IBM Cloud Developer

Certification

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IBM Cloud Developer Certification Targeting:

Clients, ISVs, SIs, Individual Developers, Startups, Students

Multiple levels of cloud developer certification

Current IBM Cloud Certifications

� IBM Certified Solution Advisor –Benefits and underlying concepts of cloud

computing and solutions

� IBM Certified Solution Architect -Implementation of cloud infrastructure

public/private services

New Cloud Developer Certification will target cloud application developer job role

Allows Cloud Developers to demonstrate

competencies and expertise

� Speak a common language with customers and providers

� Proven use of best practices in cloud solutions

� Recognition of developer’s investment in open cloud solution skills

* Formal names to be finalized

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IBM Cloud Developer Certification: Exam Topics

The level 1 certification is testing developer’s foundational competencies on IBM cloud

• Understanding IBM Bluemix PaaS components, architecture and commands

• Designing and implementing secure, scalable cloud applications

• Enhancing and optimizing cloud applications using managed services

• Using IBM Bluemix DevOps services tools to develop, deploy and debug applications

• Using data services in the Cloud

Core Cloud Concepts

BluemixSoftLayer

Service Specific

Concepts

http://www-03.ibm.com/certify/certs/index_unit.shtml(Direct link will be provided once test is released)

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IBM Cloud Developer Certification: Education Content

• Introduction to IBM BluemixPaaS (Overview of Dockercontainers, OpenStack VM, CloudFoundry)

• Implementing scalable cloud applications (AutoScaling & Monitoring services)

• Enhancing performance using Data & Session Cache

• Use Message Bus as a loose coupling communication mechanism

• Extending applications to use3rd Party authentication (SSO)

• Storing, updating and retrieving files using ObjectStore storage

• Processing unstructured data and images using AlchemyAPI

• Managing Application Life Cycles (Debugging, testing and deploying)

• Working with large datasetsusing SQL, NoSQL and other databases

Modular education content will be provided to prepare for the exam

Understanding Platform as a Service and Developing a Cloud

Application

Understanding Platform as a Service and Developing a Cloud

Application

Building Communication Driven, Secure Cloud

Applications

Building Communication Driven, Secure Cloud

Applications

Deploying Applications using Cognitive and Data ServicesDeploying Applications using Cognitive and Data Services

� Education content will be available through developerWorks

The following skills are a pre-requisite for the education above

• Experience in one or more programming languages (e.g. Java, Node.js, C#, Python, Ruby, GO, etc.)

• Understanding of basic web protocols (e.g. HTTP, SSL)

• Basic understanding of common data structures such as arrays, lists, etc.

• Ability to consume information in a database using SQL (e.g. MySQL, DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, Oracle, etc.)

• Grasp of JSON and REST using curl or postman

• Experience using Linux shell commands and hypervisors (VMWare/KVM/Xen)

• Understanding of Source Code Control concepts in git compatible services

• Understanding of basic Node.js applications used to illustrate concepts in Bluemix

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IBM Cloud Developer Certification: Test Delivery and Pricing

Test Delivery (2 options)

• Pearson VUE test centers located worldwide

• Other IBM proctored events (e.g. Bluemix workshops, conferences, etc.)

Discounts

• Standard test price is $200 ($100 in emerging countries)

• Discount vouchers will be offered through various events