1. Top
10
Cloud
Computing
Certifications
for
2012
Glen
Roberts
–
President
Cloud
Security
Alliance
Austin
Chapter
2. Certificate
of
Cloud
Security
Knowledge
(CCSK)
* Cloud
Security
Alliance
* First
certification
on
cloud
computing
security
* Most
prestigious
cloud
computing
certification
* Study
prep:
CSA
Guidance,
ENISA
Cloud
Computing
Security
Risk
Assessment,
CCSK
Study
Guide,
CCSK
training
* Certification
requirements:
Pass
exam
(50
questions,
60
minutes,
80%
score)
* https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/education/certificate-‐of-‐cloud-‐
security-‐knowledge/
3. CloudU
Certificate
* Rackspace
Hosting
* Best
certification
program
available
on
cloud
computing
fundamentals
* Excellent
primer
for
IT
and
business
personnel
* Study
prep:
10
lesson
guides
on
cloud
computing
* Certification
requirements:
Pass
10
quizzes
(80%
score),
pass
exam
(50
questions,
80%
score)
* http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/cloudu/node/136
4. IBM
Certified
Solution
Advisor
–
Cloud
Computing
Architecture
* IBM
* Covers
cloud
computing
basics
and
IBM
offerings
* IBM
virtualization,
Websphere,
CloudBurst,
TSAM,
ISDM
* Study
prep:
IBM
product
documentation
* Certification
Requirements:
Pass
exam
(50
questions,
90
minutes,
68%
score)
* http://www-‐03.ibm.com/certify/certs/50001102.shtml
5. IBM
Certified
Solution
Architect
–
Cloud
Computing
Infrastructure
* IBM
* Targets
IBM
cloud
computing
reference
architecture
* IBM
virtualization,
Websphere,
CloudBurst,
TSAM,
ISDM
* Study
prep:
IBM
product
documentation
* Certification
Requirements:
Pass
exam
(49
questions,
75
minutes,
65%
score)
* http://www-‐03.ibm.com/certify/certs/50001201.shtml
6. Google
Apps
Certified
Deployment
Specialist
* Google
* Google’s
first
cloud
specialist
certification
* Covers
the
fundamentals
of
Google
Apps
for
Business
* Study
prep:
Apps100
course,
study
guide
* Certification
Requirements:
Pass
exam
(98
questions,
2
hours
and
45
minutes,
undisclosed
score)
* http://certification.googleapps.com/Home/overview
7. Certified
Force.com
Developer
* Salesforce.com
* Best
cloud
application
development
certification
* Specific
to
the
Force.com
platform
* Study
prep:
Building
Applications
with
Force.com
course,
Force.com
Fundamentals
book
* Certification
Requirements:
Pass
exam
(60
questions,
90
minutes,
68%
score)
* http://certification.salesforce.com/Developers
8. Salesforce.com
Certified
Administrator
* Salesforce.com
* Vital
certification
for
administrators
of
Salesforce.com
* Covers
Sales
and
Service
Clouds
* Study
prep:
Administration
Essentials
course
* Certification
Requirements:
Pass
exam
(60
questions,
90
minutes,
60%
score)
* http://certification.salesforce.com/Administrators
9. VMware
Certified
Professional
(VCP)
* VMware
* Most
popular
virtualization
certification
* Includes
coverage
of
vSphere’s
role
in
cloud
architecture
* Study
prep:
vSphere
5
class
* Certification
Requirements:
Take
class,
pass
exam
(85
questions,
90
minutes,
300
score
using
private
algorithm)
* http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?
plan=12457&ui=www
10. CompTIA
Cloud
Essentials
* CompTIA
* Covers
basic
concepts
for
IT
and
business
personnel
* Essentially
tests
for
knowledge
of
NIST
* Study
prep:
NIST
* Certification
Requirements:
Pass
exam
(50
questions,
60
minutes,
72%
score)
* http://certification.comptia.org/getCertified/certifications/
cloud.aspx
11. Certified
Cloud
Professional
(CCP)
* Arcitura
* Cloud
computing
basics
* Essentially
tests
for
knowledge
of
NIST
* Study
prep:
Cloud
Technology
Professional
Certification
Workshop,
self-‐study
kit
* Certification
Requirements:
Pass
fundamentals
exam
(undisclosed
exam
details),
pass
an
elective
exam
* http://cloudschool.com/certifications/cloudprofessional
12. About
Glen
Roberts
* Glen
Roberts
is
President
of
the
Cloud
Security
Alliance,
Austin
Chapter
and
also
manages
the
IT
Infrastructure
team
at
UFCU
* Glen
is
currently
a
student
at
SANS
Technology
Institute
where
he
is
working
on
his
Master
of
Science
in
Information
Security
Management
* You
can
reach
Glen
by
email
at
glenroberts@me.com
or
by
phone
at
(512)
966-‐3425