In the first post of this VMware books series, we watched what unfolded when VMware Certified Instructor (VCI) Eric Sloof camped out at the VMworld bookstore and interviewed authors about their new titles covering everything from VMware Virtual SAN to networking for VMware administrators to VMware Horizon and virtualizing SQL Server.
In this post, we’ll look at the rest of Eric’s interviews covering virtualizing Microsoft applications, VCAP5-DCA and VCP5-DCV study guides, and a little bit of trivia to test your knowledge at the end.
VMworld TV: Matt Liebowitz and Alex Fontana Talk Virtualizing Microsoft Business Critical Applications on VMware vSphere
Why are virtualized applications different? Authors Matt Liebowitz and Alex Fontana talk to Eric about their book, Virtualizing Microsoft Business Critical Applications on VMware vSphere. Watch the interview to find out what these guys know and what you should consider when virtualizing everything from Active Directory to Exchange to SQL Server and SharePoint.
VMworld TV Interview: Author Bill Ferguson of Global Knowledge, VCP5-DCV Official Cert Guide
Author Bill Ferguson discusses his official certification guide for VMware Certified Professional 5 – Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV). As a fellow VCI, Bill has been teaching VMware classes, but he’s also Cisco guru who teaches NSX. In this book, he pulls it all together. You may be wondering, is NSX something for me if I don’t have a networking background? Find out what Ferguson says in his interview with Eric.
VMworld TV Interview: Author John Davis of New Age Technologies, VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide
VCI John Davis talks about his new book, the VCAP5-DCA (VMware Certified Automation Professional 5 – Data Center Administration) Official Cert Guide. John has been teaching since 2004 and was the 13th VCI in the United States. In the interview he notes that his favorite topic to teach is troubleshooting because he gets paid to break an environment and someone else gets to fix it. Find out more about his book and tips for taking VCAP5-DCA exam in the video.
Trivia Time: Eric Sloof’s Book Giveaway
Test your VMware knowledge! Eric stumps attendees to see what they know about VMware, products, and certifications.
If any of these books sound interesting, be sure to pick up copies of these titles and more at the VMware Press online store.
