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HP ATA – Cloud certication

Introduction In today’s business environment, the lack of skills to execute IT technologies and cloud solutions is a r oadblock for many companies trying to stay competitive. The HP Accredited Technical Associate (ATA) certication (ATA)  certication addresses those issues by providing the industry’s rst architect-level, open-standards, cloud-focused curriculum and certication designed for the aca demic environment. A robust curriculum with practice exams and real-world H P lab experience, infused with the relevant business context, enables st udents to implement an IT solution from start to nish in small- and mediumsize environments. Through HP Institute, the HP ATA certication covers these ess ential IT areas: • HP ATA ATA – Connected Devices • HP ATA ATA – Networks* • HP ATA ATA – Server s and Storage • HP ATA ATA – Cloud

*A current Cisco Certied Network Associate (CCNA) certication will be accepted as a substitute for the HP ATA – Networks certi cation, which is a prerequisite for the HP ATA – Cloud certication.

HP ATA certication helps students gain higher job and earning potential through industry-recognized certication and high-qualit y education that provides practical experience with HP and industrystandard technologies. The HP ATA – Cloud certication provides the skills and knowledge required to understand a customer’s business objectives and to design, implement, and support end-to-end IT solutions in a small to medium business context. In the cour se, you will learn industry-standard virtualization technologies, including the planning and designing of common virtualized ser vices and their implications for customer needs. You will install, congure, and upgrade servers, storage, data networks, applications, and management in small and medium business environments. In addition, you will learn about hosted, co-located, and cloud solutions and the dierences in functionality and cost between those and a traditional on-premises solution. You will learn about the business implications of each option and the criteria for selecting the appropriate solution (or combination) for a given business scenario. See “Exam and course details” for more information.

 

Exam and course details Course name: Designing and Deploying Cloud Solutions (#00421554) Exam HP4-A04

Section

 Objective Objective

1. Explain and recognize industry-standard

• Describe and recognize common virtualization virtualization technologies and products and their implications for customer needs • Describe the business benets of Virtualization

cloud and virtualization technologies and their implications for customer needs

• Dene cloud and identify and describe various types of cloud services and their implications for customer needs • Describe the business benets and risks of using cloud services

2. Plan and design end-toend IT solutions for SMB customers

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Consult with an SMB customer to translate their business objectives into an enabling technology strategy Gather the customer’s technical requirements and assess existing infrastructure Design an end-to-end technical solution for an SMB customer, including on-premises, hosted, and cloud solution components Design online presence and hosted services solution elements (incorporating both onsite and cloud components as appropriate) Design an end-to-end solution for support/disaster recovery for an SMB customer Write and present a solution proposal to the customer decision-makers

3. Install, configure, and upgrade end-to-end IT solutions for SMB customers

Implement changes to the existing infrastructure to support solution— including servers, storage, data, network, clients , applications, and users (scenarios in teaching and testing)

4. Optimize and troubleshoot end-  end-  to-end IT solutions

• Apply the HP troubleshooting methodology in an end-to-end solution environment • Troubleshoot common issues in end-to-end solutions for SMB SMB customers • Optimize common performance issues in end-to-end solutions for SMB customers

for SMB customers 5. Administer and manage end-to-end IT solutions for SMB customers

Add users, groups, and profiles on cloud services in addition to local infrastructur e

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Exam details

Achieving an HP ATA – Cloud certication signies job-readiness in key IT roles:

To maximize results, it is recommended that students successfully complete the training and hands-on labs prior to the exam. The following are details about this exam:

• IT solutions solutions architect • Systems engineer • Technical support engineer • Network management management center center • System administrator

• Item types  types  Multiple choice • Exam time  time  50 minutes • No online or hard copy reference reference material allowed

• Helpdesk support For HP ATA certication, training is delivered through Certiport authorized centers and approved learning institutions. Certiport is the largest provider of academic certication programs in the world and is working with HP to deliver the HP Institute program worldwide. To To nd and a par ticipating school near you or to register for an exam, please visit  visit  certiport.com/hpstudent certiport.com/hpstudent..

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An email notication of test results will be sent 2–5 days after taking the exam.

Continuing career development To continue your career development, HP ExpertOne  ExpertOne provides everything you need to stay relevant and able to support the evolving needs of business and IT. ExpertOne provides training and certication for architecting, implementing, and supporting complete, end-to-end IT solutions with skill levels ranging from professional to master.

 

Certiport and HP Institute HP is partnering with Certiport, Inc. to co -develop and distribute the HP Institute program. Certiport is the world leader in performancebased certication program management solutions with more than 12,000 12 ,000 academic institutions worldwide. HP and Certipor t have developed a complete set of academic solution components. The academic components include HP Ocial Courseware textbooks, Remote Lab facilities, practice tests, and certication exams. All of these are designed for use by educators directly in the classroom environment.

HP ExpertOne HP helps organizations address the widening IT expertise gap with HP ExpertOne, the industry’s rst end-to-end learning and expertise program. It delivers comprehensive knowledge with real-world, hands-on experience to attain the critical skills needed to architect, design, and integrate multivendor, multiservice converged infrastructure and cloud solutions. HP Institute extends the ExpertOne approach, bringing the industry’s rst academic architect-level certication to high school and secondary schools

and traditional two- and four-year institutions. By injecting business value and practical experience into technology education, HP Institute helps academic institutions prepare more qualied IT professionals. Graduates will have the business insight and knowledge of HP and industry-standard solutions needed to be productive from day one— the same skills employers will seek most to help their businesses implement critical new technology strategies and solutions. For more information on the HP Institute or how please contact contact   [email protected] [email protected]    you can be involved,

Resources Students who want more information, visit  visit certiport.com/ hpjobready For information about HP Institute, visit  visit  hp.com/go/Institute For information about HP ExpertOne, visit  visit hp.com/go/ExpertOne For information about Certiport, visit certiport.com/hp visit certiport.com/hp

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