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Prepare to succeed at your VCDX panel defense and gain world-class knowledge for designing complex VMware environments

VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) is the highest level of VMware certification, achieved by dedicated professionals who have demonstrated exceptional skill in VMware enterprise deployments. To earn a VCDX, professionals must create a complete enterprise VMware design and undergo an arduous defense at the hands of some of the world’s most sophisticated VMware experts.

Now, for the first time, there’s a comprehensive guide to VCDX defense: VCDX Boot Camp. Based on the legendary standing-room-only boot camps led by VCDX co-creator John Arrasjid, this guide captures the unsurpassed personal experience of three pioneering VCDX certification holders, program developers, and defense panelists.

John Arrasjid, Ben Lin, and Mostafa Khalil cover everything you need to know to prepare for certification. They demystify the entire VCDX defense process, clearly explain its format and prerequisites, and offer indispensable tips for maximizing your likelihood of success. Detailed chapters on both design and troubleshooting offer four complete scenarios explaining exactly what VCDX panelists will expect from your defense.

Learn how to think like a VCDX, discovering powerful insights and best practices for designing your own world-class virtualized environment.

Coverage includes

• Authoritative preparation guidance (including expert insights into scheduling your preparation and defense)

• Tips for conducting mock defenses, boot camps, and study sessions with your colleagues

• How to select, create, and document a superior, defensible design

• How to make design choices and incorporate design patterns that support the VCDX blueprint

• How to confidently defend your skills in architecture, designing new solutions, and troubleshooting design or implementation flaws

• Proven tips for responding to tough questions from panelists

• Detailed example defenses of designs incorporating VCDX-DCV, VCDX-Cloud, and VCDX-DT

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John Y. Arrasjid, VCDX-001, is a Principal Architect at VMware, leading development of VMware Validated Architectures. He has been with VMware since 2003. He developed IP and software for

his first six years as a Consulting Architect and currently does so as a Principal Architect, VMware Ambassador, and vExpert. John regularly speaks at VMware conferences and related workshops and industry events, including VMworld, VMware Partner Exchange, VMware vForum, VMware User Groups (VMUG), and the USENIX LISA conference.

John has been the lead architect and chief product owner for the VMware vCloud Architecture Toolkit (vCAT) since 2011. The latest release of vCAT 3.1 will be released through VMware Press in printed format; the online electronic version is accessible for free at http://www.vmware.com/go/vcat.

John’s publications include three books in the USENIX Association Short Topics in System Administration series: Deploying the VMware Infrastructure, Foundation for Cloud Computing with VMware vSphere 4, and Cloud Computing with VMware vCloud Director.

During his past ten years at VMware, John has developed multiple consulting engagement materials and conference tutorials that focus on security, performance, and availability of virtualized and cloud infrastructures. John’s earlier work at VMware included development of free backup (vmsnap) and recovery (vmres) tools for VMs using snapshot technology.

John participated in the initial development of the VCDX program and continues his support with online and onsite workshops (VCDX Tips, VCDX Boot Camp, #vBrownbag Boot Camp Live Online) and this book.

John is a member of the USENIX Association (and LISA SIG), where he serves as vice president of the Board of Directors. He can be followed on Twitter as @vcdx001 and can be seen playing guitar and ukulele with the VMware Elastic Sky band and at The Strawberry Music Festival.

Ben Lin, VCDX-045, is currently a Global Cloud Specialist and has been with VMware since 2008. He holds VCDX3/4/5 certifications and actively participates in VCDX panels and development activities. Ben graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.

Ben coauthored the book Cloud Computing with VMware vCloud Director and was closely involved with cloud designs and deployments since the inception of vCloud Director. He works with global customers in the Americas, providing thought leadership and expertise in designing cloud solutions.

Ben has been a lead architect for the VMware vCloud Architecture Toolkit (vCAT) and has created numerous reference architectures, service kits, and whitepapers used by field and partners worldwide. He regularly presents at conferences such as VMworld, VMworld Europe, Partner Exchange, LISA, HotCloud, and vForum. Follow him on Twitter at @blin23.

Mostafa Khalil, VCDX-002, is a Technical Support Director on the Global Support Services team. He has been with VMware since 1999, at the top of the escalation ladder in support.

Mostafa specializes in storage-related technologies and holds VCDX3/4/5 certifications. He has published the book Storage Implementation in vSphere 5.0, Technology Deep Dive.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ VMware Press; 1st edition (May 9, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0321910591
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0321910592
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Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.9 x 0.4 x 8.9 inches

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John Yani Arrasjid, VCDX-001, is a cloud architect in the Virtustream Office of the CTO. His current work is focused on converged infrastructure solutions. John previously worked at VMware for almost 12 years. There he developed solutions and software for his first six years as a Consulting Architect and later as a Principal Architect, VMware Ambassador in the Field Office of the CTO, and vExpert. John regularly speaks at conferences and related workshops and industry events including VMworld, VMware Partner Exchange, VMware vForum, VMware User Groups (VMUG), Cloud Expo, and the USENIX LISA, ATC and HotCloud conferences.
John was lead architect and chief product owner for the VMware vCloud Architecture Toolkit (vCAT) from 2011 to 2014, and launched this in book form through VMware Press in 2013. The online electronic version is accessible for free at http://www.vmware.com/go/vcat.
John’s first early books in the USENIX Association Short Topics in System Administration series include Deploying the VMware Infrastructure, Foundation for Cloud Computing with VMware vSphere 4, and Cloud Computing with VMware vCloud Director. John has also co-authored the VCDX Boot Camp book that is complimentary to this book.
During his time at VMware, John has developed multiple consulting engagements and conference tutorials that focused on security, performance, and availability of virtualized and cloud infrastructures. John’s earlier work at VMware included development of free backup (vmsnap) and recovery (vmres) tools for virtual machines using snapshot technology, and development of virtual infrastructure workshops on Performance Management, Virtual Security, Disaster Recovery, and Infrastructure Design.
John participated in the initial development of the VCDX program and continues his support with online and onsite workshops (VCDX Tips, VCDX Boot Camp, #vBrownbag Boot Camp Live Online). John also developed and released the VCAP Admin and VCAP Design boot camps.
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Whistle Tips

great read

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2014

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This was a great read for anyone interested in the VCDX process. Any complaints can be chalked up to folks who have not reached VCAP-DCA/DCD status and lack terminology or have the wrong expectations on the purpose of this book.
Great job, thanks!

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easren

Waste of time .. not worth it.

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2013

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It is a wast of time .. please don't write books like this and waste others money. I am in the vmware field for 4 yours and I feel this is not up to the needed standard .

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2014

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Wonderful description of the process and how to prepare.

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A Pattern for Planning

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2013

Imagine working on a project for weeks and months and then in the fastest few hours of your life, all that work is reviewed and you have to defend it before a panel of some of the top experts in the field of your project. The VCDX Panel Defense is the highest level of VMware certification. The VCDX Boot Camp: Preparing for the VCDX Panel Defense, is a comprehensive guide for the final requirement for this certification.
This manual is not a how to book to configure or maintain VMWare products. But it is a coach for getting prepared for the VCDX Panel. Therefore the target audience is not for those who want to get started using VMware. Consider this a coach for an already experienced VMWare professional. The book provides a step by step process of the final stages of preparing for the VCDX Panel Defense. I say final stages, because unlike most certification programs this one actually is not possible without several real world design jobs under your belt as well as the professional level certifications.
The book begins with general discussion about do's and don'ts; such as avoiding too much fiction in your design. While this is allowed, designs that are fictional may be anemic in listing requirements, constraints, assumptions and risks. The author claims the review of your design will be the cheapest design review you will ever get. This is a "defense" of the price. While examples of the mandatory documentation can be downloaded from the VCDX site, many applicants lose points by not having documentation that is specific to their design: Architecture Design, the Installation Guide, the Implementation Plan, the Testing Plan, and the Standard Operating Procedures. Each of these categories of documentation have sub-categories, thus the complexity of this design must be outlined in such a way to bring it all together.
The book is sprinkled with many good quotes, such as Michael Webster, "Knowing why it is a best practice is important so that you know where to create a new best practice specific to your design and customer."
At the end of Chapter 2 there is a checklist for setting up a mock defense. This includes every detail including a timer, projector, times for each section and actors involved: moderator and panelists.
Chapter 4 summarizes the design, which consists of a concept, logical, and physical phase. The concept phase diagrams the requirements and constraints used to influence the logical design. "The logical design provides the platform to make technology choices." The physical design is about picking the hardware and documenting step by step the implementation. The all too crucial "Time Management" section coaches you on making "best guesses" when necessary (letting the panel know that you are making a guess), not wasting time on the irrelevant, and most important, knowing when to say I don't know and move on to what you do know.
The reader is led in Chapter 5 through all the steps to present a design defense: overview, presentation slides, etc. The authors advise that to every design decisions, constantly ask, "Why did I make that decision".
Chapters 6 and 7 cover design and troubleshooting scenarios. Most helpful will be several examples of each, with tips on developing questions to prepare for your defense in these areas.
Considering the cost of money, and more importantly time that one will invest in preparing and traveling to do a defense, the price of this book is well worth it and is 5 stars for the candidate. I also recommend it if you are only trying to find out about this certification as it will help you understand what the cost is going to be in time and help you with that decision.

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Christopher

Great VCDX Certification Prep Material

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2013

As a candidate preparing for the VCDX, I appreciate any material which makes the certification prep easier or saves time. I especially appreciate technical content and guidance from those in the know, i.e. current VCDX holders! As such, I jumped at the chance to pick up a copy of John, Ben, and Mostafa's VCDX Boot Camp book, just released via VMware Press.

This book is a must-read for anyone preparing for the VCDX and is the most convenient all-in-one guide to have with you when preparing for this certification. The amount of useful documentation, books, and other training material for the VCDX seems to have been increasing, of late. This is most likely due to the status of the certification in the industry as well as the demand for VCDX-certified professionals out in the workforce.

The VCDX was a mystery for most of those interested in taking up the certification, until recently. It is great to see an official reference on the subject. This book serves as both a great reference and practical guidance for exam success.

All of the elements required for certification success are here, from preparation, to the design, and then the defense itself, including the scenarios you will face. I would have liked to see more examples as the book is a bit on the short side.

Pros:
-Great reference
-Finally some printed guidance from members of the VCDX panel team
-Can skip around if looking for extra help on a particular part of the exam

Cons:
-A tad bit on the short side (in terms of length)
-Could go into a bit more detail, without giving away proprietary information
-More examples are needed to cover additional scenarios and to help increase the length

Overall, I would recommend giving this book a try! 4/5

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Jeyaprakash Kopula

Do you want to know how to defend your design and win customers?

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2013

VCDX Boot Camp :

How to impress your customer with your design and at the same time prepare for your VCDX?

First time when I saw the book, I did not really understand the context and purpose. I thought I could see a lot of technical stuff in it. But it turns out that the material is meant for understanding the process and difficulty levels in preparing for the VCDX.

VCDX is the top certification in VMware world. It requires prior experience in designing highly scalable Data center Infrastructure and visualization. The idea is a process in which already certified VCDX professionals validate the design which is submitted by the VCDX candidate. This book takes you through the process of defending the design and tips for including best practices in design.

The author clearly spells out examples of a good design, bad design, experience required etc.
I like the way author described design expertise and what constitutes lack of design experience. This provides an excellent reference for design aspirants to compare them with.

The author explains the application process by which you submit your application and VMware components that you need to use for your VCDX. Also gives guidelines and blue prints that the panel would expect you to follow.
Author also explains how the defense happens in the real world by introducing mock defense room setup.

Overall, this book is an excellent resource for professionals who want to become design experts in any technology. Well done VMware press and well done authors.

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Marcio Feldmann

Excelent!!!

Reviewed in Brazil on May 20, 2015

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Before reading this book, I had no idea about how would be the defense panel and the preparation steps. After reading it, I feel that I'm on the right way to get my VCDX. I'd like to thank the writers of this book a lot!!!

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2014

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The book covers every aspect of what you should know before submitting,after submitting and before defending. A brilliant resource I've already read almost four times

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