Hi Killianz

I'm currently studying for VCP-DTM and have just completed the On Demand course. The on demand course itself took me about 16 hours to finish - it's generally about 30mins-1hr of slides and presentation, then a lab that takes 20 mins or so. Bearing in mind I'm speaking from a DTM perspective, not DCV, the labs were pretty straightforward and easy, didn't really simulate any break/fix scenarios so I was mostly learning how things are installed and configured. That said, the lab environment is pretty good - I have access to all the technologies being tested and a means to play around with them -so in some respects it's valuable to be able to do that, but I wouldn't consider pursuing this course if I didn't have several years of hands on experience - just presuming you have that, you will probably enjoy it.

In honesty, the foundations exam was a much steeper learning curve for me as I've never needed to look at things like HA, FT, DRS in depth - so I found it to be a real headache to revise for - but did learn a hell of a lot too. you might wanna consider getting a vMug membership to get discounts on your exam takes and access to vSphere evaluation products, it'll also knock £500 off the on demand course.

I'm going to write a blog post about my experience with the exam so will share it here when I've passed.

Cheers