Re: Required Certifications

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don,

The documentation needed to pass the tests are all listed.  There is 
also a practice test which is pulled from the same group of questions 
the real test is.

As to a study guide, RTFM.  It's all there.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 9/20/2012 1:21 PM, Don wrote:
> Be nice if there were cert test prep guides...like there are for most every
> other industry standard cert exam....
>
> DR2
>
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> If I understand it correctly COMMON now manages the RPG exams, so they
> are alive and well.
>
> The  IBM Administration test was just updated to V7
>
> A new IBM Administrator test was created that is for graduates or very
> recent graduates to show they learned what was needed in school to step
> into a shop and be productive.  Many of the tech schools in the upper
> Midwest are using it already.
>
> I don't think there is enough distinction between and operator and a
> junior administrator to actually have a operations test anymore.  If
> there is a need for an Operations test, COMMON now has the
> infrastructure and SME talent pool to create it.
>
> The new Virtualization Technical Support for IBM i (000-121) test is
> advanced enough that if you pass it, you know your stuff on IBM i (same
> for AIX for those that take that version)
>
> None of those are aimed at business partners, although truthfully you
> should strongly consider if you want to let a partner mess with your box
> that did not have those certs...
>
> Jim Oberholtzer
> Chief Technical Architect
> Agile Technology Architects
>
>
> On 9/20/2012 11:59 AM, William A. Hansen wrote:
> > >  Jim,
> > >
> > >  It's interesting that IBM updated the admin test, but dumped RPG.  What's
> happening with operations?   It looked like they were getting out of the
> certification business entirely, except for business partners.
> > >
> > >  Bill
> > >  William A. Hansen
> > >  whansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >  Manta Technologies Inc.
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