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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.

 

Dell Technologies Unified Workspace 2020

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. 

Dell Technologies Unified Workspace 2020 Training & Assessment

AND

VCP-DW 2018 or VCP-DW 2019 or VCP-DW 2020: VMware Certified Professional Digital Workspace

 

Dell Technologies and VMware Co-Skilled Associate - Converged Systems and Hybrid Cloud

This badge recognizes the achievement of the Dell Technologies Certified Associate - Converged Systems and Hybrid Cloud Version 1.0 certification combined with the VMware Certified Associate – Digital Business Transformation. Earners are able to articulate Digital & IT transformation activities, demonstrate understanding of virtualization concepts & how they drive an enterprise’s digital agenda. They know how Dell Technologies and VMware products and technologies play a part in those activities. 

DCA-CSHC: Dell Technologies Certified Associate - Converged Systems and Hybrid Cloud

AND 
VCA-DBT: VMware Certified Associate Digital Business Transformation

OR
VCA-DBT: VMware Certified Associate Digital Business Transformation 2020

Dell Technologies Cloud Platform Administrator 2020

Earners of this badge can manage vSphere infrastructure along with VxRail appliance as part of the Dell Technologies Cloud Platform solution. Using best practices to provide a powerful, flexible, and secure foundation for business agility that can accelerate the transformation to cloud computing.

 

DCS-SA Specialist – Systems Administrator, VxRail Appliance Version 1.0
AND

VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization 2020 (VCP-DCV 2020)

 

Dell Technologies Cloud Platform Implementor 2020

Earners of this badge can implement vSphere infrastructure along with VxRail appliance as part of the Dell Technologies Cloud Platform solution. Using best practices to provide a powerful, flexible, and secure foundation for business agility that can accelerate the transformation to cloud computing.

 

DCS-IE Specialist – Implementation Engineer, VxRail Appliance Version 1.0
AND

VCF 3.9.0 on VxRail Concepts, Design, Implementation - Assessment Test 

AND

VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization 2020 (VCP-DCV 2020)

OR

VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization 2019 (VCP-DCV 2019)

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:

DCS-SA Specialist - Systems Administrator, Avamar Version 8.0

DCS-SA Specialist - Systems Administrator, Avamar Version 9.0

DCS-IE Specialist - Implementation Engineer, Avamar Version 8.0

DCS-IE Specialist - Implementation Engineer, Avamar Version 9.0

DCS-SA Specialist - Systems Administrator, NetWorker Version 7.0

DCS-IE Specialist - Implementation Engineer, NetWorker Version 7.0

AND

Complete the Data Protection Suite (DP Suite) Training and pass the Authorization Test

AND

Specialist – Implementation Engineer, PowerProtect Data Manager Version 1.0

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