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		<title>Netapp and vSphere5 storage integration</title>
		<link>http://www.vexperienced.co.uk/2012/05/09/netapp-and-vsphere5-storage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Grigson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.vexperienced.co.uk/?p=1621</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve seen a few blogposts recently about storage features in vSphere5 and plenty of forum discussions about the level of support from various vendors but none that specifically address the Netapp world. As some of these features require your vendor to provide plugins and integration I&#8217;m going to cover the Netapp offerings and point out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VCAP5-DCA study – getting started</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 18:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Grigson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The VCAP5-DCA exam is a tough nut to crack and will probably consume quite a bit of your time in study and practice (unless you&#8217;re a VMware PSO in which case you probably do this stuff all day every day!). Before you get stuck into the blueprint objectives there are some things you should do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VCAP5-DCA study notes – section 1.1 Implement and Manage Complex Storage Solutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 18:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Grigson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.vexperienced.co.uk/?p=2472</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As with all my VCAP5-DCA study notes, the blogposts only cover material new to vSphere5 so make sure you read the v4 study notes for section 1.1 first. When published the VCAP5-DCA study guide PDF will be a complete standalone reference. Knowledge Identify RAID levels Identify supported HBA types Identify virtual disk format types Skills [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which VMware certifications should you invest in?</title>
		<link>http://www.vexperienced.co.uk/2012/05/01/vmware-cert-value/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Grigson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.vexperienced.co.uk/?p=2359</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[IT is a fast moving industry, and the current shift to cloud computing is accelerating the rate of change. With the forthcoming release of the vSphere5 VCAP exams (VCAP5-DCA and the VCAP5-DCD) I&#8217;ve been planning to study my socks off to get both exams under my belt. I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;m not alone in struggling to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using vCenter Operations v5 &#8211; Capacity features and conclusions (3/3)</title>
		<link>http://www.vexperienced.co.uk/2012/04/16/using-vcenter-operations-v5-capacity-features-and-conclusions-33/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Grigson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.vexperienced.co.uk/?p=2256</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the first part of this series I introduced vCOps and it&#8217;s requirements before covering the new features in part two. This final blogpost covers the capacity features (available in the Advanced and higher editions) along with pricing information and my conclusions. The previous trial I used didn&#8217;t include the capacity planning elements so I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>vExpert 2012 &#8211; so what next?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Grigson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.vexperienced.co.uk/?p=2277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m chuffed to say VMware have awarded me vExpert status for 2012 (although it&#8217;s for my contribution to the virtualization community in 2011). In a similar fashion to Microsoft&#8217;s MVP this is awarded to people who have helped the VMware community through forums, blogs, conferences, podcasts etc but is NOT a certification based on technical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VCAP5-DCA &#8211; What&#8217;s new?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Grigson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.vexperienced.co.uk/?p=1066</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Along with others I received an email from VMware last week stating that the VCAP5-DCA exam was due to enter it&#8217;s beta testing in the next few weeks, along with the beta blueprint. As with any beta the contents are subject to change and the exam is NOT publically available yet &#8211; it&#8217;s currently scheduled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using vCenter Operations v5 &#8211; What&#8217;s new (2/3)</title>
		<link>http://www.vexperienced.co.uk/2012/04/12/using-vcenter-operations-v5-crazy-cool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Grigson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.vexperienced.co.uk/?p=2174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In part one of Using vCenter Operations I covered what the product does along with the different versions available and deployment considerations. In this post I&#8217;ll delve into what&#8217;s new and improved and in the final part I&#8217;ll cover capacity features, product pricing, and my overall conclusions. I had intended to cover the configuration management [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using vCenter Operations v5 &#8211; Introduction and deployment (1/3)</title>
		<link>http://www.vexperienced.co.uk/2012/04/10/vcenter-operations-v5-intro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Grigson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At VMworld 2011 in Copenhagen VMware unveiled a significant revamp of their management suites, including a new version of vCenter Operations Manager (v5 to align with the vSphere release). vCenter Operations is now a suite of tools which includes vCenter Configuration Manager, the new vCenter Infrastructure Navigator (which I&#8217;ll cover in a later blogpost) and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VCAP-DCD Design workshop &#8211; my thoughts</title>
		<link>http://www.vexperienced.co.uk/2012/03/30/vcap-dcd-design-workshop-my-thoughts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Grigson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a course postponement in January (due to lack of attendees) I finally took the VMware Design Workshop (v5) this week, a three day course designed to help you prepare for the VCAP-DCD exam as well as real life solution design using VMware vSphere. If you&#8217;ve sat the v4 course there&#8217;s very little difference so [...]]]></description>
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