The VMware Certification website has released the information around certification and paths to VCP on vSphere. This was leaked from the beta program by some other bloggers on the vSphere launch date but is now confirmed and not NDA.
There are multiple options and paths depending on where you sit with your current education and certification path. You may be a VCP on 2.x or you may be a VCP on VI3 or you may have sat a course. Each of these requires a slightly different path so read carefully.

The exam will be released in Beta 30 days after the GA date. So this means it should be available around the 21st of June 2009. The courses will be released shortly after.

Basically, the short of it is :

• If you are already a VCP on VI3 (most of you) then you really only need to sit the VCP on vSphere 4 Exam and it must be done before the 31st of December 2009, after that date you will need to sit the "What's New" class in order to upgrade.
• If you are a VCP on ESX 2.x, then you can sit the VI3 exam. Pass that and then you can sit the VCP on vSphere 4 Exam, once again this option is only available until the 31st of December 2009. After that date you would need to sit the "What's New" class in order to upgrade
• If you are NOT VCP on anything, then you do need to sit the VMware vSphere "Install, Configure Manage Course" or the "VMware vSphere 4: Fast Track" class and then sit the VCP on vSphere 4 Exam. Both of these courses are not currently available and not expected until after late June 2009.
• If you are not a VCP but have attended one of the VI3 courses (Install & Configure; Deploy Secure and Analyze or fast track) then you can take the VI3 exam, and the the VCP on vSphere 4 exam OR sit the vSphere 4 "What's New" and take the VCP on vSphere 4 Exam.

The full details of the associated requirements and course materials can be found at the VMware Certification Website.

April’s meeting will be a joint meeting with the I.T Service Management Special Interest Group as we have a special Guest Speaker heading to Adelaide. Tom Worthington will be presenting on various Green ICT Topics, the ACS and a range of related topics.

This special event is not to be missed!

If you plan to attend the evening’s festivities, can you please ensure to reserve your place by clicking here.

·         Where: Dimension Data - Level 4, 139 Frome Street, Adelaide (Earth / Maps)

·         When: Tuesday, the 21^st of April

The agenda for this month’s evenings activities are:

·         5:30PM – Arrive, Relax and Network

·         6:00PM – Welcome & Introductions – Daniel Brown & Murali Ramakrishnan

·         6:15PM – Green ITSM: Solving Climate Change with IT Service Management – Tom Worthington

Green ICT is the study and practice of using computers and telecommunications in a way which maximises positive environmental benefit and minimise the negative impact. A common misconception is that Green ICT is for engineers and environmentalists, but this is a management issue where IT Service Management specialists can apply their skills to contribute to the business as well as the environment.

Green ICT seeks to inform accepted management practises to achieve efficient and effective business interaction.  The same skills which IT professionals apply to management of projects can be used to estimate report and reduce carbon emissions, helping organisation to meet the new requirements imposed by governments.

The Australian Computer Society has produced the world's first online postgraduate course in Green ICT, specifically designed for IT professionals. The course is modelled on the ACS's IT Service Management course and designed to align with the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). The course content is available free online.

Tom Worthington is the designer of the Green ICT Course for the Computer Professional Education Program of the Australian Computer Society. An independent IT consultant, Tom has been an expert witness in several court cases involving international patent, computer, web and Internet issues, as well as advising governments and companies on computer problems. He is a Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the Australian National University, where he teaches the design of web sites, e-commerce and professional ethics. In 1999 he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society for his contribution to the development of public Internet policy.

·         7:15PM – Clean Up & Continued Social networking

·         7:30PM – Meeting Close

·         7:35PM – Coffee

If you plan to attend the evening’s festivities, can you please ensure to reserve your place by clicking here.

By attending the evening’s activities and being a member of the Australian Computer Society, you can earn PCP points. However this can only occur if you reserve your position by clicking on the link above and attending on the night.

More Information can be found at: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=show&conID=cpguidelines