Tag: vExpert

VMware vExpert 2024 Award

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Hey everyone, let me share some awesome news, I’ve just been awarded the VMware vExpert 2024 for the eighth year in a row! 🏆🎉

Now, if you’re scratching your head wondering what exactly that means, don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. Essentially, the VMware vExpert program is like the club for folks who are really into VMware technologies. And guess what? I’m super honored to be part of that club, especially for the eighth time running!

First things first, I gotta give a massive shoutout to VMware / Broadcom and the amazing vExpert Team. Seriously, these folks are like the unsung heroes behind the scenes, making sure the VMware community stays vibrant and buzzing with excitement. Without their hard work and dedication, none of this would be possible.

I’ve met some incredible folks along the way, fellow vExperts who have become friends, mentors, and colleagues at ITQ, and most importantly, we’ve learned from each other.

So, what does eight years of vExpert status mean to me? Well, for starters, it’s a reminder to never stop pushing myself, to keep learning, growing, and evolving as a technologist. Whether I’m writing blog posts, giving talks at conferences, or just hanging out in the VMware community Slack channel, I’m always looking for ways to give back and pay it forward.

And of course, none of this would be possible without the support of my family, friends, and colleagues. You guys are the real MVPs, always cheering me on, even when I’m knee-deep in a particularly gnarly ESXi upgrade.

So here’s to another year of virtualization adventures, of pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with VMware technologies, and most importantly, of being part of an incredible community that I’m proud to call home.

Thanks again to VMware and the vExpert Team for this amazing honor. Let’s make the next eight years even more epic!

See you next time! 🙂 Thanks for reading my blog.

VMware vExpert NSX 2018

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VMware vExpert NSX 2018 - Badge

I am happy to announce that as of today I entered the VMware vExpert NSX sub-program. Thanks, VMware for the award and congratulations to everyone else who also made it! Also an extraordinary achievement for our team at ITQ, we managed to get seven consultants in the vExpert NSX 2018 sub-program! This year VMware awarded 169 people worldwide for the vExpert NSX sub-program.

vExpert NSX:

  • Since when does the vExpert NSX sub-program exist?
    • The VMware vExpert NSX sub-program was introduced in the year 2016 and announcements are made every year.
  • So what is the difference between the vExpert NSX sub-program and vExpert program?
    • The program is built upon the vExpert program. To apply you must be a current vExpert as well as evangelizing VMware NSX.
  • What is VMware expecting of a vExpert NSX?
    • Each of these vExperts has demonstrated significant contributions to the community and a willingness to share their expertise with others. Contributing is not always blogging or Twitter as there are many public speakers, book authors, scriptwriters, VMUG leaders, VMTN community moderators and internal champions among this group.

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VMware Certified Implementation Expert – Network Virtualization (VCIX-NV)

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I’m very happy to announce that I passed the VCAP6-NV Deploy exam and unlocked the VCIX-NV accreditation!

About the VMware VCIX-NV:VMware VCIX-NV

The VCIX-NV exam consists of approximately 23 live lab activities and the passing score for this exam is 300 (scale is from 100 to 500). The total time for this exam is 210 minutes, but candidates who take the VCIX-NV Exam and have a home address in a country where English is not a primary language will have an additional 30 minutes added to the exam time.

VMware - Network Virtualization Roadmap
VMware – Network Virtualization (NV) Roadmap

 

Study material:

For my study I used the following list of website’s, HOL Labs and Blogs. This helped me to pass the exam:

VMware Hands-on Labs:

VMware Sources:

Blogs:

My best advice is: Build a Home Lab and deploy VMware NSX-V. After the deployment you start using all the features that NSX-V has to offer (yeah, I know that is a lot). Get familiar and deploy and design like you would in a production environment. This will help you to get the best understanding possible for the exam.

Selected as a VMware vExpert 2018

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Announcements

VMware vExpert 2018 - Notification

Last Friday VMware announced the vExperts for 2018. I’m pleased to announce that I have been rewarded with a vExpert 2018 award. This means I have been selected for a double in a row! I would like to congratulate everyone that has been awarded by VMware and VMware for supporting the community.

I’m also pleased to tell that my employer ITQ has fifteen vExperts for 2018. Congrats guys! For those interested ITQ is a VMware Premier Partner (the highest level in the VMware Partner Professional Services Program) and we are an independent VMware knowledge partner.

The VMware vExpert award?

The VMware vExpert program is VMware’s global evangelism and advocacy program. The program is designed to put VMware’s marketing resources towards your advocacy efforts. Promotion of your articles, exposure at our global events, co-op advertising, traffic analysis, and early access to beta programs and VMware’s roadmap.

Each year, we bring together in the vExpert Program the people who have made some of the most important contributions to the VMware community. These are the bloggers, book authors, VMUG leaders, speakers, tool builders, community leaders and general enthusiasts. They work as IT admins and architects for VMware customers, they act as trusted advisors and implementors for VMware partners or as independent consultants, and some work for VMware itself. All of them have the passion and enthusiasm for technology and applying technology to solve problems. They have contributed to the success of us all by sharing their knowledge and expertise over their days, nights, and weekends.

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Selected as a vExpert 2017

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Announcements

Yesterday VMware announced the list of 2017 Second Half vExperts. I was pleased to hear that I am also selected. For ITQ (my employer) this means we have in total 14 vExpert and 5 vExpertNSX. Congratulations to everyone else that got their accreditations.

vExpert 2017

What is a vExpert?

The VMware vExpert program is VMware’s global evangelism and advocacy program. The program is designed to put VMware’s marketing resources towards your advocacy efforts. Promotion of your articles, exposure at our global events, co-op advertising, traffic analysis, and early access to beta programs and VMware’s roadmap.

Each year, we bring together in the vExpert Program the people who have made some of the most important contributions to the VMware community. These are the bloggers, book authors, VMUG leaders, speakers, tool builders, community leaders and general enthusiasts. They work as IT admins and architects for VMware customers, they act as trusted advisors and implementors for VMware partners or as independent consultants, and some work for VMware itself. All of them have the passion and enthusiasm for technology and applying technology to solve problems. They have contributed to the success of us all by sharing their knowledge and expertise over their days, nights, and weekends.

vExpert 2017 Official announcements

The official announcement URLs: