Following on from my last blog post, I have looked into the VCPC550 Exam a bit more, and having read the blueprint instead of just glancing at it, there are a few problems with doing this exam;
1 I *will* have to brush up on vSphere ESXi and vCenter facts including upgrades etc - so why would I want to do this at the vSphere 5.5 level when its on its way out.
2 Similarly, the vCAC and vCO versions covered in the VCPC550 are presumably not the latest versions
3 VCPC550 includes vCloud Director which isn't really current technology any more!
OK, so what would happen if I went for the VCPC610 current exam instead?
1 ESX/vCenter studying would be worth it as it would be at version 6.x
2 vCAC/vCO would be at vRA/vRO levels i.e. 6.x
3 There is no need to learn vCD which is not in the blueprint
(VCPC610 Blueprint is here https://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=54066&ui=www_cert)
So what are the bad points?
One big one unfortunately;
The VCPC610 exam is being retired in only 5 weeks!!
It is being replaced with the VCP6 CMA exam (Cloud Management and Automation) - https://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=64298&ui=www_cert - which seems to have a bigger remit, therefore more to learn, quite possibly some of it outside of my useful knowledge area (as in some of the knowledge I would be forced to learn might never be useful to me).
Decisions Decisions! I shall probably go for the CMA, as one of two projects is ramping up next\this week so I'll no doubt be super busy again, and therefore unlikely to be able to do the VCPC6 exam in the next month :s
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