Wednesday, 6 December 2017

C9060-600 IBM Cloud Object Storage V3.8 Implementation

Number of questions: 70
Number of questions to pass: 43
Time allowed: 90 mins
Status: Live

This exam consists of 5 sections described below.

Section 1: IBM Cloud Object Storage Concepts
Provide a high-level overview of the methodologies for deploying IBM Cloud Object Storage.
Describe the role of a Manager, Accesser, and Slicestor in a IBM Cloud Object Storage network.
Explain Erasure Coding and IBM Cloud Object Storage Architecture.

Section 2: Installation and Initial Configuration
Install IBM Cloud Object Storage.
Configure Manager, Accessers and Slicestors.
Create Cloud Object Storage - Storage Pools.
Create Access Pools.
Create Vaults and Vault Templates.
Create a vault mirror.
Create and Manage Users.

Section 3: Administration
Configure Preferences, Drive Health, and Advanced System Settings.
Back up and Restore System Manager.
Configure System Security (provides the means to create, delete, and maintain accounts).
Expand a Storage Pool.

Section 4: Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Monitor Device and Drive Health.
Recover and Replace Failing Devices and Drives.
View and export Reports from the System Manager.
Interpret the Performance Graphs.
Create alerts.
Collect Logs.

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Classroom Course

Course Title: IBM Cloud Object Storage Implementation and Administration

Course Duration: 16 Hours

Course Number: GST11

Course Abstract: All documentation for IBM Cloud Object Storage is delivered with the product and available in the help system. It is important to review the official system documentation in preparation for the exam. To access the documentation, start the Manager Web User Interface and click Help Index.

This course will provide a technical introduction to deployment and operation of the on-premise IBM Cloud Object Storage product. Topics covered include an overview of the product, installation, operations, troubleshooting, and integration with other IBM products including Spectrum Protect.

Business Partners - This course does qualify for You Pass We Pay.

Online course

VMControl 2.2 and Cloud Computing for Power Systems
This technical Webcast will present an overview of the latest VMControl capabilities and cloud computing for Power Systems. The discussion will include public and private clouds; IBM Systems Director VMControl 2.2; system pools; workloads; SAN integration with Tivoli Storage Productivity Center (TPC) and planning for VMControl and cloud.

Systems Software Overview
Systems Software is a critical business area for IBM and our customers. This session is for IBM sellers and Business Partners, and it will cover what Systems Software is and why it's important to customers and IBM. In addition, it will help sellers understand and apply IBM's Systems Software strategy to customer situations while addressing customer pain points and demonstrating significant business value through robust solutions.

IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager 4.2: Optimizing Data Center Energy Capacity
If your client is running out of electrical energy or cooling capacity in the data center, or if your client thinks there may be a problem but doesn't have the tools to be sure, then you have an opportunity for IBM
Systems Director Active Energy Manager. This podcast will focus on:
1) The pain points customers are facing to help identify opportunities
2) How Active Energy Manager can help you close a sale.

Web Based Training

IBM Spectrum Protect V7.1.7 Technical Overview
This presentation covers the new items introduced in Spectrum Protect (TSM) 7.1.7. These include Hybrid clouds, Amazon S3 cloud containers, Predefined Containers, Copy to Tape and tighter LDAP integration.

Thursday, 16 November 2017

C9020-663 IBM Systems: Storage Systems

Number of questions: 60
Number of questions to pass: 36
Time allowed: 90 mins
Status: Live


This exam consists of 5 sections described below.

Customer requirements 13%
Identify customer business drivers and goals as they relate to IBM business critical storage solutions.
Identify customer technology requirements as they relate to IBM business critical storage solutions.
Identify requirements of a customer's physical environment as they relate to IBM business critical storage solutions.

Pre-sales technical support 20%
Describe differences among the DS8000 hybrid flash systems and DS8880 all-flash systems and other IBM storage systems..
Describe technical capabilities of the DS8000 hybrid flash and DS8880 all-flash systems.

Solution architecture 27%
Describe a system that meets customer requirements.
Describe a replication solution that utilizes metro, global, three-site and four-site environments including sizing of connectivity requirements and copy services.
Describe licensing requirements appropriate for customer needs.
Identify requirements and benefits of additional external software.
Describe the TDA process.

Solution design and implementation 23%
Describe license management in the DS8000 hybrid flash and DS8880 all-flash systems.
Describe concepts associated with DS8000 hybrid flash and DS8880 all-flash systems' storage capacity.
Given a scenario, recognize critical factors in sizing storage solutions.
Given a scenario, recognize critical factors in host connectivity.
Given a scenario, describe copy services capabilities.
Describe remote support capabilities.
Describe local alerting features and functions.
Describe security features and functions.

Tools, features and resources 17%
Describe processes used to meet performance requirements.
Describe advanced functions.
Given a scenario, describe processes, procedures, or resources to help resolve installation and implementation issues.
Describe additional fee-based services and resources.

Overview
PartnerWorld Code: 23002406
Replaces PW Code: 23002405

Status: Live
This IBM Business Critical Specialist can work independently to provide pre-sales technical support, solution design including SAN, and implementation planning for the current IBM System Storage DS8000 Hybrid Storage and DS8880 All Flash family in an open systems and/or IBM z Systems mainframe environment to meet customer requirements. This specialist can identify customer requirements and architect and design appropriate solutions to meet the requirements.

IBM products included on this certification exam include IBM DS8884, IBM DS8886, IBM DS8888, IBM SAN, IBM Spectrum Control, IBM Spectrum Protect and IBM SAN Volume Controller with IBM Spectrum Virtualize software.

This specialist can perform the following tasks without assistance: articulate the differences (from other IBM storage) and/or advantages of currently marketed IBM System Storage DS8000 solutions in an IBM z Systems or open systems environment; correctly position the IBM System Storage DS8000 Hybrid Storage and DS8880 All Flash family in the IBM storage solutions portfolio; be familiar with general features of current and previous IBM DS8000 systems for purposes of upgrades and compatibility; have knowledge of IBM tools used to size and design a configuration to meet requirements (Disk Magic, Capacity Magic, eConfig); take technical responsibility for the pre-sales and pre-installation Technical Delivery and Assurance (TDA) process; recommend options for advanced functions appropriate to the OS environment, e.g., Global Copy, FlashCopy, Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, Metro/Global Mirror, QoS, thin provisioning, z/OS Global Mirror, HyperSwap, dataset FlashCopy, PAV, zHPF, and distributed data backup; understand architectural features, e.g., encryption, tiering, Transparent Cloud Tiering, RAS, and VMware integration; verify the interoperability of the solution via System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC) in the customer environment; understand and position the integration with PowerHA, IBM Spectrum Storage family, GDPS, and other IBM products; possess knowledge of the IBM support organization and resources and where to find assistance when needed; understand options available for migration and environments where they are applicable; have a basic understanding of Logical Storage Subsystem (LSS) and how it relates to copy services; understand basic concepts of DS8000 GUI and DS8000 CLI and have a basic understanding of financial concepts, e.g. budget, ROI, TCO, TCA, OPEX and CAPEX.

This specialist can perform the following tasks with assistance: provide post-sales support of the solution; develop a migration strategy; work in heterogeneous operating system environments, e.g., mainframe and open systems; and design business continuity solutions.

This specialist can use the following tools and resources: Knowledge Center; Disk Magic; Capacity Magic; STAT; eConfig; TDAs; IBM Sales Manual; System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC); and Redbooks..

Recommended Prerequisite Skills

Three months experience in an IBM System Storage DS8000 Hybrid Storage and DS8880 All Flash family pre-sales technical support role
24 months or more general storage experience and enterprise class storage experience
Understand implementation of a current IBM System Storage DS8000 Hybrid Storage and DS8880 All Flash family system in an open systems and/or mainframe environment and knowledge of upgrade path(s) from legacy IBM DS8000 family products
Understand SAN technology to support business critical solutions
Capability to work independently and effectively in complex environments


Tuesday, 7 November 2017

1Z0-976 Oracle CPQ Cloud Service 2017 Implementation Essentials

Exam Number: 1Z0-976
Exam Title: Oracle CPQ Cloud Service 2017 Implementation Essentials
Duration: 120
Number of Questions:  70
Passing Score: 70%
Format: Multiple Choice

General Administration Functionality
Define Company and User set up
Use the Migration Management Center
Explain Homepage Flows, Punch-Ins, and Page Templates
Perform Bulk Uploads and Downloads
Set up users and groups with access rights
Set up Partner Organizations
Create Usage reports and Site statistics
Perform the functions of File Manager
Access various system Log files
Perform various functions on Parts
Set up Invocation Rules

Configuration
Design the Product Structure (Product Family Hierarchy)
Set up Configurable Attributes
Design and Build an Array-Based Configuration
Design Configuration Rules
Describe UI / UX Heuristics
Describe the Order of Operations

Commerce Process
Design Commerce Pricing
Design Commerce Workflow
Design Approval Workflow and Notifications
Design Commerce UI and Access Rights
Design Commerce Rules
Invoke a commerce process
Describe the Order of Operations
Use Formula Management
Describe Customer-Specific Pricing

Document Designer
Create Document Designer (Layout, Elements, Conditions, Loops etc.)
Describe Language Translations
Design custom XSL Snippets
Describe Email Designer

Integration - CRM/ERP/REST APIs
Design and implement a Parts Integration (FTP / SOAP)
Design out-of-box integrations with CRM Systems
Design and configure webServices (SOAP and REST)
Design and integrate CPQ Cloud with ERP or other backend systems
Install and configure a CPQ Cloud Managed Package
Develop Environment and Testing strategies
Describe the CPQ Cloud ICS adapter
Design and implement an FTP Data Import

BigMachines Language (BML)
Explain and use BML
Explain BMQL and its use cases
Write and design BML scripts
Design Integrations using BML
Use BML functions
Explain BML Library functions

Subscription Ordering and BOM Mapping

Explain BOM Mapping
Implement BOM Mapping
Configure Subscription Ordering

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QUESTION 1
Consider the following requirements for integration with Salesforce:
Quote information needs to be pushed back to Salesforce and synchronized.
You must be able to synchronize a Quote with up to 1000 lines back to Opportunity Product object in Salesforce.
Based on these requirements, which three XSLs would you use to provide the integration?

A. SFDC Opportunity - Import
B. SFDC Quote - Upsert
C. SFDC Products – Upsert All (200, 400, 600, 800, 1000)
D. SFDC Quote – Process Updates
E. SFDC Opportunity - Upload

Answer: C,D,E

QUESTION 2
Which is a recommended option for using Oracle CPQ Cloud SPQ Cloud BigMachines WebServices?

A. Hard code URLs into BML when making GET and POST calls.
B. Store XML templates in file manager and use them from within BML.
C. Make WebServices calls directly from the rules.
D. Save and reuse session IDs regularly.

Answer: B

QUESTION 3
What is the correct order of execution of Configuration rules for an attribute that has both Recommendation and Constraint rule written on it?

A. Hiding, Constraint, Recommendation, Recommended Item
B. Recommendation, Recommended Item, Hiding, Constraint
C. Recommendation, Constraint, Recommendation, Hiding, Recommended Item
D. Constraint, Hiding, Recommendation, Recommended Item

Answer: A

QUESTION 4
How can action buttons be hidden in Commerce?

A. by using Commerce hiding rules
B. by using Configuration hiding rules
C. by using profiles and steps in Commerce
D. by putting the action button bar on a hidden tab in Commerce

Answer: B

QUESTION 5
The following BML code in Config encountered an HTTP 404 error from someurl.com.
urldatabypost (http://someurl.com, “a1=v1&a2=v2”, “call failed”)
Which two statements are true?

A. The call will return “HTTP 404 Not Found”.
B. The call will return “call failed”.
C. An HTTP error will be displayed in red text with the message “HTTP 404 Not Found” at the top of the configuration screen.
D. The HTTP error will be captured in the BigMachines Error Logs: bm.log.
E. An unhandled exception will be displayed in red text at the top of configuration screen.

Answer: B,E

Thursday, 5 October 2017

C2170-051 BM i2 Analyst's Notebook V8.9

Test information:
Number of questions: 53
Time allowed in minutes: 105
Required passing score: 62%
Languages: English

Related certifications:
IBM Certified Analyst - i2 Analyst's Notebook V8.9

This multiple-choice test contains questions requiring single and multiple answers. For multiple-answer questions, you need to choose all required options to get the answer correct. You will be advised how many options make up the correct answer.
This test is designed to provide diagnostic feedback on the Examination Score Report, correlating back to the test objectives, informing the test taker how he or she did on each section of the test. As a result, to maintain the integrity of each test, questions and answers are not distributed.

The test contains five sections totalling 53 multiple-choice questions. The percentages after each section title reflect the approximate distribution of the total question set across the sections.

Section 1 - General IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook Application Knowledge (17%)
Understand the key elements of entities and connections
Understand and describe the purpose of an identity
Distinguish the differences between data locations such as date and time, and cards
Understand standard attributes

Section 2 - Manual Chart Creation (17%)
Implement methodologies on creating charts from unstructured data
Add and change entity representations and types
Add links and change link properties
Differentiate between the structure of association and timeline charts
Add standard attributes and create custom attributes

Section 3 - Import Data to Create a Chart (21%)
Analyze how to structure the source data for import
List some of the different file formats that may be imported into IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook
Demonstrate ability to standardize data using Column Actions
Select appropriate import designs
Use Assign Columns to specify how to create a chart
Format date and time within an Import Specification
Identify how to resolve warnings and errors when running an Import Specification

Section 4 - Basic Principles and Analysis Tools (34%)
Differentiate between analysis functions
Construct a question and select key data using Visual Search
Demonstrate comprehension of the features in List Items
Construct a search using wildcards and regular expressions
Identify potential duplicate entities and merge them
Identify trends in data by using Filters, Histograms and the HeatMatrix
Analyze the role of semantic types in IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook
Know the differences between the centrality measures in Social Network Analysis
Demonstrate how to run a Conditional Formatting Specification and create custom Conditional Formatting Specifications
Select an appropriate chart layout for a specific task

Section 5 - Analysis to Presentation Charts (11%)
Create a presentation chart from an analytical chart
Manipulate association and timeline charts for presentation
Create and implement the different functionalities of a Legend
Understand different dissemination tools in IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook

IBM Certified Analyst - i2 Analyst's Notebook V8.9

Job Role Description / Target Audience
This intermediate level certification is intended for professionals who are regular users of IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook V8.9. A minimum of six (6) months of experience in the product is recommended before attempting this certification.

This certification is relevant to national security law enforcement and commercial intelligence/fraud/information analysts, supervisors and managers who actively use the product, as well as researchers.

These professionals typically perform some or all of the following:
create intelligence analysis products
create associations and timeline charts; develop pattern of life
analyze financial and communication data
analyze networks and nodes
deconstruct organized crime groups
apply analytic trade craft
import structured data
assess and communicate analytical data through presentation charts

Recommended Prerequisite Skills
Before preparing for this certification, basic understanding of the following is recommended and assumed:

knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Office Suite

In preparing for this certification, the following IBM courses are recommended to further improve your skills:
9I02G: IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook Essentials
QUESTION 1
The investigator wants to perform a search for "FARADAY" in Analyst's Notebook. Which wildcard
search will return the desired results?

A. F?Y
B. F*AY
C. F*day
D. FA???

Answer: B

Explanation:


QUESTION 2
Which of the following will find all entities within two links of separation in a specific direction, and
in chronological order of a targeted entity?

A. Find Path
B. Find Linked
C. Visual Search
D. Find Matching Entities

Answer: B

Explanation:


QUESTION 3
Which of the following is a semantic type that can be assigned to the chart items from the
Semantic Type Library?

A. Chart semantic types
B. Entity semantic types
C. Palette semantic types
D. Identity semantic types

Answer: B

Explanation:
QUESTION 4
An analyst is creating an Import Specification. During the Assign Columns step, which task MUST
be performed?

A. Assign all the identities.
B. Create more than one entity.
C. Add additional entities and links.
D. Assign all of the columns in the spreadsheet.

Answer: A

Explanation:


QUESTION 5
The Filters and Histograms feature in Analyst's Notebook allows the user to do all of the following
EXCEPT for the ability to:

A. use analysis attributes for analyzing data.
B. isolate data based on filters or histograms selected.
C. drill-down into the data to do more in depth analysis.
D. view the data in different ways while at the same time changing the underlying data.

Answer: D

Explanation:

Thursday, 31 August 2017

C2150-604 IBM Security SiteProtector System V3.1.1 Security Analysis

Test information:
Number of questions: 50
Time allowed in minutes: 90
Required passing score: 62%
Languages: English

Related certifications:
IBM Certified Analyst - Security SiteProtector System V3.1.1

The test consists of 5 sections containing a total of approximately 50 multiple-choice questions. The percentages after each section title reflect the approximate distribution of the total question set across the sections.

Section 1 - Monitor, analyze, categorize, and manage the events (22%)
View event details, and understand their criticality and security event information. For example, utilize the Guided Questions to gather information about an event or group of events and the Baseline function to monitor changes in the number of events.

Use filters in event analysis including basic filtering, incident/exceptions baseline and events aggregation.
Use the ticketing system to manage security incidents.

Section 2 - Monitor the system�s health (19%)
Monitor the components of the SiteProtector system.
Monitor the agents managed by the SiteProtector system.
Manage system alerts, notifications and health status indicators.
Configure notifications to receive alerts for specific health status.

Section 3 - Tuning (18%)
Manage SiteProtector policies.
Apply and manage PAM tuning parameters.
Manage and maintain the SiteProtector database.

Section 4 - Maintain the SiteProtector system components (22%)
Demonstrate understanding of SiteProtector architecture.
Update SiteProtector components.
Maintain the license.
Correct common SiteProtector error messages.

Section 5 - Report (18%)
Identify the appropriate report template for report generation.
Create a report.
Manage reports.
Schedule the report.
Use the Analysis tab for report generation.
Troubleshoot common report generation issues.

IBM Certified Analyst - Security SiteProtector System V3.1.1

Job Role Description / Target Audience
This intermediate level certification is for security analysts who monitor, analyze, categorize, and manage the events, monitor the system-s health, tune, maintain the SiteProtector system components and create reports. They also perform routine software operational tasks and product maintenance.

These security analysts are generally self-sufficient and able to perform most of the tasks involved in the job role with limited assistance.

To attain the IBM Certified Analyst - Security SiteProtector System V3.1.1 certification, candidates must pass 1 test. To prepare for the test, it is recommended to refer to the job role description and recommended prerequisite skills, and click the test link below to refer to the test objectives (skills measured on the test) and the test preparation tab (for educational sources and sample questions).

Recommended Prerequisite Skills
Basic product knowledge of IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System (GX) V4.6.2 and IBM Security Network Protection (XGS) V5.3.1
SQL Server function and basic administration of Windows server operating system
Knowledge of network security

Thursday, 24 August 2017

C5050-300 Foundations of IBM DevOps V1

Test information:
Number of questions: 61
Time allowed in minutes: 90
Required passing score: 70%
Languages: English, Japanese

Related certifications:
IBM Certified Solution Advisor - DevOps V1

Section 1 - DevOps Principles
Define DevOps
Summarize different development approaches
Explain and identify delivery pipelines
Explain lean principles
Explain DevOps practices
Describe Collaborative Development
Describe Continuous Integration
Describe Continuous Delivery
Describe Continuous Deployment
Describe Continuous Availability / Service Management / Monitoring
Describe Continuous Security / Security for DevOps
Explain Shift-Left Test /Continuous Test
Explain Shift Left Ops
Explain Multi-speed IT
Explain Continuous Feedback
Explain the implications of the �12 Factor app� design principles for DevOps
ITIL and DevOps

Section 2 - Adopting DevOps
Describe business and IT drivers of DevOps
Explain the barriers to adoption of DevOps
Explain how to build a roadmap for DevOps adoption
Explain how to adopt DevOps in Multi-speed IT environment
Explain other continuous improvement approaches
Illustrate the cultural & organizational differences when transforming from traditional to DevOps processes
Explain the benefits of Design Thinking for DevOps process adoption

Section 3 - IBM DevOps Reference Architecture & Methods
Describe IBM DevOps Reference Architecture pattern
Explain the IBM point of view on DevOps
Explain DevOps for Microservices
Explain DevOps for Cloud Native
Explain DevOps for Cloud Ready
Explain Cloud Service Management Operations
Describe the IBM Bluemix Garage Method
Define and identify the common components of a DevOps Tool chain
Describe the key architectural decisions made to adopt DevOps
Describe the concepts of Software Defined Environments

Section 4 - Open Standards, Open Source & Other Common Components of DevOps
Identify tools for Build & Deploy
Identify other common tools and their uses
Describe common container technology
Explain the applicability of open standards for DevOps

Section 5 - IBM Solution for DevOps
Describe the IBM solutions for the THINK phase in DevOps
Describe the IBM solutions for the CODE phase in DevOps
Describe the IBM solutions for the DELIVER phase in DevOps
Describe the IBM solutions for the RUN phase in DevOps
Describe the IBM solutions for the MANAGE phase in DevOps
Describe the IBM solutions for the LEARN phase in DevOps
Describe the IBM solutions for the CULTURE phase in DevOps
Describe the IBM solutions for Security in DevOps
Describe the IBM solutions for transformation and connectivity in DevOps
IBM Certified Solution Advisor - DevOps V1

Job Role Description / Target Audience
An IBM Certified Solution Advisor - DevOps V1 is a person who can clearly explain the benefits and underlying concepts of DevOps, and has practical experience of implementing DevOps processes and solutions for clients. They can advise stakeholders on how to adopt DevOps, how to overcome barriers, and how to realize the business benefits of DevOps. They can also demonstrate how the leading industry, Open and IBM solution offerings can help customers realize these benefits.

Key areas of competency include:
Clearly articulate the benefits of DevOps for driving business agility and continuous innovation.
Advise stakeholders on how to remove barriers to the adoption of DevOps, and implement organizational change and continual process improvement.
Have a deep working experience of Continuous delivery (integration, delivery, collaboration, innovation) practices.
Experience of application development lifecycle, operational methods, SCM, version control and common tooling for cloud-ready and cloud-native application development.
Working knowledge of development, test automation and virtualization, deployment, and operational best practices.
Understand the IBM DevOps reference architecture patterns, and can apply them to DevOps solutions.
Recommend the best approach, tooling and consumption models (on premises / public / SaaS) across the IBM solution portfolio (and leading open toolchain components).

Recommended Prerequisite Skills

The following qualifications are requirements for success:
Advanced knowledge of DevOps principles, practices, and development approaches
Advanced experience of Continuous delivery (integration, delivery, collaboration, innovation) practices.
Working knowledge of the IBM DevOps Reference Architecture and associated adoption patterns.
Working knowledge of tooling and consumption models (on-premises / public / SaaS) from the IBM DevOps portfolio.
Working knowledge of the IBM DevOps solution offerings.

Requirements
This certification requires 1 test(s).



QUESTION 1
Which type of tests are designed to verify that security features such as authentication and logout work as expected?

A. build verification
B. network vulnerability
C. functional security
D. synthetic user

Answer: B


QUESTION 2
When long lived source control management (SCM) branches are merged, significant amounts of network can be required to resolve code conflicts. Which DevOps practice addresses this problem?

A. continuous integration
B. test-driven development
C. A/B testing
D. continuous deployment

Answer: B


QUESTION 3
What are two key metrics for cloud native applications? (Choose two.)

A. performance
B. stability
C. mean time between failures (MTBF)
D. first failure data capture (FFDC)
E. speed of change

Answer: A,E

Explanation: References:


QUESTION 4
Which volume of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) should be an integral part of every stage of the ITIL service management framework?

A. ITILService Design
B. ITIL Service Operations
C. ITIL Continual Service Improvement
D. ITIL Service Strategy

Answer: C

Explanation: References:


QUESTION 5
How does adopting DevOps help improve insight into the real value of applications?

A. by using mean time between failure (MTBF) metrics
B. by using customer feedback
C. by using usage statistics for cloud native applications
D. by using analytical analysis for return on investment (ROI) calculations

Answer: A


Friday, 11 August 2017

C2150-210 IBM Security Identity Governance Fundamentals V5.1

Test information:
Number of questions: 47
Time allowed in minutes: 90
Required passing score: 58%
Languages: English, French, Latin American Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil)

Related certifications:
IBM Certified Associate - Security Identity Governance V5.1

Certifications (13%)
Define certification dataset and campaign�
Define signoff options
Define supervisor and reviewer activities
Define notification configuration�

Role Management (9%)
Define role structure
Publish role and define visibility
Consolidate role

Role Mining (15%)
Load Access Optimizer data
Create Role Mining session
Analyse statistics charts to identify candidate role
Analyse assignment map to identify candidate role
Analyse entitlement and user coverage to identify candidate role�
Leverage candidate role in IAG warehouse

Role Maintanence and Health (6%)
Identify unused roles
Retire role
Setup Role Certification campaign

Reporting (13%)
Identify standard report
Customize report layout
Configure scope visibility
customize query and add filter criteria
configure authorization to report for selected users

Separation of Duties (17%)
Define Business Activities
Define SoD Policy
Define Technical Transformation
Analyse Risk Violations
Define Mitigation Controls
Setup Risk Violation Certification Campaign

Installation (9%)
Prepare database server and schema
Configure virtual machine
Install virtual appliance
Configure database connections

Enterprise Integration (4%)
Identity ISIM and ISIG integration options
Identify supported connectors

ISIG Authorization Model (9%)
Define functional authorization for ISIG users
Restrict the data portion for a functional authorization
Define and use Attribute Groups

Access Request Management (9%)
Identify common process activities
Identify UI customization options
Review access request status

IBM Certified Associate - Security Identity Governance V5.1
Job Role Description / Target Audience
An IBM Certified Associate - Security Identity Governance V5.1 is an individual with entry level knowledge and experience with IBM Security Identity Governance V5.1 . This individual is knowledgeable about the fundamental concepts of IBM Security Identity Governance V5.1 through hands on experience. The associate should have an in-depth knowledge of the basic to intermediate tasks required in day-to-day use of IBM Security Identity Governance V5.1 . The individual should be able to complete these tasks with little to not assistance from documentation, peers or support.

Key Areas of Competency
IBM Security Identity Governance UI from an admin and end user perspective
Identify the key ISIG features
Understand the benefits of using ISIG for identity and access governance.

Recommended Prerequisite Skills
Working end user knowledge of IBM Security Identity Governance V5.1
Understand Identity Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) infrastructure such as audit, reporting, access
review, and certification.
Experience with role modeling and role mining
Experience with role healthcare and maintenance.
Understand the ISIG entitlement model and how to leverage it to build target application authorization models.
Understand the ISIG authorization model and access governance responsibilities.
Experience performing an RFP in the access governance space.
Understand business activity-based separation of duties modeling for better business and auditor readability.
Understand typical functionality of access request workflows such as manager approvals.

Requirements
This certification requires 1 test(s).