{"id":10527,"date":"2022-03-08T09:19:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T09:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cloudthat.com\/?p=10527"},"modified":"2024-06-25T11:04:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T11:04:25","slug":"explore-vmware-certifications-and-why-you-need-to-get-one-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.cloudthat.com\/resources\/blog\/explore-vmware-certifications-and-why-you-need-to-get-one-in-2022","title":{"rendered":"Explore VMware Certifications and Why You Need to Get One in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;Learn till your last breath,&#8221; &#8220;Learn until you die,&#8221; and &#8220;once you stop learning, you start dying&#8221; these famous adages are most relevant in the current IT workspace as relentless learning is expected as a de facto trait amongst professionals.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For many IT administrators and engineers worldwide, learning has become synonymous with earning VMware certifications. VMware Certified Professionals or VCP are garnering huge respect at their workplaces by bringing in productivity and operational efficiency.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Statistics emphasize that 100% of the Fortune 100 companies worldwide are working with VMware virtualization technologies. Therefore, it is undoubtedly the right time to take up this certification exam and get recognized.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This blog post throws light on the importance of VMware certification training in the current cloud arena, opportunities you can explore by getting certified, and witness career advancement in the Cloud computing sphere by becoming a VMware Certified Professional (VCP).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>TABLE OF CONTENT<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#Why Earn VMware Certification?\">1. Why Earn VMware Certification?<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#Roles &amp; Responsibilities\">2. Roles &amp; Responsibilities of VMware Certified Professionals<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#VMware Certification Salaries in India\">3. Pay Package for VMware Certified Professionals in India<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#VMware Certification Salaries in the US\">4. Pay Package for VMware Certified Professionals in the US<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#VMware Certifications Learning Path\">5. VMware Training Path: A Bird\u2019s Eye View<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#Get VMware Certified with CloudThat\">6. Get VMware Certified with CloudThat<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Why Earn VMware Certification?\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Why Earn VMware Certification?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Earning these certifications opens a wide array of opportunities in the cloud sphere. Here are a few salient advantages we have identified:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><\/b> VMware courses are widely recognized.<\/li>\n<li>Virtualization skills are in huge demand, and it is the home to one of the largest skills gaps in IT, which means presently the demand versus supply gap for skilled and certified virtualization technicians is huge.<\/li>\n<li>You can pursue a career as an independent consultant through \u201cVMware Certified Professional\u201d branding and can win new business opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>As a VMware certified professional you will have access to various VMware resources and the VCP Store.<\/li>\n<li>Interestingly 100% of fortune 500 companies worldwide have their\u00a0virtualization\u00a0running on VMware, creating a huge demand for VMware certified professionals.<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"Roles &amp; Responsibilities\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Roles &amp; Responsibilities of VMware Certified Professionals<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pursuing a career as a VMware Certified Professional helps you to cultivate skillsets that can be broadly identified under the following categories:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"36\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Infrastructure<\/span><\/b> <b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Management<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211; As a VMware Certified Professional, you gain expertise in data center virtualization, network virtualization, cloud management, automation, desktop and mobility, digital workspace.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"36\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Coding and Scripting Automation<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 In this role, you hone programming skills in Spring, Python, R, etc.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"36\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cloud Domain- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You develop skillsets needed for knowing Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and other major cloud providers&#8217; offerings.<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"36\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Networking Roles- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Play roles like Cisco System CCNA.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"36\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Operations- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Develop skills to work with Containers and Kubernetes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"VMware Certification Salaries in India\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pay Package for VMware Certified Professionals in India<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Becoming a VMware Certified Professional is definitely lucrative. Here, we have compiled a list of salaries drawn by VMware Certified Professionals in the Indian and the US employment markets.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"35\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VCAP: VMware Certified Advanced Professional- <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">INR 20 Lakhs per year.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"35\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VMware Administrator-<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> INR 10 Lakhs per year<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VMware Certified Professional (VCP): VMware Infrastructure 5- <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">INR 10 Lakhs per year.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VMware Certified Professional (VCP): Infrastructure with ESX Server and Virtual Center- <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">INR 8.51 Lakhs per year.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"VMware Certification Salaries in the US\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pay Package for VMware Certified Professionals in the US<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"35\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VCP: VMware Certified Professional: <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$88,000.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"35\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VCAP: VMware Certified Advanced Professional: <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$103,000.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"35\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VCDX: VMware Certified Design Expert: <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$156,000.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Source: Payscale.com)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"VMware Certifications Learning Path\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">VMware Training Path: A Bird\u2019s Eye View<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW67337708 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67337708 BCX0\">VMware training courses endorse the vital skills required to integrate and manage the technology that drives the needs of your customers. These certifications are organized into multiple technology domains <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67337708 BCX0\">under<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67337708 BCX0\"> different\u00a0levels that are suitable for both\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67337708 BCX0\">beginners<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67337708 BCX0\"> and experienced professionals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudthat.com\/training\/vmware\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">VMware certifications are available<\/span><\/a> under 6 sub-categories:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Data Center Virtualization<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Network Virtualization<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cloud Management &amp; Automation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Security<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">End-user Computing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">App Modernization<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stay tuned for our VMware cloud training blog series to explore the certifications and learning paths you can take up as per your area of specialization and interests in the cloud domain and garner respect as a VMware Certified Professional.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Get VMware Certified with CloudThat\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Get VMware Certified with CloudThat<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW206973912 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206973912 BCX0\">We spearhead cloud computing training since 2012. Being a VMware Authorized Training Reseller, Microsoft Gold Partner, Authorized AWS Training Partner, and Google Cloud Partner places us in an advantageous position while delivering cloud computing certification training for 400k+ professionals worldwide. Our strong pool of 150+ industry-certified trainers provides best-in-industry training aligned with the official curriculum and enriched by real-world use cases. So, if you are looking to earn <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206973912 BCX0\">these certifications<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206973912 BCX0\"> by undergoing training and getting recognized as\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206973912 BCX0\">VMware certified professionals<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206973912 BCX0\">, you have found the right partner in CloudThat to get rigorously trained and take up these certification exams with confidence.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW206973912 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":257,"featured_media":10528,"parent":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","blog_category":[3607],"user_email":"ravichandra@cloudthat.com","published_by":"324","primary-authors":"","secondary-authors":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cloudthat.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/10527"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cloudthat.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cloudthat.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cloudthat.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cloudthat.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10527"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cloudthat.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/10527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46038,"href":"https:\/\/www.cloudthat.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/10527\/revisions\/46038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cloudthat.com\/resources\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cloudthat.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"blog_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cloudthat.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_category?post=10527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}