As an Enterprise Architect, whether you are getting ready for the VCDX Design Scenario portion of your VCDX defence or improving your “on the fly” consulting skills in client meetings, it makes a lot of sense to have a standard set of “Go-To” logical design templates that you can rely upon when white boarding.
Category: VCDX
VCDX – Mentoring
I get a lot of requests to mentor VCDX candidates and I am happy to assist, if you demonstrate a genuine drive and enthusiasm to learn and do the work. I have streamlined my mentoring process to allow the maximum number of VCDX candidates for each defence cycle.
VCDX – Advice to Employers
This is my recommendation for employers who have staff that recently achieved VCDX or Multi-VCDX certification. This is the culmination of my experiences and thoughts, including the outcome of conversations I have had with like-minded individuals within the industry.
VCDX – Multi-VCDX Success
If you are VCDX certified and considering going for Multi-VCDX (double, triple or quadruple VCDX), this post covers the pre-requisites, requirements and a strategy for Multi-VCDX success.
UPDATE: The VCDX Program has 1 hour telephone defenses for Multi-VCDX candidates.
VCDX – I FAILED, now what?
You have recently defended and received the message: “I regret to inform you that your attempt to achieve VCDX certification was unsuccessful.” What should you do next? Do you immediately submit for the next defence, wait and recuperate or just abandon it altogether?
It all depends upon your personal circumstances and what you are trying to achieve. What is motivating you? Maybe you have moved into R&D or Senior Management and this skill-set is no longer applicable to your career path, ie. the “juice is not worth the squeeze.”
VCDX – Submission Breakdown
Last week I submitted my NPX document bundle to the Nutanix Platform eXpert program. I was reflecting on how my design skills have evolved over the last three years and wondered how that translated into actual metrics. So I went through my last four major design submissions and came up with the following figures.
Update – I have added the VCDX-CMA statistics from my joint submission with Gregg Robertson, VCDX#205, and Andrea Siviero. And my VCDX-DTM statistics for my joint submission with Wayne Conrad, NPX#13.
VCDX – Pressure Testing
As part of my VCDX mentoring process, I like to conduct “Pressure Testing” sessions to see how the VCDX Candidate reacts to rapid-fire questions, measuring how quickly they can access information and respond intelligently.
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