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My 12 month Technical Learning Path/Pledge
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Published on 10 November 2016 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 353. Reading Time: 2 mins.
The following is a list of the technical skills and exams/certification that I am looking to obtain within the next 12 months. I am putting this out in the public domain so that I try and stick to it.
VMware
VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 - Cloud Management and Automation Design- Completed - 03/2016VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 - Cloud Management and Automation Deploy- Completed - 07/2017VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualisation Design- Completed - 03/2016VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualisation Deploy- Completed - 11/2016VMware Certified Professional 6 - Network Virtualisation- Completed - 03/2017VMware Certified Professional 7 - Cloud Management and Automation- Added 06/2017 - Completed - 06/2017VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 - Network Virtualization - Added 06/17 -Scheduled for Q3- Completed 09/2017- VMware Certified Advanced Professional 7 - Cloud Management and Automation Deploy - Added 06/17 - awaiting release.
VMware Certified Advanced Professional 7 - Cloud Management and Automation Design -Added 06/17 - Completed 09/2017.VMware Certified Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualisation- Added 10/17 - Completed 2017- VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualisation Design - Added 10/17 - Completed Q4 2018
- VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualisation Deploy - Added 10/17 - awaiting release.
VMware VCDX
- VMware VCDX6 DCV submission or VMware VCDX6 CMA submission - on hold subject to a suitable design
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate - Schedule for Q4 2017 (Updated)
- AWS Certified SysOps - Associate - Scheduled for Q1 2018 (Updated)
- AWS Certified Developer - Associate - Schedule for Q4 2017 (Updated)
Microsoft
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure - Scheduled for Q4 2017 (Updated)
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: Cloud Platforms - Scheduled for Q2 2018 (Updated)
- Microsoft Certified Associate: Windows 2016 - Scheduled for Q4 2017 (Updated)
Will I obtain all of the certifications? Maybe not but at least it will give me a focus!
I’ll update this regularly with my progress and any new challenges I want to take on!
Published on 10 November 2016 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 353. Reading Time: 2 mins.
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