I just got back from the Live Microsoft Skills Week event in Irving, TX.  As expected, the event was geared at selling training, and introducing people to the new certification designations Microsoft has come up with.

I didn’t really learn anything new, although I did get some more information about the Microsoft Certified Masters program.  This is something I may be interested in the future, that is, if I can find $18-$20 THOUSAND DOLLARS lying around to pay for it. 

I guess my main motivation for attending was to try and win some free swag!  I knew they were going to be giving away a free class, and that is what I was most interested in.  I’ve been wanting to get my VCP (VMWare Certified Professional) certification.  Honestly, I don’t need the training from an educational stand point.  I need the training because VMWare has said that in order to become a VCP, you not only have to pass the test, you HAVE to have taken their official curriculum as well.  Essentially making the cost of the certification around $3,175.  Words can’t describe how much that annoys me.

Certification, Microsoft, training, vmware