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Highly Sought-After Training on VMware vSphere(TM) 4 and Advanced Datacenter Design Helps Drive Salary Premiums
The rise in demand for VMware Certification and Education Programs, thousands of companies are seeking qualified professionals to manage their virtualized environments. More than 40,000 VMware certified professionals worldwide will be highly sought after. Businesses are looking for individuals with the expertise to optimize and manage virtualized environments, thereby helping companies reduce costs, become more agile, and improve application service levels.
“Our authorized VMware training business has grown steadily over the last 12 months, even in a difficult economic environment,” said Michael K. Fox, senior vice president, enterprise solutions and product management, Global Knowledge. “We are seeing that VMware knowledge, skills and certification have become a requirement for many of our customers and partners, and our status as a leading VATC along with our commitment to high-quality training enables us to satisfy the demand.”
VMware, Inc. today announced growing momentum for VMware’s certification and education programs in response to the rapid growth of virtualization deployments worldwide that has created a large need for IT professionals with specialized skills.
“Recent surveys show that despite the economic downturn, demand for jobs requiring virtualization skills remains strong, and virtualization skills are commanding premiums of 15 to 19 percent higher than current base IT salaries,” said Carl Eschenbach, executive vice president, worldwide field operations, VMware. “The rapid growth of the VCP program — there are now more than 40,000 VCPs — underscores the market demand for virtualization skills. In fact, Channel Insider magazine’s 2009 Certification and Training Survey found that VMware certification is one of the most profitable vendor certifications.”
For IT professionals who are looking to enhance their skill sets and increase their earning power, two certifications are available from VMware: VMware Certified Professional (VCP) and VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX). The VCP certification, now includes certification on VMware vSphere(TM) 4. VMware is developing other innovative programs such as the VMware IT Academy to meet the growing demand for IT professionals with virtualization skills. The VMware IT Academy is a partnership between VMware and a growing number of academic institutions worldwide that equips students with VMware technical skills to complement a student’s chosen field of study. To read more visit Marketwire.
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