VMware Certified Instructors aren’t just experts in their field, they train new experts in the field via the courses they teach. But did you know that many of these experts are so passionate about their subject that they share useful tips and advice on their personal blogs?
Don’t miss this list of VMware instructor blogs that keep you current with news as well as expert advice, invaluable study tips, and a few jokes.
vLore Blog
The vLore blog is your source for virtualization knowledge featuring the words of VCI / VCP / VCAP John A. Davis. With professional services tips, exam preparation help, data to supplement courses, and details of his work with customers, this blog captures Davids’ eight years of experience in providing VMware Authorized Consulting services and delivering VMware Authorized Training. He encourages students to share their experiences and offers his advice.
Follow John on Twitter @johnnyadavis.
Demitasse Blog
Alastair Cooke, a vExpert from New Zealand, says his largest contribution to the virtualization community is AutoLab, a free kit of VMs and automation tools in which you can build a vSphere® test and training lab using a single PC. His blog is chock-full of content as he posts regularly on a variety of topics, from the very technical to his travels in Silicon Valley.
He writes elsewhere too, on subjects like cloud disaster recovery, scaling a VDI deployment, scale-up vs. scale-out storage, and VDI user credentials. (You can find a full list here.) If that weren’t enough, he blogs at professionalvmware.com and runs the APAC Edition of the vBrownBag podcast every second Thursday.
Follow Alastair on Twitter @DemitasseNZ.
Dennis Bray’s Virtual Place
Dennis Bray is a Senior Architect for Enterprise Networking Solutions, Inc. A part-time trainer for VMware since 2006, Bray is a VMware Certified Instructor, Advanced Professional in Data Center Design, Certified Professional in Data Center Virtualization, and Certified Professional in Desktop. His blog Dennis Bray’s Virtual Place covers technical topics like VMware’s VCP recertification policy, ESXi console lockdown, and vSphere ® memory management. It also includes lots of useful nuggets, hidden gems, and useful screenshots to help provide guidance.
Hoonkar.com
Saurabh Bhattacharya is your go-to guy for VMware vSphere ® as he conducts trainings for clients around the world and has also helped to design virtualized solutions. As a VMware Certified Instructor with VCA-DCV, VCA-Cloud, VCA-WM, VCP-4, VCP-5, VSP, VTSP and VCAP, his blog Hoonkar.com has course insights and covers vCloud Director news too.
VMware2112
Andy Fox’s 25-plus years in the IT industry, plus his VCP3,4,5, VCI3,4,5 and VCAP4-DCA status, make him a trusted veteran. He delivers VMware vSphere ® training and his blog VMware2112 covers all things virtual, with topics running the gamut from VCP-DCV exams, to application virtualization tips, and automation tools. Don’t miss his expert opinions.
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