The VMguy

This question comes up occasionally and I was reminded of it by Eric Siebert in his blog article, "Open letter to VMware: Suggestions for 2009 ."  Number 6 on his list reads:

"Relax the VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification requirements. I shouldn’t have to take a class to become a VCP, if I have the knowledge and experience to pass the VCP exam that should be enough. Many qualified people can’t afford to take a class just so they can take the test."

One of my readers wrote in (Thanks Jay!) and disagreed with this one and I do as well.  Read the rest of this entry »

An Editorial from The VMguy:

When I was 5 years old my mother took me to a Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) doctor because I was having trouble hearing.  The doctor sat me down and looked at my ears and saw fluid behind my eardrums.  He put a set of tubes in my ears (still a very common practice today) to drain the fluid and sent me on my way.  I remember how much better I could hear almost immediately.  "I was cured", I thought.  What a great doctor I have! "These tubes will fall out on their own in about a year," my doctor told me.  "You won’t even know when."

I can assure you that they did fall out about a year after they were put in.  I know this because my hearing problem came back again.  This is also somewhat common as some children need a second treatment before they grow out of this typically childhood issue.  Again my mother took me into my ENT for his diagnosis.  He responded with the same diagnosis and treatment.  Another set of tubes was inserted in my ears and I was on my way.  This process continued for the next 20 years with the same doctor inserting over 7 sets of tubes in my ears. Read the rest of this entry »

This economy has been challenging for many.  Many are saying that this is the worst recession since the early 70s.  I myself, don’t remember that one very well.  I was only about 4 at the time.  I’m really starting to see customers watch their budgets closely.  Many are approaching this recession to just stop everything and wait to see what will happen.  Some of you may have realized that you can’t stop forever.  Business goes on.  Some companies I visit are on to the second stage.  They realize this is going to be a longer recession so they are cutting costs wherever possible.  Projects being cut, 401k matches being suspended, travel restrictions in place, etc.  Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s one I always ask my customers.  I bring it up today because I just had one send me a screen shot of their vCenter host screen:

For those doing the math, 1225 days, that’s over 3 years and 4 months!  How many non-ESX x86 hosts do you have running that long?