EMC Certification Testing
Important Exam Information
Associate Level
The Storage Technology Foundations (STF) exam (E20-001) has a NEW name: Storage Technology Foundations (Information Storage and Management) exam.
In our effort to continuously improve the Storage Technologist curriculum, we review emerging areas of technology that are becoming increasingly important to storage professionals. Since October, 2007 we have added security, virtualization and deduplication to expand the breadth of the Storage Technology Foundations course. As a consequence, we are changing the title of the course and exam to “Information Storage and Management” to fully represent the value of the course and the EMC Proven Professional Associate level certification.
The exam content has not changed and continues to be the preferred exam to achieve Associate level Certification not only for Storage Technologist track but also for Technology Architect, Implementation Engineer, Customer Engineer, and Storage Administrator tracks.
If you have already passed the EMC Technology Foundations exam (E20-040) you do not need to pass the Storage Technology Foundation (Information Storage and Management) exam to pursue Specialist level certification in the Technology Architect, Implementation Engineer, Customer Engineer, or Storage Administrator tracks.
The EMC Technology Foundations – CLARiiON exam (E20-050) is the qualifying Associate exam for CLARiiON Specialties only.
The EMC Backup and Recovery Foundations exam (E20-097) is the qualifying exam for Associate level certification in Backup and Recovery specialties only. Storage Technology Foundations and EMC Technology Foundations are also acceptable for progression in the Backup and Recovery specialties.
Content Management Exams
The Content Management Foundations exam (E20-120) is the qualifying exam required to achieve Associate level Certification for Content Management tracks: Application Developer and System Administrator.
Further recognition can be achieved by passing the Content Management exams at the Specialist level: Content Management Server Programming (E20-405 updated to version 6 on July 7, 2008), Content Management Web Application Programming (E20-455), or Content Management System Administration (E20-465). Be sure to review the most current exam description and suggested training courses on the CMA Education Services website.
The Content Management Systems Architecture Specialist exam (E20-475) is now available. This is a qualifying exam for the EMC Proven Professional Technology Architect specialist track for Content Management Systems Architects. Recommended preparation for this exam is the Architecting EMC Documentum Systems course. This 3-day hands-on course will cover concepts and techniques for designing systems that meet customer requirements for scalability, performance, high availability, and security.
Information regarding the Proven Content Management certifications is available by visiting the CMA Education Services website or by contacting CMA_Certification@emc.com.
Implementation Engineer Specialist Exams
The Network Attached Storage (NAS) Implementation exam (E20-361) will be updated on September 5, 2008. This exam will replace the Networked Storage (NS) Specialist exam (E20-535) which will be retired on October 31, 2008.
The Symmetrix Business Continuity Implementation exam (E20-331) will be updated on September 5, 2008.
The CLARiiON Solutions Implementation exam (E20-340) will be updated on September 26, 2008 in Q4 2008.
Product Technology Specific Exams
The Network Management – Smarts Administration exam (E22-250) is now available. This exam focuses on the EMC Smarts Service Assurance Manager and EMC Smarts IP Manager products. Please see the EMC Proven website for supporting information.
In order to pursue the EMC Networker 7.3 certification, please see the EMC Proven website for supporting courseware in Backup and Recovery Specialties.
The DiskXtender for Windows exam (E22-310) is intended for those who are responsible for DiskXtender installation and administration. This certification explores the DiskXtender installation, configuration, management and troubleshooting skills of an individual.
EMC Disk Library and Backup to Disk Technologies credential ensures individuals can implement and manage EMC Disk Library, SAN and LAN Backup-to-Disk technologies, integrating them with NetWorker, NetBackup and TSM. The EMC Disk Library and Backup to Disk Technologies exam (E22-315) focuses on testing a candidate’s ability on the use of best practices for implementing and administering the different resources created on the EMC Disk Library or Backup to Disk product of choice, covering hardware and software architecture and troubleshooting tools.
Storage Administrator Specialist Exams
The Symmetrix Business Continuity Specialist Exam for Storage Administrators (E20-512) will be updated on September 5, 2008.
NEW - The Network Attached Storage (NAS) Specialist exam for Storage Administrators (E20-538) will be available on September 5, 2008 and is the updated version of the Network Storage – NS Specialist exam for Storage Administrators (E20-537) exam which will retire on September 5, 2008.
Please see the EMC Proven website for supporting information.
Storage Technology Specialist Exams
The Information Availability Design & Management exam (E20-012) is one of two qualifying exams necessary for earning EMC Storage Technologist Specialist certification. This exam focuses on the framework for information availability framework, technology components, design and management considerations for backup and recovery, local and remote replication, NAS replication, content addressable storage (CAS) and archiving.
Technology Architect Specialist Exams
Introducing EMC Storage and Information Infrastructure – Commercial. The NEW EMC Commercial Storage & Information Infrastructure Exam (E20-501) is now available.
Velocity Partners have a new option available under the EMCTA Certification Track: EMC Storage and Information Infrastructure – Commercial (SI2-C). This training and certification exam builds on the knowledge gained in Storage Technology Foundations (STF) by exploring the features and capabilities of EMC core technologies and products aligned to the Commercial market; encompassing storage platforms, networking, replication, backup & recovery, archive, virtualization, and management.
The Symmetrix Business Continuity Specialist Exam for Technology Architects (E20-510) will be updated on September 5, 2008.
The Network Attached Storage (NAS) Specialist Exam for Technology Architects (E20-540) will be updated on September 5, 2008. This exam will replace the Networked Storage (NS) Specialist exam (E20-533) which will be retired on October 31, 2008.
The Backup & Recovery Specialist Exam for Technology Architects (E20-590) will be updated on September 19, 2008.
The EMC Storage & Information Infrastructure Exam for Technology Architects (E20-500) will be updated on October 3, 2008.
Technology Architect Expert Exams
The Storage Management Expert Exam for Technology Architects (E20-840) was updated on August 15, 2008.
Please consult the internal EMC Proven Professional website for preparatory information.