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:
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Database
- Storage
- OCI―Knowing Object Storage Basics
- OCI―Knowing File Storage Service Basics
- OCI―Knowing Block Volume Service Basics
- Compute
- Network
Below topics may not be that important for the certification (but, they are in the good-to-know category):
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure―Container Engine for Kubernetes Basics
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure―OCI Key Management Basics
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure―OCI DNS Service Basics
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure―OCI Load Balancing Service Basics
Finally, all your final understanding of OCI should be based on the official
Important Whitepapers
- 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
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or
accept your badge by clicking:
https://www.youracclaim.com/go/M6sEXm688474N984KVaYOw
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:
Blog Posts:
- Multi-Factor Authentication for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Users
- Introducing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing Metrics
- Making It Easier to Move Oracle-Based SAP Applications to the Cloud
- Oracle AMD Instances Outperform and Outprice Comparable AWS Instances
- Oracle Cloud Simplifies Identity Management with Enhanced Okta Support
