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VMCE 2023 Exam Experience

Geoff Burke
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Hi Everyone,

This morning I went and took the V12 Exam. There were some huge non related hurdles involved but in the end all was good. 

To start with the night before I got some other news that kept me awake for most of the night. You know something not awful, not great but enough to… keep your brain working. Then you start to get annoyed as you know that you have to sleep for the exam BUT getting annoyed also keeps your brain alert. 

In the morning I was completely exhausted. To make matters worse Winter decided to show up and it was freezing. 

I decided to go to a testing center which now after the pandemic are all located way out in Polar bear land. The transit app lied about the bus arrival time and I froze, then the transit app lied again about the second bus. Then I arrived and the test center folks did not show up 15 minutes early anyways so I was left to wander in the vast waste lands of suburbia parking lots with a billion mile an hour wind attacking me.

Finally I got in and sat down and passed the exam. But the exam is all a blur to me, all I can see are empty parking spaces and gale force winds!! 

I think if you use Veeam a lot you should be fine for the exam. Otherwise the previous posts here about the exam were very helpful. 

 

VMCA2022, VMCE2023, CKA, CKAD, KCNA, LFCS, PCA,TARS

23 comments

coolsport00
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That’s AWESOME to hear @Geoff Burke !!! Congrats!

Shane Williford - Veeam VMCA/VMCE | Veeam Legend | VUG Leader | VCP-DCV | Twitter: @coolsport00
Geoff Burke
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That’s AWESOME to hear @Geoff Burke !!! Congrats!

Now as long as I did not catch pneumonia.. all should be good. 🤣

VMCA2022, VMCE2023, CKA, CKAD, KCNA, LFCS, PCA,TARS
coolsport00
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“Now as long as I did not catch pneumonia.. all should be good. 🤣” Hope you don’t as well! Vitamin C & D and Zinc to the rescue! 😂

Shane Williford - Veeam VMCA/VMCE | Veeam Legend | VUG Leader | VCP-DCV | Twitter: @coolsport00
MarkBoothman
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Congrats @Geoff Burke 

VMCA2022 | VMCE2021 | Veeam Legend | Twitter: @Boothy71
Chris.Childerhose
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Congrats Geoff on passing.  I moved mine ahead a week to Dec 9th to give me some extra time to review a few things.  Hopefully I will be making a post after that on passing. 😁

Chris Childerhose - VMCA2022 | VMCE2023 | Veeam Vanguard 7* | Veeam Legend 3* | vExpert 5* | VCAP-DCV/VCP-DCV | Object First Ace | Cisco Champion | Twitter: @cchilderhose | Blog Site – https://just-virtualization.tech
Madi.Cristil
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Good job, @Geoff Burke !

Madi Cristil
dloseke
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Congrats Geoff!  Keep warm….I won’t complain too loudly about the Nebraska weather here since I know it’s gotta be worse up north, right?

Derek M. Loseke, Senior Systems Engineer | Veeam Legend 2022-2023 | VMSP/VMTSP | VCP6-DCV | VSP/VTSP | CCNA | https://technotesanddadjokes.com | @dloseke
Geoff Burke
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Congrats Geoff!  Keep warm….I won’t complain too loudly about the Nebraska weather here since I know it’s gotta be worse up north, right?

Believe me when Scott or Tyler hear me complaining about cold in Toronto.. 😁they will laugh for hours. BUT we do have the lake so it is a humid cold 😃. Mind you one can’t discount the aging process either. Perhaps getting weaker and less able to handle cold than before. I might turn into one of those birds that fly South to Florida for the winter.. ah.. wait let me check my bank account.. well I can make it Buffalo NY!! a bit warmer right? 😂

VMCA2022, VMCE2023, CKA, CKAD, KCNA, LFCS, PCA,TARS
dloseke
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Congrats Geoff!  Keep warm….I won’t complain too loudly about the Nebraska weather here since I know it’s gotta be worse up north, right?

Believe me when Scott or Tyler hear me complaining about cold in Toronto.. 😁they will laugh for hours. BUT we do have the lake so it is a humid cold 😃. Mind you one can’t discount the aging process either. Perhaps getting weaker and less able to handle cold than before. I might turn into one of those birds that fly South to Florida for the winter.. ah.. wait let me check my bank account.. well I can make it Buffalo NY!! a bit warmer right? 😂

I was just in Florida a week and a half ago just in time for a Tropical Storm.  They got more rain in 4 of the days I was there than they did the entire hurricane season.  The weather was otherwise nice, but it was a lot of rain.

Derek M. Loseke, Senior Systems Engineer | Veeam Legend 2022-2023 | VMSP/VMTSP | VCP6-DCV | VSP/VTSP | CCNA | https://technotesanddadjokes.com | @dloseke
TylerJurgens
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Congratulations @Geoff Burke . Enjoy polar bear land!

Tyler Jurgens | Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | Veeam Legend x2 | vExpert ** | VMSP/VMTSP | VCP-2020 | VSP/VTSP | Tanzu Vanguard | VMUG Calgary Leader | VUG Canada Leader | https://explosive.cloud | @Tyler_Jurgens | BlueSky: @tylerjurgens.bsky.social
MicoolPaul
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Congrats on passing, knew you would! 😎

Michael Paul - #VeeamLegend | #VeeamVanguard | Veeam Certified Architect | VMware vExpert | https://micoolpaul.com | Twitter: @MicoolPaul | Mastodon: @micoolpaul@masto.nu | Bluesky: @micoolpaul.bsky.social
Scott
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Congrats!!! Awesome news and I bet it’s a huge weight off your shoulders now.

marcofabbri
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Amazing job @Geoff Burke 😋😋😋

Backups are like pizza, I love them. | Linkedin: @marco-fabbri-it
dips
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Congratulations @Geoff Burke 

Dipen N. K. | IT Security Specialist | Veeam Legend 2022 - 2023 | www.dipen.co.uk
JMeixner
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Congratulations Geoff,well done.

I hope to participate from your experience for my exam next year 😎

Jochen (Joe) Meixner | Veeam Vanguard 2024 | Veeam Legend 2021 - 2023 | Veeam Certified Architect (VMCA) 2022 | Twitter: @JoMeix | BlueSky: @jmeixner.bsky.social
dips
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Have a question about VMCE

Is it still mandatory to do training with an instructor before being able to take the exam?

Dipen N. K. | IT Security Specialist | Veeam Legend 2022 - 2023 | www.dipen.co.uk
Chris.Childerhose
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Have a question about VMCE

Is it still mandatory to do training with an instructor before being able to take the exam?

I believe if you have the previous one VMCE2022 you don’t have to take the training.

Chris Childerhose - VMCA2022 | VMCE2023 | Veeam Vanguard 7* | Veeam Legend 3* | vExpert 5* | VCAP-DCV/VCP-DCV | Object First Ace | Cisco Champion | Twitter: @cchilderhose | Blog Site – https://just-virtualization.tech
dips
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Got it thanks @Chris.Childerhose 

Dipen N. K. | IT Security Specialist | Veeam Legend 2022 - 2023 | www.dipen.co.uk
dloseke
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Have a question about VMCE

Is it still mandatory to do training with an instructor before being able to take the exam?

I believe if you have the previous one VMCE2022 you don’t have to take the training.

I believe that’s correct.  However, if you’ve never passed the VMCE in the past, I believe you still have to take the training (which I’ve now done twice).  I’d better go take that test this time!  I think generally Veeam follows the same rules as VMware with the VCP exams, where you can update without a class but if you get too old, then you have to take the class again.  

Derek M. Loseke, Senior Systems Engineer | Veeam Legend 2022-2023 | VMSP/VMTSP | VCP6-DCV | VSP/VTSP | CCNA | https://technotesanddadjokes.com | @dloseke
dips
Userlevel 7
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Have a question about VMCE

Is it still mandatory to do training with an instructor before being able to take the exam?

I believe if you have the previous one VMCE2022 you don’t have to take the training.

I believe that’s correct.  However, if you’ve never passed the VMCE in the past, I believe you still have to take the training (which I’ve now done twice).  I’d better go take that test this time!  I think generally Veeam follows the same rules as VMware with the VCP exams, where you can update without a class but if you get too old, then you have to take the class again.  

Great thanks. That is what I thought. 

Dipen N. K. | IT Security Specialist | Veeam Legend 2022 - 2023 | www.dipen.co.uk
Link State
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well done @Geoff Burke  😉

Veeam: VMCA | VMCE | VMXP | Veeam Legend - Microsoft: MCITP | MCP | MCSA | 2008 R2 | 2012R2 | 2016 | MCSE Core Infrastructure | MCSE Cloud Platform - Azure: AZ900 | AZ104 - VMWare: VCP-DCV Vsphere 7.x - Cisco: CCNA (Expired)
Geoff Burke
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Have a question about VMCE

Is it still mandatory to do training with an instructor before being able to take the exam?

I think that if you have the previous certification you can simply upgrade. However, I would check that just in case as things have changed somewhat. I was able to get on the test online training this time.

VMCA2022, VMCE2023, CKA, CKAD, KCNA, LFCS, PCA,TARS
Geoff Burke
Userlevel 7
Badge +22

Have a question about VMCE

Is it still mandatory to do training with an instructor before being able to take the exam?

I believe if you have the previous one VMCE2022 you don’t have to take the training.

I believe that’s correct.  However, if you’ve never passed the VMCE in the past, I believe you still have to take the training (which I’ve now done twice).  I’d better go take that test this time!  I think generally Veeam follows the same rules as VMware with the VCP exams, where you can update without a class but if you get too old, then you have to take the class again.  

Ah one needs to read to the end of the comments before answering, I see Derek already answered 😀

VMCA2022, VMCE2023, CKA, CKAD, KCNA, LFCS, PCA,TARS

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