Thank you very much, very helpful indeed. René
On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 9:15 PM, Jonathan Raper <jra...@nwnit.com> wrote: > Scott Lowe's Mastering VMware vSphere 5.5 (Sybex) I've talked with Scott a > couple of times at VMworld and sat in on his sessions. He knows his stuff, > period. > Brian Atkinson's VCP5-DCV (also Sybex) also a good one. > > Duncan Epping's yellowbricks.com > > http://careerlevelup.com/becoming-vcp-part-1-strategy-tactics-and-tools - > I follow Dave on twitter, and he very recently passed his VCP. He's got > some good, current stuff in there. > > Hope this helps. > > Jonathan > > > -----Original Message----- > From: listsadmin@lists.myitforum.com [mailto: > listsadmin@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Kurt Buff > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 4:28 PM > To: ntsysadm <ntsys...@lists.myitforum.com> > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] VMware Training In-Classroom > > That was more of a joke than anything - I haven't looked at a VMware book > for several years, and things have changed more than a bit in the interim. > > But, I would scour oreilly.com - any title relevant to your experience > and goals by O'Reilly and Associates, or perhaps by Sybex, should provide > what you need. > > Kurt > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 11:12 AM, Rene de Haas <rene.deh...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Which books would you recommend? > > > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 7:55 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> No sweat - get a couple of books, and learn the powershell modules for > it. > >> :) > >> > >> Seriously, though - I took a class from global knowledge a few years > >> ago, and it was pretty good. OTOH, I had a fair amount of experience > >> with it already from implementing it at work. > >> > >> Kurt > >> > >> On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 8:23 AM, Charles F Sullivan > >> <charles.sulliva...@bc.edu> wrote: > >> > I guess this seems like the best possible time to start a > >> > conversation, given the deafening silence before Jonathan’s wakeup > >> > call…… > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Has anyone had experience with formal VMware training? My > >> > management wants me to become more involved in the day-to-day > >> > operations of our VMware environment and I’ve been asked to find > >> > something suitable to increase my skills. I haven’t spent a huge > >> > amount of time in classrooms during my IT career, but I’ve done it > >> > enough to know that the quality of training is all over the > >> > spectrum, and I would really hate to come out not knowing much more > >> > than I do now. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > If not VMware training specifically, I would be interested in > >> > hearing which training companies to avoid, as I think someone who > >> > has tried several of them may have a good general perspective. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Thanks. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Charlie Sullivan > >> > > >> > Sr. Windows Systems Administrator > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > NOTE: This message and any attachments is intended solely for the use of > the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > information that is non-public, proprietary, legally privileged, > confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, > distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If > you have received this communication in error, please notify the original > sender immediately by telephone or return email and destroy or delete this > message along with any attachments immediately. >
