VMware offers multiple Solution Competencies developed to clearly differentiate their partners’ expertise to customers and maximise the benefits of the VMware Partner Network. Regardless of your company’s size, business model, or market focus, VMware's Solution Competencies make it easier for you to distinguish and deliver virtualisation and cloud computing expertise in the marketplace. Earn instant customer credibility, based on knowledge and ability, with the following VMware Solution Competencies.

COMPETENCE

REQUIREMENTS

RECOMMENDED TRAININGS FOR
"TECHNICAL POST-SALES ACCREDITATION"

 Requirement for all Competencies
Infrastructure Virtualisation

IV Technical Post-Sales Accreditation

• VSP - IV (Infrastructure Virtualisation)
• VTSP - IV (Infrastructure Virtualisation)

1 customer reference or 3 prospects

vSphere 5 Upgrade:
VMware vSphere: What's New Essentials 5 [eLearning] OR
!VMware vSphere 5.5 to 6.5: What’s New (VIWN) OR
!VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage (Version 5.1) (VICM) OR
!

vSphere 5 Design:
!VMware vSphere: Design Workshop (VDW) OR
!

Business Continuity

 

BC Technical Post-Sales Accreditation

• VSP - BC (Business Continuity)
• VTSP - BC (Business Continuity)

Overview and Design 5:
vSphere Data Protection and Recovery [eLearning]
VMware High Availability and Fault Tolerance [eLearning]
BCDR Design [eLearning]

Implementation Fundamentals 5:
VMware Site Recovery Manager: Install, Configure, Manage (VSRM)

Cloud Infrastructure as a Service

 

Cloud IaaS Technical Post-Sales
   Accreditation:


• VSP - Cloud (Cloud IaaS)
• VTSP - Cloud (Cloud IaaS)

1 customer reference or 3 prospects

Deploy and Manage 5:
!VMware vCloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage (VCDICM) OR
!

Desktop Virtualisation

 

DV Technical Post-Sales Accreditation

• VSP - DV (Desktop Virtualisation)
• VTSP - DV (Desktop Virtualisation)

1 customer reference or 3 prospects

VMware View 5 Implementation Fundamentals:
!VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage (Version 5.1) (VICM) OR
!

VMware View 5 Design:
!VMware View 5.x: Design Best Practices (VVD) OR
VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Desktop Design

Management

 

Management Technical Post-Sales
   Accreditation


• VSP - MGMT (Management)
• VTSP - MGMT (Management) OR
   Tech Express vCenter Operations Management

1 customer reference or 3 prospects

vCenter Operations Manager 5:
VMware vCenter Operations Manager: Analyze and Predict (VCOPS)

vCenter Configuration Manager 5:
VMware vCenter Configuration Manager for Virtual Infrastructure and OS Management [5.x] OR
VMware vCenter Configuration Manager for Virtual Infrastructure Management (VCMIM)

Virtualisation of Business Critical Applications

 

VBCA Technical Post-Sales
   Accreditation


• VSP - VBCA (Virtualisation of Business
   Critical Applications)
• VTSP - VBCA (Virtualisation of Business
   Critical Applications)

1 customer reference or 3 prospects

Virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server with VMware Accreditation:
Virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server with VMware Accreditation [eLearning]
OR
Virtualizing an Oracle Database with VMware Accreditation:
Virtualizing an Oracle Database with VMware Accreditation [eLearning]

Virtualizing Microsoft Exchange with VMware Accreditation:
Virtualizing Microsoft Exchange with VMware Accreditation [eLearning]
OR
Virtualizing Microsoft SharePoint with VMware Accreditation:
Virtualizing Microsoft SharePoint with VMware Accreditation [eLearning]
OR
Virtualizing SAP ERP Software with VMware Accreditation:
Virtualizing SAP ERP Software with VMware Accreditation [eLearning]


Infrastructure Virtualisation

Earning this competency is your company’s launching point to earning more VMware Solution Competencies. The Infrastructure Virtualisation Solution Competency recognises partners for their demonstrated ability to virtualise and consolidate server environments using a VMware virtualisation solution.

Business Continuity

Be the trusted adviser for architecting VMware virtualisation deployments that minimise downtime and protect important data. This competency recognises your company’s expertise in deploying VMware solutions for data protection, high availability and disaster recovery.

Cloud Infrastructure as a Service

The market for cloud services is growing 10x faster than the overall IT services market, according to industry analyst IDC. Profit now from this rapidly growing opportunity with VMware’s Cloud IaaS Solution Competency. Increase your profitability by driving both new and cross-sell revenue. Be your customers’ go-to partner for private/hybrid cloud solutions and services. Transform their business with greater agility and lower costs. Become your customers’ clear choice for secure hybrid cloud solutions.

Desktop Virtualisation

According to industry analysts Morgan Stanley*, desktop virtualisation is now a $2.3B market opportunity through 2015. Expand your existing virtualisation practice by adding desktop virtualisation to your solution portfolio. The Desktop Virtualisation Competency gives you the knowledge and the expertise to deploy virtualised desktops and applications. This competency highlights your expertise in virtualised desktops and allows you to leverage key initiatives like OS migrations, desktop refresh, merger and acquisitions to transform desktops to centrally managed services.

Management

Customers need a powerful virtualisation management solution – like industry-leading vCenter Operations Management – to move to a private cloud, reduce operating expenses and deliver higher quality of service. However, only 3 percent of vSphere customers that could benefit from a management solution are actually using one today. Seize this $1.4B licensing whitespace opportunity and deliver more value to your customers**. Get enabled as a virtualisation management expert and immediately accelerate your customers’ adoption of virtualisation technology and the cloud. Drive new revenue, gain a strategic differentiation and help your customers better manage their journey to the cloud with the VMware Management Competency.

Virtualisation of Business Critical Applications

Maximise your virtualisation and cloud computing opportunities now with VMware’s new VBCA Solution Competency. The VBCA Competency is a natural progression of your current IV Competency. Grab your share of the estimated $15B in product licences and $53B in professional services opportunity as you get recognised for your ability to continue taking your customers further down the virtualisation journey, when you virtualise their Exchange, SQL, Oracle, or SAP, etc. Increase your product and services revenue, go deeper and wider within your accounts, and make your customer the hero through unlocking the value of business critical applications in their organisations.


Contact

Please contact our Customer Service for any questions regarding the VMware Solution Competencies, you can reach us under:
+65 6100 4857 / info@fastlane.asia.