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For those who missed the first half application or wasn't to the cut and have made improvement as suggested from the comments given, the application for second half is now open! If you do not know what is VMware vExpert, you can check out my post here . You might be already doing it why not apply and get accredited.  So start drafting and save your application and remember to submit them by 24th July US. You should expect the results to be out in Aug time frame. As usual if you need help or advice, feel free to approach any of the vExpert Pro nearest to you. If are not aware of the benefit and experience of vExpert accreditation check out my post here . Good luck to all applicants. Dates for reference Open July 7th Closing July 24th Announcement Happens on August 15th

It the time of the year to apply and renew your vExpert for another year for your effort contribution back to the VMware community over the last 6-12months.  The vExpert 2025 application is now open starting from 6th Dec 2024 and will closed on 10th January 2025. So hurry start your application and fill up all your contribution. You do not have to do it once through, you can always save it in draft and add on and submit before the closing date. If you have doubt reach out or look for your vExpert Pro nearest to you to to advise you accordingly. This year has been a very different year for VMware. However, the vExpert program was valued and carry on. The perks this year been a vExpert will be very different from the investment from Broadcom.  Head over and sign up now. Good luck! Update 11th Jan 2025 Application dateline has been extended to 24th Jan 2025. Update 13 Dec 2024 Check out the vExpert application announcement here .

For those who are not aware, the vExpert program application submission is opening soon on 13th December 2022. The new application system today allows one to apply and edit whatever and whenever they want and submit their application when the the submission period is open. All information will be saved in the system for your application. This is really great as you can record any activity as and when you have completed them or come to mind. This year the vExpert 2023 will closed on 13th Jan, 2023. Start filling up your community contributions  here . If you do not have an account just register one. To find out more of the application criteria and the program, check out this article . If you ain't ready, no worries, you can still submit during the second half application period somewhere in middle of the years in 2023. Regardless, you can always access the system and start updating your contributions anytime and submit when you are ready during the submission period.  Be mindfu...

The vExpert 2021 second half application is starting in June. If have missed out the first half at the beginning of the year, this is your last chance. To top it off this year, VMware vExpert program has create two groups, one is LinkedIn and one is Facebook for people who seek help in their application or looking for mentors to help achieve the vExpert accreditation. Alternatively you can approach your nearest vExpert Pro for advise as well. These are the people who will be assessing all the applications. If you are one of those, look no further and join those groups above. To find out more of on vExpert program, check out vExpert site and register an account to be ready to apply when application opens. Do check out my past article on my experience , and some of the tips on whether you have met the requirement and the track to choose for vExpert program. All the best and hope to see more vExperts.

The wait is over. Remember I posted that there are sub-programs that you can apply as a vExpert? Here are the sub-programs vExpert Security vExpert EUC vExpert Cloud Management vExpert Cloud Provider (to be announced on 13th April) vExpert NSX vExpert HCX vExpert Pro Each sub-program is assessed by the individual VMware Business Unit and not by any vExperts/Pro. Neither is vExpert Pro self assessed. I am glad to be once again renewed as vExpert Pro and also the new sub-program for Security. Congrats to all the award winners! The announcement can be found  here .

Congratulation to all new and renewed vExpert 2020! The announcement has been released here . A good 1730 vExpert this year! You should be receiving an email of your application into the program and also an invitation to the vExpert Slack group if you are not already in there. Those who didn't manage to renew will be drop out of the channel. Don't despair if you didn't make it or missed the application, start preparing now and apply in the second round in June 2020. This cannot be made possible without the help of all the vExpert Pro who have gone thousands over applications. This is not an easy job. If you are keen to be a vExpert Pro, look out for the application. There will further vExpert sub-tracks applications coming up, so look out for them.

Yes, you read it correctly. The vExpert program for the year 2020 will be open next Monday, 25th Nov 2019 PST. This has been announced in the vExpert Twitter tweet . To recap for those who are applying. My experience FAQ to be qualified, show your contribution vExpert portal to create an account to apply and benefits list List of vExpert Pro around the world to help you Get ready your engine. Make your Mark! Closing date 10th Jan 2020. Update 26th Nov 2019 SGT The application has gone live.

The application for VMware vExpert 2019 has now opened again! As usual, there will be two application period one at the beginning of the year and one in the mid of the year. For those who have missed the first time round, this is your last chance. For those who have not accepted into the program in the first application, this is your time to prove your worth into spending thoughts of your contributions to the application. The announcement can be found here . The application can be found  here . Before you can apply, you would need to create an account. The closing date is 12th Jul 2019. As usual, you can read about the three tracks, Evangelist, Partner and VMware Partner Network. As a v Expert Pro together with others, we assessed the applications together with the vExpert Program team. Please put some effort into the applications. Some common mistakes we see. We have seen simple one-liner application which there is no justification to grant anyone the credential...

VMware vExpert program is an accreditation given to an individual for their past year effort in contributing to the VMware community via multiple channels. This is a yearly accreditation and the application is open twice a year. The second application opening allows those who lack contribution to have at least 6 months more to prove themselves. I was fortunate to be appointed as a vExpert Pro with other professionals, we were tasked to assess the applications for vExpert 2019 based on past year, 2018, contribution. We have to go through thousands of applications and able to see some with great work while some fall short. This article is to provide some feedback based on my observation and hopefully, those who didn't make it can start improving your contribution when the next application comes in the middle of the year. There are three tracks and I like to mention what to expect in general first and focus on each track later. General In the application form...

The application runs during Jun and Dec each year for two applications cycle. In case you are not notified, do sign up to be notified for the application period  here . For the application for vExpert 2019 is now  open ! So if you are a current vExpert, this year you will still need to fill in the normal form. Head over to the application here . For new applicants, you will need to put up your case to be accredited vExpert for 2019. You can read up more of the requirements from my previous  post  on my experience. If you have any questions, feel free to approach any of the vExpert Pro in your country or a place near you for questions. Head over to this site for the people. Things to take note, applications will be accepted until February 8th, 2019 PDT. The vExpert 2019  results announcement will be late Feb to early March. Good Luck!

Something new just starts out from VMware Palo Alto. There is a new twitter handler, VMware vExpert Pro . It just posted something a few hours ago. We know what is a vExpert program. If you do not do check out here . The vExpert came a long way from a general vExpert to now another three more tracks namely: vSAN, NSX, Cloud and now Pro. So what is really vExpert Pro? This is someone volunteered in the individual country as a vExpert recruiter. So how is the person been selected? A short requirement is as below: A current vExpert who excels in their local region, adding value to the program and giving back to the community. This person has a strong relationship with the local IT community in general, and works as an advocate to the vExpert program, recruiting, mentoring and training people. I am fortunate to be selected out of the many vExperts in Singapore. Not because I am an employee in VMware (initially information was sent to my personal email and the program team from...