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ericgossick
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Contributor
‎12-24-2014 04:37 AM

Associate Certs Ranked From Easy to Hard

So, I took and passed the Data Center Virtualization cert but felt like the video was not enough and without the extra reading I did wouldn't of have passed. The cloud cert looks like it could be harder espically since it looks like I need to install and gain some experience with some of the programs? Not sure which ones....

Of the other associate certs which one would be a good next step? Willing to put in the time and wanted to complete something by Jan 5th which is when school starts back up.

Suggestions?

Thank you, Eric

ericgossick@gmail.com

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scott28tt
VMware Employee
VMware Employee
‎12-24-2014 10:11 AM

From what others have said:

DCV is the most straightforward, Cloud is the toughest, and NV has only just been released so I've not read any reports as to where it might rank yet.


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EV_Simon
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‎01-12-2015 08:57 AM

Pretty much what Scott said, I have passed all 4 exams and the DCV was easy whereas the Cloud one was hardest, although the WM exam wasn't exactly a walk in the park.

The NV exam was fairly staight forward but that's because I had just attended the ICM course for NSX.

One thing to remember with the VCA exam, it's all about the 3 hour training. I have a colleague of mine with multiple VCAP's who didn't do as well with the Cloud VCA as he thought he would, because he didn't do the 3 hour training.

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