VMware signs up 1000 Australian VMware certified professionals
VMware meet skills demand as Australian virtualization market booms
Sydney, Australia, 2 April 2009 – VMware, Inc (NYSE:VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced it has signed the 1000th Vmware Certified Professional (VCP) in Australia.
Paul Harapin, VMware Vice President Australian and New Zealand, said certifying 1000 CVP was a significant step for the virtualization market and demonstrates the rapid growth and adoption of virtualization technology in Australia in recent years.
“Signing 1000 VMware professionals since opening our doors here five years ago is a clear measure of how Australia has realised the benefits VMware’s technology delivers, from cost reduction to reducing carbon outputs.
“This certification is one of the highest levels of certification available to our customers and partners globally, and is a highly sought after qualification in the IT market today,” he said.
VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Matthew Legg, Sun Microsystems, became the first official VCP in 2004 while working on a major server consolidation involving 2700 physical units. Legg said that VMware’s VCP played an important role in his professional development.
“Being an official VCP has not only helped my career significantly in terms of meeting the high demand for skilled VMware technology professionals, but it has also allowed me to work with some of the best names in the industry who were using the technology,” he said.
Attaining the level of VCP has also brightened the career prospects of Jon Dawes. Mr Dawes, a systems integrator in the financial services industry, is the 1000th person to be awarded as a VCP in Australia. He said he took part in the training course to advance his career in IT and develop an understanding of VMware’s technology offering.
“Virtualization is the clear way forward for Australian businesses in terms of utilising technology to get ahead. As VMware leads the market, becoming a VCP was a natural choice to advance my career prospects in IT. The certification training is highly respected throughout the industry,” he said.
VCP applicants take part in four days of tutored training to complete the first stage of certification. Once certified as a skilled VMware software user, participants in the training are offered a chance to up-skill with a more detailed course of further training.
Paul Harapin said VMware will continue to develop training programs as the virtualization market evolves and VMware technology develops.
“During our rapid growth in Australia and New Zealand, VMware continues to serve businesses and meet the explosion in demand for skills in virtualization technology with VCP and other VMware training programs,” he said.
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