Using this post to bookmark interesting AI courses and content I come across. This is to include topics such as Generative AI, LLM’s and the exciting stuff that is still to come. Check back here often to see if there are any updates or additions. Courses:
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TL;DR: VMware provides various tools and online resources for customer depending on the use case. Here I’ve summarised some which I’ve come across that are useful, that I use often and that I have bookmarked. I’ve broken the below into sections Collect, Assess and SizeReference Collect, Assess and Size The following tools are used to
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Last week saw the launch of VMC on AWS in South Africa. There were two events which took place. The first one was in Johannesburg on 14 Feb 2023. The second was on 16 Feb 2023 and took place in Cape Town. Customers and partners had a chance to gain a more detailed understanding of
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Technology changes and improves so rapidly that it’s easy to get left behind. Blink and the world changes around you. This happened to me in the area of Kubernetes and containers. I always thought, “meh, it’s containers and Kubernetes and I can figure it out before chatting to a customer”. Well, I was obviously wrong.
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My last VCP was achieved 10 years ago and was called, “VMware Certified Professional for vSphere 5”. It was my last but not because I didn’t want to keep it current. It was more a case of my role changing from a hands-on professional services consultant to presales. Other reasons include children, marriage and being
Navigating and understanding a vendor’s training and certification paths can be a little overwhelming. As that vendor grows, adds and acquires products and keeps up with technology trends, so does it’s training and certification offerings. There was a time when a person would say, “I’m VMware certified” and that would imply a VCP (VMware Certified
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I often find interesting articles that prove useful and I find myself coming back to them frequently. In an effort to increase my productivity, I thought I would create a place where I could come back to interesting and useful links. VCF VCF Editions VMware Cloud Foundation and product versions VMware Cloud Foundation Technical Resources
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I often get asked what can be changed in a vSAN Ready Node”. Luckily, this has already been addressed and formalised in VMware KB article 52084. Have a look at KB 52084 – What You Can (and Cannot) Change a vSAN Ready Node. Edit (21-11-2023): A new KB article has been introduced following the introduction
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I was chatting to a colleague recently and I asked what his understanding of the XOR operator was. He said that he had heard “XOR” being mentioned, but he admitted to having no clue as to what it was. I didn’t find this particularly strange as this is not something that I remember being taught
I recently came across my old notebook from 2011 when I started at Legacy EMC as a vSpecialist. It was quite nostalgic going through my notes, other scribblings and random ramblings but the most cherished notes regarded my role as a vSpecialist. My manager was Travers Nicholas (@traversn). He’s dynamic on stage as a presenter
