{"id":4154,"date":"2014-07-18T11:43:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T15:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chriscolotti.us\/?p=4154"},"modified":"2014-07-18T15:44:57","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T19:44:57","slug":"check-out-the-new-vcloud-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chriscolotti.us\/vmware\/check-out-the-new-vcloud-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out The New Cloud Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vcloud.vmware.com\/cloud-academy\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4155\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chriscolotti.us\/vmware\/check-out-the-new-vcloud-academy\/attachment\/vcloud-academy-header\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chriscolotti.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/vcloud-academy-header.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"748,384\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vcloud academy header\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chriscolotti.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/vcloud-academy-header-300x154.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chriscolotti.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/vcloud-academy-header.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4155 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/chriscolotti.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/vcloud-academy-header-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"vcloud academy header\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chriscolotti.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/vcloud-academy-header-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chriscolotti.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/vcloud-academy-header.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I just got word that this just launched today so go check out the new <a href=\"http:\/\/vcloud.vmware.com\/cloud-academy\" target=\"_blank\">VMware Cloud Academy<\/a>! \u00a0There is even a promotion for some free VMworld tickets, so <a href=\"http:\/\/vcloud.vmware.com\/cloud-academy\/quiz#\/\" target=\"_blank\">take the quiz<\/a> and see how you score and get entered!<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OC1V_ic7560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>What is VMware Cloud Academy?<\/b>\u00a0\u201cThink VMworld technical breakout but available on vcloud.vmware.com, that is freely accessible 365\/days per year, PLUS social media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Goal:<\/b>\u00a0To provide vSphere administrators, key influencers, users, the technical building blocks they need to become more &#8220;cloud-ready&#8221; with vCloud Air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Target Audience:<\/b>\u00a0vSphere Admins, but anyone interested in learning more about vCloud Service can benefit. That includes\u00a0partners and customers alike<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Curriculum:<\/b>\u00a0There are 7 videos, one introduction and 6 technical. They follow the vCloud Air Jump Start program from last year\u2019s VMworld. While they are packed with information, they are short and all\u00a0\u00a0~10 minutes &#8211; so easy to consume.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The content is technical and targeted at administrators, but anyone can benefit from the Mathew Lodge \u201cIntroduction to vCloud Air\u201d and participate in some of the other non-technical activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just got word that this just launched today so go check out the new VMware Cloud Academy! \u00a0There is even a promotion for some free VMworld tickets, so take the quiz and see how you score and get entered! 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