May 27, 2022

Curated By Carla - Issue #38 - Broadcom Acquires VMWare

Curated By Carla

Happy Friday! Big acquisition news that happened yesterday. Broadcom acquired VMWare. Curated by Carla has all of the deets! And of course, we have more news on AWS, Azure and GCP!

Breaking News: Thursday Broadcom acquired VMWare for $61 billion. This was big news in the cloud because VMWare is one of the leaders in virtualization with Hyper-V. All three major cloud providers (AWS, Azure and GCP) has some type of integration with VMWare. Click the official press release below to learn more about this acquisition.

Broadcom to Acquire VMware for Approximately $61 Billion in Cash and Stock

Advances Broadcom’s strategy to build the world’s leading infrastructure technology company, with track record of acquiring established, mission-critical…

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Another Friday means another This Week In AWS Community. And if you’re reading this blog series then you would know that things can escalate pretty fast. I will not ruin this week’s pot for you. Just click below to read it.

This Week In AWS Community: No Time Like The Present – Carla R. Jenkins

A whole lot happens around here at www.carlarjenkins.com since my last post. On Sunday I checked to see the expiration date of my SC-300 IAM Administrator voucher (it is June 30, 2022). I wound up seeing that both of my AWS exam vouchers expired on May 31, 2022; so, now I booked my Solutions Architect Professional (SAP) exam for May 31, 2022. Yikes!

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One thing I know that I am is determined. I got my free SAA exam voucher last Saturday morning (AWS She Builds in on Australian West time vs. Eastern Daylight Time for me.).

AWS She Builds CloudUp SAA : Got My Voucher! – Carla R. Jenkins

THIS JUST IN: My free AWS SAA voucher just came in at 7:20am EDT! This post rolls out at 8am EDT! Below is the full process towards my getting it!

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Last week Friday I received an email from an education technology company saying that ir was hiring MS365 Expert Moderators for its live chat BUT you needed either MS-900 or MS-500. Well armed with a free exam voucher, I took the MS-900. Here’s my cautionary tale about the MS-900 if you or someone you know wants to sit for this after the May 18, 2022 exam change.

I Passed My MS-900 But… – Carla R. Jenkins

I passed the MS-900 Monday, May 23, 2022. It was an experience because none of the exam prep material was focused on the current May 18, 2022 exam changes. I had to rely on my prior SC-900 and SC-200 knowledge and Microsoft 365 work experience. I took that MS-900 because an online chat job that I wanted mandated it.

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We believe in free over here! Microsoft Build Cloud Skills Challenge is now open. Complete 1 free challenge and receive 1 free exam voucher. Click below to get started. Good luck!

MS Build Cloud Skills Challenge Goes Live May 24, 2022 – Carla R. Jenkins

Breaking News: Microsoft Build will host its May Cloud Skills Challenge starting May 24, 2022 through June 21, 2022. Click here to register for a reminder when the challenge goes live.

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I wanted to add this to Curated by Carla because it was GCP CEO speaking. Since he was in charge of the third largest public cloud, I thought his Bloomberg Technology interview would be relevant.

Google Cloud CEO on Momentum, Sustainability Strategy

Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian speaks exclusively with Emily Chang about Google Cloud’s momentum, competition with AWS & Microsoft and Google’s agreement wit…

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That’s all for thsi Friday. As we’re gearing up for Memorial Day weekend, feed your belly and stay safe!

Carla

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