Comments on: The Value of the VCP (VMware Certified Professional) http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/ A SearchServerVirtualization.com and SearchVMware.com blog Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:14:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Which VMware certification is most valuable for your career? | www.vExperienced.co.uk http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-3045 Which VMware certification is most valuable for your career? | www.vExperienced.co.uk Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:38:43 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/10/12/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-3045 [...] It’s taken quite a few years for the VCP to become mainstream – I got my VCP3 back in 2007 when it was a highly sought after and well paid cert but since then, although the demand has increased, the value has dropped. Will we have to wait [...]

]]> By: Vmwar http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1786 Vmwar Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:46:06 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/10/12/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1786 You should do a follow up article and compare this to the data from today.

]]> By: Joe Foran http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1616 Joe Foran Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:24:12 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/10/12/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1616 It’s nice to see that this article, after two and half years, still has some life in it.

]]> By: Diggy http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1615 Diggy Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:24:33 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/10/12/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1615 Yes, I feel that the VCP does test in proving proficiency. I have taken some courses, but have not certified. Especially in this current job market, I cannot certify due to current unemployment from IT. This is my second stint in IT unemployment over the last 10 years and I have reached the end of my IT career. I have worked as a system integrator for about 7 years and in IS Security for about 4. I know others in the IT field that have certified with respect to VM, but those folks are employed and the org that they work for is committed to providing IT education as a strategic advantage. Off to the Healthcare field!

]]> By: VMistry http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1569 VMistry Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:30:54 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/10/12/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1569 If VCP is hot in today’s market , what other expertise recruiter expecting from the VCP certified people. I have checked opening for the VCP , but all are asking for experience. Is companies recruiting freshers in VCP ( means who have experience in windows , server , linux and unix , but don’t have VMWare experience other than lab training from VMWare ), What are the chances of getting job ?

]]> By: Cpetry http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1566 Cpetry Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:37:59 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/10/12/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1566 The VCP is the only cert I can think of that *requires* you take a certified training course, to ensure you’re not one of those test crammers. In my eyes, because of the fact that you must be trained before you can take the VCP, it holds more weight than an MCSE.

]]> By: Dave http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1287 Dave Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:18:59 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/10/12/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1287 i took a boot camp in virtualization offered by http://www.vmtraining.net
i have avoided all the corporate sponsored certs and will probably take the CVE as opposed to VCP.

]]> By: alfio http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1286 alfio Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:20:36 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/10/12/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1286 Brett, you are spot on. I could not agree more. Certification can help but experience matters much more.

]]> By: Brett http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1285 Brett Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:19:58 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/10/12/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1285 Virtualisation is the here and now. Everyone is getting into and in a big way. VMware are miles ahead in the game and it shows. The certification is a good thing to have and will be worth its weight in gold BUT just like the MCSE it is not something to just go out and do because you want to make some fast money, you will fail just like all the paper MCSE’s of the 90′s. There is money in IT but do not think you can walk through the front door with one little piece of paper and get 75k a year. I think you need to research a little more and you will see the guys getting 75k a year are the ones who have 10 years IT career under the belt and have just happened to add the VCP cert to the mix.

]]> By: Mark Nguyen http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1283 Mark Nguyen Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:33:30 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/10/12/the-value-of-the-vcp-vmware-certified-professional/#comment-1283 I went to http://www.certifiedvirtualizationexpert.com which I assume isn’t the official site, but it did get me thinking….

Do you know who actually created or recognizes the Certified Virtualization Expert? It sounds like something that intenseschool.com may have created to try to compete with the VCP.

Does anybody actually recognize it as a valid certification???

Mark

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