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Certification Overview

Leverage the Dell Technologies Proven Professional program to realize your full potential. A combination of technology-focused and role-based training and exams to cover concepts and principles as well as the full range of Dell Technologies' hardware, software and solutions.

What is the value of certification?

Accelerate your career and your organization’s capabilities. Become part of a global professional community and gain exclusive benefits.

How do I get certified?

Follow the recommended steps to obtain your certification.

 

What certifications are available?

Select the technology, level and subject you are interested in, and then follow the link to the learning path, which includes exam information. 

Cloud

Cloud Infrastructure

Cloud Services


Converged Infrastructure

VxBlock

VxRail Appliance


Data Protection

Data Protection and Management

PowerProtect Data Manager

PowerProtect Cyber Recovery

Avamar

Data Domain

Networker

RecoverPoint

 


Data Science

Advanced Analytics

Data Engineering


Networking

PowerSwitch Campus

PowerSwitch Data Center


Security

Infrastructure Security


Servers

PowerEdge

PowerEdge MX

PowerEdge M1000e

PowerEdge FX2

PowerEdge VRTX

OpenManage Enterprise


Storage

ECS

PowerScale

PowerMax / VMAX

PowerStore

Dell EMC Unity

VPLEX

XtremIO


Where do I start?

Select the technology, level and subject you are interested in, and then follow the link to the learning path, which includes exam information. 

  • ❯Cloud
  • ❯Converged Infrastructure
  • ❯Data Protection
  • ❯Data Science
  • ❯Networking
  • ❯Security
  • ❯Servers
  • ❯Storage
  • ❯Enterprise Architect
  • ❯ Co-Skilled & Solutions

Cloud - Associate
Fundamentals training and knowledge of a technology

Cloud - Specialist
Role specific training, baseline skills in a given technology

Planning and Design Tracks:

DCS-CA: Cloud Architect, Cloud Infrastructure

Cloud - Expert
Advanced skills and experience in one or more technologies

Planning and Design Tracks:

DCE-CA: Cloud Architect, Cloud Services

Converged Infrastructure - Associate
Fundamentals training and knowledge of a technology

Converged Infrastructure - Specialist
Role specific training, baseline skills in a given technology

Data Protection - Associate
Fundamentals training and knowledge of a technology

Data Protection - Specialist
Role specific training, baseline skills in a given technology

Data Science - Associate
Fundamentals training and knowledge of a technology

Data Science - Specialist
Role specific training, baseline skills in a given technology

Networking - Associate
Fundamentals training and knowledge of a technology

Networking - Specialist
Role specific training, baseline skills in a given technology

Security - Associate prerequisite
Fundamentals training and knowledge of a technology

Security - Specialist
Role specific training, baseline skills in a given technology

Servers - Associate
Fundamentals training and knowledge of a technology

Storage - Associate
Fundamentals training and knowledge of a technology

Storage - Specialist
Role specific training, baseline skills in a given technology

Planning & Design Tracks:

DCS-TA: Technology Architect, PowerScale (Isilon) Solutions

DCS-TA: Technology Architect, Midrange Storage Solutions

DCS-TA: Technology Architect, PowerMax and VMAX All Flash Solutions

DCS-TA: Technology Architect, XtremIO Solutions

 

Deployment Tracks:

DCS-IE Implementation Engineer, Dell EMC Unity Solutions

DCS-IE: Implementation Engineer, PowerStore Solutions

DCS-IE: Implementation Engineer, Elastic Cloud Storage

DCS-IE: Implementation Engineer,  PowerScale  

DCS-IE: Implementation Engineer, PowerMax and VMAX Family Solutions

DCS-IE: Implementation Engineer, SC Series Solutions

DCS-IE: Implementation Engineer, VPLEX

DCS-IE: Implementation Engineer, XtremIO Solutions

 

Management Tracks:

DCS-IE: Implementation Engineer, PowerStore Solutions

DCS-IE Implementation Engineer, Dell EMC Unity Solutions

DCS-SA: Systems Administrator, Elastic Cloud Storage

DCS-IE: Implementation Engieeer,  PowerScale  

DCS-IE: Implementation Engineer, PowerMax and VMAX Family Solutions

DCS-IE: Implementation Engineer, SC Series Solutions

DCS-SA: Systems Administrator, VPLEX

DCS-SA: Systems Administrator, XtremIO Solutions

 

Support Tracks:

DCS-PE: Platform Engineer, PowerStore

DCS-PE: Platform Engineer, PowerScale (Isilon)

DCS-PE: Platform Engineer, PowerMax and VMAX All Flash

DCS-PE: Platform Engineer, XtremIO

Storage - Expert
Advanced skills and experience in one or more technologies

Enterprise Architect
Subject matter expertise with experience in business transformation solutions

Become the trusted advisor that drives digital transformation.

Learn more about the Enterprise Architect program 

Co-Skilled and Solutions Digital Badges
Badges issued in recognition of completing multiple certifications that together represent skills in specific Dell Technologies solutions. You are required to enter your 3rd Party Credential in your CertTracker Account – follow these step-by-step instructions.

VxRail and VMware Data Center Virtualization Administrator

This badge recognizes the achievement of the Proven Professional VxRail and VMware Data Center Virtualization Administrator Solutions Badge. Earners of this badge can administer vSphere infrastructure along with VxRail as part of the Dell Technologies cloud solution. Using best practices to provide a powerful, flexible, and secure foundation for business agility that can accelerate the transformation to cloud computing.

Specialist – Systems Administrator, VxRail Version 2.0

AND

VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization  VCP-DCV-2023 or VCP-DCV-2022*

 

VxRail and VMware Data Center Virtualization Implementor

This badge recognizes the achievement of the Proven Professional VxRail and VMware Data Center Virtualization Implementor Solutions Badge. Earners of this badge can implement vSphere infrastructure along with VxRail as part of the Dell Technologies cloud solution. Using best practices to provide a powerful, flexible, and secure foundation for business agility that can accelerate the transformation to cloud computing.

Specialist – Implementation Engineer, VxRail Version 2.0

AND

VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization VCP-DCV-2023 or VCP-DCV-2022*

 

Dell Technologies vSAN Ready Node

This badge recognizes the achievement of the Proven Professional vSAN Ready Node Solutions Badge. This badge validates an earner’s understanding of PowerEdge Rack and vSAN concepts and requirements. It also demonstrates proper vSAN design principles and best practices knowledge as well as working with storage, security and networking concepts and storage data services.

Specialist – Implementation Engineer, PowerEdge Version 1.0* or 2.0

AND

Specialist – Implementation Engineer, PowerEdge MX Modular Version 1.0

AND

VMware Specialist – vSAN 2023 or vSAN 2022*

Dell Technologies Unified Workspace

This badge recognizes the combined achievements of VMware Certified Professional – Digital Workspace certification and Dell Technologies Unified Workspace training. Earners of this badge can implement and administer Dell Command Suite, Dell Provisioning and its integration points with VMware Workspace ONE as well as configure, deploy, manage, maintain, optimize, and perform basic troubleshooting of VMware Workspace ONE and related solutions. 

Complete the Dell Technologies Unified Workspace 2023 Training and Assessment

AND

VMware Certified Professional Digital Workspace – VCP-DW-2023 or VCP-DW-2022

 

Dell Technologies Data Protection Suite

This badge recognizes the achievement of the Proven Professional Data Protection Suite Solutions badge. Earners of this badge have established deep technical knowledge in NetWorker or Avamar as well as a broad understanding of the full Data Protection Suite as a whole including: PowerProtect, Data Protection Advisor, Data Protection Central and Search.

Earn one of the following:

Specialist – Systems Administrator, Avamar Version 8.0* or 9.0

Specialist – Implementation Engineer, Avamar Version 8.0* or 9.0

Specialist – Systems Administrator, Networker Version 7.0*

Specialist – Implementation Engineer, Networker Version 7.0* or 8.0

AND

Complete the Data Protection Suite Training and pass the Authorization Test

AND

Specialist - Implementation Engineer, PowerProtect Data Manager Version 1.0* or 2.0

 

*Exams that have retired

 

Where can I find more information about certification?

 

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