What is the value of a technical certification? How do you make the time to get one? We talk with Gregg Robertson, who recently earned the prestigious VCDX certification. This podcast was recorded live at VMworld 2016 in Las Vegas.
VCDX stands for VMware Certified Design Expert, and is VMware’s highest-level certification. There are at the time of publications only 231 VCDXes worldwide; Gregg is VCDX #205. Gregg gained the cert only on his second attempt, and he estimates he spent about 300 hours on each attempt.
Gregg says he uses certifications to motivate him to learn new technology and get familiar with new areas. He took advantage of many online resources and an only study group – the VMware community is particularly known for its helpfulness for people preparing for certs.
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Visit Gregg on his blog, The Saffa Geek or on Twitter @greggrobertson5.