Saturday, February 9, 2019

Oracle Certified Professional―How to Get Certified for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure


Was very happy to be certified as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2018 Certified Architect Associate.  Below I want to share my own experience on:
  • How to prepare for the certification exam (i.e. 1Z0-932)
  • How to register
    • Oracle has partnered with an external testing provider PearsonVue
  • What to expect afterwards

How to Prepare 


After working on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) for the past four years, I have lots of hands-on experience with it.  But, based on my previous certification experience with Oracle Database and Java, I know passing the certification exam is non-trivial.

After reviewing Exam Topics (see below), I have picked up my old practice of documenting what I read like before.  Here are the list of them on this blogger:
  • Duration:  105 mins
    • I had almost run out of time.  So, don't spend too much time on any specific question which you don't have confidence with.
      • You can mark questions for later review.
  • Number of Questions: 66
    • Some of them will NOT be counted into your score.
    • Half of the exam asks questions on how to provide solutions or troubleshoot issues given very detailed scenarios
      • You need to put on thinking hat on the level of understanding similar to the above whitepapers, not just basic concepts.
  • Passing Score: 65 %

How to Register


If you're ready to take your exam, schedule it now and pay directly with a credit card, or redeem a voucher you’ve purchased from Oracle. Either way, you'll schedule it through Oracle's external testing provider, PearsonVue.

If you're an Oracle Employee, you may also get a 30% discount voucher (internal link).

What to Expect After the Exam


Within 30 mins, you should be able to find out if you pass or fail the exam from CertView.  If you pass the certification exam, you will also receive an email from Acclaim (note that you need to create a new account with it) like below:

You've earned a badge from Oracle

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2018 Certified Architect Associate
Issuer: Oracle
or accept your badge by clicking:
https://www.youracclaim.com/go/M6sEXm688474N984KVaYOw


Exam Topics


Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Apply core Identity and Access Management (IAM) component
Describe resource location
Design federation with various identity providers
Apply IAM, governance, and security best practices

Database

Describe OCI Database options
Explain OCI Database Operations
Architect HA and DR solutions
Managing Autonomous Database

Storage

Understand OCI Storage options
Designing storage solutions for applications and database

Compute

Understand compute and sizing
Troubleshoot options using console connections and boot volume
Architect High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions
Describe image options

Network

Apply design concepts related to VCN components
Describe Public and Private IP addresses and virtual NICs
Apply VCN connectivity options
Understand remote network connectivity
Apply OCI Load Balancer concepts
Understand OCI Edge services
Apply OCI networking best practices

More Reading Materials


New Book:

White Papers:

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