- 1. ENABLE YOURJOURNEY TO THE CLOUDBuild your team of trusted
advisors withCertified Cloud Architects (EMCCA) andData Center
Architects (EMCDCA)Open curriculum based training and certification
focused ontechnology concepts and principles applicable to any
vendorenvironment. Ideal for companies and organizations planningto
implement private cloud or provide cloud based IT services.
2. PERFECT STORM OF CHANGE AND INNOVATION THE NEW ITIT is
already being built, run, consumed, and governed differently Todays
CIOs, IT managers, and practitioners face a number of daunting
challenges. Along with containing and managing Cloud Environment
rapidly expanding data growth, key challenges also include
mitigating cost pressures, improving quality of service, and
Virtualized rapidly introducing new applications to meet growing
user Environment demand.ClassicVirtualized infrastructure and cloud
computing are expectedEnvironmentto address these challenges and
transform IT from a cost center into a business catalyst. A
well-architected infrastructure is critical to a sustainable cloud
strategy. Are you planning a journey to the cloud for your
organization? Are you defining a cloud environment for your
customers and subscribers? Either way, building a team of trusted
advisors and architects who can plan and design a seamless,
automated, highly- A well-architected infrastructure is optimized
cloud-ready virtualized infrastructure leading tocritical to a
sustainable cloud strategy.defining IT-as-a-Service environment is
a requirement.It is ideal to address cloud requirements when
planningBuild a team of trusted advisors andextensive virtualized
environment to avoid potentially cloud architects.costly rework.
For that reason, forming a team of experiencedarchitects is a
priority on the journey to the cloud.The following page outlines
how to form and enable a well-established team of trusted advisors
made up of CloudArchitects and Domain Architects.Cloud Architects
bring cross-domain expertise tovirtualization and cloud designs -
including IT-as-a-Serviceconsiderations - and are likely to lead
the business interfacingrole within the team.Domain Architects play
a crucial role on the team, providingdomain-specific expertise to
complement, expand, andcomplete the cloud-ready virtualized
infrastructure designs.2FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS, PLEASE VISIT
http://education.emc.com 3. ENABLE A TEAM OF TRUSTED ADVISORS AND
ARCHITECTSCloud ArchitectsCloud Architects deliver virtualization
and cloud designs based on business strategies encompassing all key
technical domains such as compute,storage, networking,
applications, etc. EMC Proven Professional Cloud Architect (EMCCA)
training and certification is designed to build required skillsets
for experienced architects and consultants. The track has two
levels. Virtualized Infrastructure (Specialist Level) and
IT-as-a-Service (Expert Level). Virtualized InfrastructureIT
professionals who demonstrate cross-domain expertise in
architecting and designing virtualized data center (VDC) and
cloud-readyinfrastructures maintaining the most robust and elastic
compute, network, and storage environments. IT-as-a-ServiceIT
professionals who demonstrate cross-domain expertise and focus on
designing cloud-based IT Service solutions that drive impactful
businesstransformations for the enterprise and service provider
organizations.Domain ArchitectsDomain Architects provide
domain-specific planning and design skills to complement, expand,
and complete the designs for robust cloud-readyvirtualized
infrastructure implementations. Key examples of domain-specific
skills are discussed below.SystemsStorageBackup andData
CenterSecurity RecoveryNetworkIT professionals whoIT professionals
whoIT professionals with IT professionals whoIT professionals
whodemonstrate skills anddemonstrate skills andexpertise in
designing IT demonstrate skills anddemonstrate skills andexpertise
in designingexpertise in designinginfrastructures with robust
expertise in designingexpertise in designing ITvirtualized
serverinformation storage Business Continuity/virtualized data
center infrastructures with robustinfrastructures,
e.g.,infrastructure basedDisaster Recovery, Backup network
infrastructure, security considerations,professionals holding on a
variety of storage and Recovery capabilities,e.g., professionals
holding e.g., professionals holdingdesign certifications
fromnetworking topologies,e.g., EMC Provendesign certifications
suchsecurity certifications suchVMware and Microsoft. e.g., EMC
ProvenProfessional Data Centeras from Cisco and Brocade.as from
RSA.Professional Data CenterArchitects (EMCDCA)Architects (EMCDCA)
specializing in Informationspecializing in Storage Availability
Design.Networking Design.Successful architects of cloud computing
infrastructures must possess planning and design expertise thatcan
be applied in any vendor environment.FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS, PLEASE
VISIT http://education.emc.com3 4. COMPREHENSIVE SKILLS ROADMAP FOR
THE ARCHITECTLeverage open curriculum training and certification
focused ontechnology concepts and principles applicable to any
vendor environment. Cloud ArchitectsCross-domain Cloud Architect
(EMCCA) and information infrastructure-focused DataCenter Architect
(EMCDCA) training and certification tracks for organizations
building infrastructures to provide cloud-based services for
clients planning to implement private or hybrid cloudThese tracks
have been specially developed to validateand brand planning and
design skills of architects IT-as-a-Serviceand IT consultants
across the IT industry,including enterprises, service providers,as
well as EMC and itsbusiness partners. Cloud Environment Build and
evolve planning and design skills EMCCAe for IT-as-a-Service:
Establish IT-as-a-Service Architect private and hybrid cloudDeliver
virtualization and cloud Integrate technology and business designs
based on business strategies Prepare for emerging technologies
encompassing all key technical domains. Virtualized Infrastructure
Virtualized Environment Plan and design highly virtualized,
cloud-ready infrastructure Cross-domain skills including compute,
storage, networking,EMCCA and application resources Build/evolve
planning and design skills for virtualization with cloud
considerationsStorage Networking Data Center Architects Information
AvailabilityBuild your planning and design skills in information
storageInformation Storage Security technology domains.Storage
Service Management EMCDCAClassic Environment Reinforce your skills
and expertise to address data center Provide detailed designs for
Informationlevel requirements Storage technical domains to Storage
infrastructure planning and design including complement, expand,
and completecloud and virtualization considerationsthe overall
virtualization and cloud Infrastructure design.4FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS, PLEASE VISIT http://education.emc.com 5. Become a
certified architect and lead the journey to the cloud Develop and
Validate Your Planning and Design SkillsIT-as-a-Service
Expert-level Training and CertificationIT-as-a-ServiceDevelop and
validate your capabilities to architect cloud-based solutions
anddeploy IT-as-a-Service. Improve business agility.Extensive
Service-oriented topics include: IT and Business Self-Service
CustomersPortal Cloud Offering Definition (IT and Business)
Configuration Management Service Catalogs and Service Management
Infrastructure Integration, Discovery, and Provisioning
ServiceConfiguration Operation and Governance Performance,
Financial, Management, SecurityCatalogRequest Mgmt. System
Management Closed Loop Process ManagementOperation and Governance
Discovery andAutomatedPerformance ComplianceVirtualized
Infrastructure Specialist-level Training and Certification
Provisioning and Financial ManagementDevelop and validate your
ability to architect and design information infrastructurethat
leads to virtualized data center and cloud-enabled
environments.Virtualized InfrastructureExtensive coverage of
topics, including: Virtualized Data Center/Cloud Introduction
Virtualized Data Center Architecture and Components Mgmt. Apps
Business vApps Planning and Design for Virtualized Infrastructures
Managing and Protecting Virtualized Environments Cloud Services
Security, Governance, and AuditvComputevStoragevConnectivity
Middleware Planning and Design for Cloud Infrastructure
Enablementand APIsLead the transformation from classic to
virtualized data center by applying information infrastructure
design concepts, principles, and bestpractices. Specialize in one
or more of the domain specialties below. Storage
NetworkingInformation AvailabilityInformation Storage Security
Storage Service Management Establish a process-orientedEnhance your
knowledge of Develop and apply information Build the knowledge and
skills approach to designing, deploying, planning, designing, and
managing storage security best practices required to meet and
exceed and managing IT infrastructureinformation availability
solutions, holistically to help meet information expectations for
storage service level leveraging a variety of storage including
backup and recovery,security requirements set byto the business,
while reducing cost, networking technologies and business
continuity, disaster businesses, including legal and complexity,
and risks. Architect, virtualization concepts and recovery, and
archiving. Gain a regulatory standards. Expand your administer, and
manage storage principles. Gain a thorough thorough exposure to
informationability to securely incorporate infrastructure as a
service. exposure to Storage Networkingavailability requirement
analysis,storage infrastructures into the requirement analysis,
businessbusiness value justification, and overall enterprise data
center. value justification, and technology technology design best
practices. design considerations.FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS, PLEASE
VISIT http://education.emc.com5 6. CLOUD ARCHITECT (EMCCA)
CERTIFICATION Lead the transformation of IT from a tactical to a
strategic business asset. Apply cloud services perspectives to
traditional technology-oriented planning and design activities to
enable technology-dependent business processes that operate more
efficiently and at lower cost. EMCISA PREREQUISITE: INFORMATION
STORAGE ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION EMCISA is a key first step in your
development as an EMC Proven Professional and is a valuable
addition to your credentials as an IT professional. Through EMCISA
certification, you will develop an understanding of a breadth of
information storage technologies found in todays virtualized data
center environments. E20-001Information Storage and Management
ExamClick here to access detailed course description >>
Recommended additional prerequisites Technical knowledge and
expertise in virtualization, matching or exceeding: VMware
Certified Professional (VCP) certification - for compute and
virtualization(or equivalent) Cisco Certified Design Associate
(CCDA) certification - for network/converged networkdesign (or
equivalent) 3+ years architecting/design experience EMCCA
VIRTUALIZED INFRASTRUCTURE - SPECIALIST-LEVEL CERTIFICATION
Architect and design infrastructure leading to virtualized data
center and cloud environment Be at the forefront of the changing IT
landscape as classic IT environments evolve into virtualized and
cloud environments. Architect and design virtualized data center
(VDC) and cloud infrastructures maintaining the most robust
compute, network, and storage environments. E20-018Virtualized
Infrastructure Specialist Exam for Validate and brand your
expertise in: Cloud Architects Differentiating virtualization and
cloud concepts and capabilitiesincluding core VDC components and
cloud elements The overall management strategy of a VDC or cloud
environment Incorporating and listing the critical aspects of cloud
services as elements of cloudinfrastructure planning Describing how
business process and service requirements will impact VDC and
cloudplanning and design Identifying key governance, audit, and
compliance considerations Click here to access detailed course
description >> EMCCAe IT-AS-A-SERVICE - EXPERT-LEVEL
CERTIFICATION Architect and design IT-as-a-Service Cloud Architect
IT-as-a-Service certification will help you transform IT into a
full-service strategic organization that will drive further
optimizations and benefits to the business. Validate and brand your
expertise in: Exam information forthcoming Defining Cloud Offerings
(IT and Business) Services Configuration Management Developing and
Maintaining Service Catalogs Setting Optimal Service Management
Infrastructure Integration, Discovery, and Provisioning Operation
and Governance Performance, Financial, Management, Security Closed
Loop Process Management6 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS, PLEASE VISIT
http://education.emc.com 7. DATA CENTER ARCHITECT (EMCDCA)
CERTIFICATIONLead the transformation from classic to virtualized
data center (including cloud infrastructure)by applying
domain-specific information storage infrastructure design concepts,
principles, andbest practices.EMCISA PREREQUISITE: INFORMATION
STORAGE ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATIONEMCISA is a key first step in your
development as an EMC Proven Professional and is a valuableaddition
to your credentials as an IT professional. Through EMCISA
certification, you will developan understanding of a breadth of
information storage technologies found in todays virtualizeddata
center environments.E20-001 Information Storage and Management
ExamClick here to access detailed course description
>>SPECIALIZE IN ONE OR MORE OF THESE EMC DATA CENTER
ARCHITECT (EMCDCA) SPECIALTIES.EMCDCA STORAGE NETWORKING
SPECIALTYArchitect and design information storage networks
including virtualizationApply a process-oriented approach to
designing, deploying, and managing IT infrastructureleveraging a
variety of storage networking technologies and virtualization
concepts andprinciples. Gain a thorough exposure to Storage
Networking requirement analysis, business E20-016value
justification, and technology design considerations.Storage
Networking Design Specialist Exam for Data Center Architects
Validate and brand your expertise in: Requirements and Business
Value Analysis Fibre Channel Storage Area Network design
considerations Network Attached Storage design considerations
iSCSI, FCIP, and FCoE Storage Networking design considerations
Design considerations in block- and file-level virtualized
environments Storage Systems and Host design best practices Storage
networking design for databases and e-mail applications Storage
Networking project implementation planningClick here to access
detailed course description >>EMCDCA INFORMATION AVAILABILITY
SPECIALTYArchitect and design information availability including
virtualizationBuild your career in information storage by enhancing
your knowledge of planning, designing,and managing information
availability solutions. Gain a thorough exposure to the
technologycomponents, design considerations, and best practices on
various aspects of InformationE20-017 Availability.Information
Availability Design Specialist Examfor Data Center
ArchitectsValidate and brand your expertise in: Information
Availability and Business value analysis Introduction Backup,
Recovery technologies and design considerations Backup in a
virtualized environment and design considerations Local, Remote
replication technologies and design considerations NAS environment
replication design considerations Design considerations for
replication of Virtual Machines Data Archiving Design
considerationsClick here to access detailed course description
>>FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS, PLEASE VISIT
http://education.emc.com7 8. EMCDCA INFORMATION STORAGE SECURITY
SPECIALTY Architect and design information security infrastructure
including considerations for virtualized data center and cloud
environments Build your knowledge and develop your skills to
holistically apply storage security best practices to meet business
requirements. Expand your ability in securely incorporating storage
systemsE20-021into overall enterprise information architecture.
Information Storage Security Design and Management Specialist Exam
forValidate and brand your expertise in:Data Center Architects
Information-Centric Security Concepts Security Capabilities of EMC
Products Building a Business Strategy for Information Storage
Security Choosing Secured Products Designing for Secure Information
Storage Solutions Planning for Implementation of Secure Information
Storage Solutions Securing Storage in Virtualized and Cloud
Environments Monitoring and Management of Secure Information
Storage Solutions Click here to access detailed course description
>> EMCDCA STORAGE SERVICE MANAGEMENT SPECIALTY Architect and
design storage service management solutions utilizing ITIL best
practices Build the skills required to meet and exceed expectations
for storage service level to the business, while reducing cost,
complexity, and risk. This course is intended for IT professionals
involved with architecting, administering, and managing storage
infrastructure and teams toE20-022deliver storage services.
Exercises include virtualization and cloud environments.Storage
Service Management Design Specialist Exam for Data Center
Architects Validate and brand your expertise in: Storage Service
Design - Service Level Management, Capacity Management,
Availability Management, Information Security Management, IT
Service Continuity Management Storage Service Transition - Service
Asset and Configuration Management, Change Management, Release and
Deployment Management Storage Service Operation - Incident
Management, Problem Management Click here to access detailed course
description >>8 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS, PLEASE VISIT
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