other.

Raekwon

I got some quotes from varies training centres in Dublin and these are the current prices:

VMware vSphere: Fast Track (5 day course) = €2500
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage (4 day course) = €1800
VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting (4 day course) = €1800

I'm a Windows Systems Administrator that has never used VMware before but I was looking at getting trained up and get some hands on experience so in that regard which course would be best suited to me? I'm thinking that the Install, Configure, Manage would be a good starting point, has anyone done this or recommend it?

CorkFenian

Raekwon wrote: »

I got some quotes from varies training centres in Dublin and these are the current prices:

VMware vSphere: Fast Track (5 day course) = €2500
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage (4 day course) = €1800
VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting (4 day course) = €1800

I'm a Windows Systems Administrator that has never used VMware before but I was looking at getting trained up and get some hands on experience so in that regard which course would be best suited to me? I'm thinking that the Install, Configure, Manage would be a good starting point, has anyone done this or recommend it?

I'm in a similar position,recently finished a contract and waiting word of another one..Which of the above courses\training centres would people recommend, I would normally do the research myself, but I would be paying the full amount myself so would appreciate any input\advice...I have some exposure to vmware but have decided to bite the bullet and pay for course as soon as I can...

Jumpy

Passed it today. I see now why they want people to do the course. You really do need to know your stuff. Its short, but tough.

TestLink

Jumpy wrote: »

Passed it today. I see now why they want people to do the course. You really do need to know your stuff. Its short, but tough.

Did the exam centre ask for class id ?

Jumpy

ITguru wrote: »

Did the exam centre ask for class id ?

No, once you do the exam, VmWare will check your class attendance. If they have the pre-requisites on record they will send you your VCP cert within 30 days.

axer

Jumpy wrote: »

No, once you do the exam, VmWare will check your class attendance. If they have the pre-requisites on record they will send you your VCP cert within 30 days.

I wonder what happens if you dont have the pre-requisites. Can you get them to check again?

Jumpy

Do you mean do the exam, followed by the course? I dont see why not. But industry experience will not be enough to pass this. I work very closely with vSphere as part of my job and there were questions I wouldnt have known if I had not studied the course books.

Plus. MEMORISE THIS http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_config_max.pdf

Sgt Pepper 64

Raekwon wrote: »

I got some quotes from varies training centres in Dublin and these are the current prices:

VMware vSphere: Fast Track (5 day course) = €2500
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage (4 day course) = €1800
VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting (4 day course) = €1800

I'm a Windows Systems Administrator that has never used VMware before but I was looking at getting trained up and get some hands on experience so in that regard which course would be best suited to me? I'm thinking that the Install, Configure, Manage would be a good starting point, has anyone done this or recommend it?

Check and see if these are full, I know someone who was quoted similiar prices but was able to get a big discount because the course wasnt full, i think he got it for half price! Worth a shot.

Raekwon

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

Check and see if these are full, I know someone who was quoted similiar prices but was able to get a big discount because the course wasnt full, i think he got it for half price! Worth a shot.

I tried to put my name down for a last minute place on one of these courses, just in case they weren't full, but I never hear from the training providers. I get the impression if they don't fill their classes to a certain quota then they simply won't run the course, even if that means getting a few people in at discount prices.

Anyway, in regards to the VMware courses, the new updated courses (they have been upgraded from v4 to v4.1) were released a few weeks ago and the prices of the course that I wanted to do has now jumped from €1800 to €2500 because the new version (v4.1) is 5 days instead of 4 days.