First published on CloudBlogs on Oct, 29 2013
The IT industry never slows down and IT pros are constantly assessing
what’s next and what’s best
– not only for their
business
, but also for their
careers
.
The virtualization world is going through a big inflection point, and this is leading to a lot of noise and conflicting information in the marketplace. Over the last several years, VMware experts have seen a big benefit to their careers from the widespread adoption of virtualization, but everyone is also looking ahead to what’s next.
Over the last few years, Hyper-V has been going from strength to strength, leading to more and more organizations adopting this platform. As demand for Hyper-V grows, there are substantial career benefits for virtualization professionals who are “bilingual” – i.e. those that are comfortable with both Microsoft
and
VMware platforms.
With this in mind, I am happy to announce two brand new resources from Microsoft that help bring more IT professionals along on the journey: A new
Microsoft Virtualization certification
, as well as a brand new website,
Virtualization
2
.
The new certification has been designed around
Microsoft Server Virtualization
with
Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
and
System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
, and it is
geared toward the skills of VMware VCPs
.
Virtualization
2
also has some great, free resources that Microsoft has developed to help
IT pros who are VMware experts
build their expertise in Microsoft virtualization.
This new certification comes with a
new way to prepare for your certification exam
. To get certified you can train with Microsoft LPs (like with any of our other certifications),
or
you can take the
free
online training with Microsoft technical experts via
Microsoft Virtual Academy
.
You can sign up for this free training (which will be live and interactive on November 19 & 20) by hosts
Symon Perriman
and
Telmo Sampaio
by clicking
here
.
As a bonus, you’ll receive a voucher to take the new certification exam for
free
(regular cost is $150 US).
As you check out the site and this certification, I want you to keep in mind that
this is not just about virtualization
. The virtualization aspect of this is only the tip of a very large iceberg. I believe, looking 2-3 steps ahead, that getting acquainted with Hyper-V is going to future-proof your career and provide you with
the broadest possible skill set
.
This is a big opportunity for you, your organization, and your career – and we’re excited to help you make the most of it.
