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With the arrival of spring comes a sense of renewal and making a fresh start. Now is a great time to earn IBM Cloud certifications from the IBM Center for Cloud Training (ICCT).

ICCT offers learners the chance to spring forward with curricula you can access anytime, anywhere, and follow at your own pace. Planning a spring trip? Learn on-the-go — on a plane, train, or while relaxing on the beach. Plus, ICCT makes it easy to earn your certification with performance support experiences to ensure you succeed!

IBM Cloud training programs include role-based and specialty certifications that are designed to validate skills and help professionals like you demonstrate expertise to employers and colleagues. Plus, ICCT programs help you better assist your clients — and boost your productivity and earnings.

Spring has sprung; IBM Cloud certifications can help you discover the light at the end of the tunnel.

What’s new at the IBM Center for Cloud Training

  • IBM Cloud Professional Architect Study Jam replay – and streamlined curriculum
  • IBM Cloud Advanced Architect badges
  • IBM Cloud Advocate certification exam in Spanish
  • Refreshed – IBM Cloud Professional Site Reliability Engineer study materials
  • Leap ahead – Why IBM Cloud for SAP certification
  • Be inspired – cloud success stories
  • Find your start with the Cloud Compass

 

Move ahead quickly – Access the IBM Cloud Professional Architect Study Jam replay

How much can you learn in 6 hours? A lot, with the ICCT Study Jam March replay. Learn the latest technologies and best practices for IBM Cloud architecture and use the Cloud Prep App to ensure that you pass the certification exam.

Watch the replay.

 

Accelerate the time to certify – IBM Cloud Professional Architect

Explore the new streamlined version of the IBM Cloud Professional Architect curriculum, reflecting the latest technologies and best practices for IBM Cloud architecture. The new curriculum is only 12 hours.

Learn more.

 

New arrival – IBM Cloud Advanced Architect badges

Already earned your Professional Architect certification? Try the IBM Cloud Advanced Architect learning plan. Earn the two new badges on your way to certification: concepts and options.

Visit the Advanced Architect learning path.

 

New – IBM Cloud Advocate certification exam available in Spanish

When you certify as an IBM Cloud Advocate, you will have a better understanding not only of technology’s future but also of what the cloud can do.

The IBM Cloud Advocate exam has been translated into Spanish joining English, Japanese, and Portuguese. The exam is now available for test takers on Pearson VUE.

 This Associate-level curriculum familiarizes learners with the basics of cloud computing and fundamental concepts of IBM Cloud, as well as some of its use and business cases. An IBM Cloud Advocate can distinguish between cloud services and deployment models, identify common categories of cloud infrastructure and services, and summarize the IBM Cloud platform.

Start your cloud journey today and take the exam en español!

View exam registration details.

 

Refreshed – IBM Cloud Professional Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) materials

 If you are thinking about improving your SRE skills, now is a great time!

From the overview of site reliability principles to securing data and monitoring incidents, the IBM Cloud Professional Site Reliability curriculum gives you a deep dive into the cloud challenges clients face and the tools they need to manage enterprise workloads in IBM Cloud environments.

The updated Professional SRE course content focuses on concepts and questions related to the certification exam.

Explore the Professional SRE learning path.

Explore the updated certification study materials for the IBM Cloud Professional Site Reliability Engineer curriculum to make it easier than ever to study for your exam.

Access Professional SRE flashcards, study guides, and practice quizzes.

Study on-the-go with the IBM Cloud Prep app.

 

Leap ahead – Everything you need to know about ICCT’s new SAP Specialty certification

Did you miss “IBM Cloud for SAP. Certify today. Succeed tomorrow.” on IBM Community Webinars? Don’t worry, the March episode is available anytime on replay.

This lively discussion highlighted the importance of earning your IBM Cloud for SAP Specialty certification, so you will be prepared to migrate your organization’s SAP workloads to IBM Cloud.

The conversation included deeper dives into upcoming changes to SAP support for its ERP platform, which will require moving SAP workloads from on-premises databases to the cloud-based SAP S/4HANA database; how the training curriculum and certification from the IBM Center for Cloud Training prepares professionals to recommend IBM Cloud architectures that meet SAP application requirements; and why it is important for cloud professionals to prepare by earning the necessary certifications now.

Watch the replay.

 

Leading by example – Teams earning cloud certifications

Hear how this client-facing team started their certification journey, quickly built momentum, credibility, and confidence, and created a culture where certification is central to everyone’s success.

Listen to Spotify.

 

Be inspired by cloud all-stars

Congratulations to Anderson Luis de Paula Silva and Atsumori Sasaki – cloud champions who have successfully earned all 14 certifications offered by ICCT, including the latest IBM Cloud Specialty certifications for VMware and SAP.

Inspired by the efforts of these exceptional professionals and learner demand, ICCT now offers certification exams in Japanese and Portuguese for its foundational program, IBM Cloud Advocate.

Read more about their success stories.

Note: At the time of these original success story interviews – before we announced the arrival of the IBM Cloud for VMware and SAP specialties – our cloud champions had earned the 12 certifications available.

 

All ICCT certifications: why—and how—did he do that?

Continuous learning – It’s the best way to grow

 

Know where to start with Cloud Compass

If all this inspires you to embark on your personal cloud learning journey, ICCT offers the tool to help you start — IBM Cloud Compass.

Arrive at your ultimate cloud certification destination with the guidance you need to quickly and easily begin your cloud journey. Cloud Compass points you in the direction that best fits your level of cloud expertise, your role as a professional, and the needs of your organization.

Give Cloud Compass a try.

 

It is always a good time to start your learning journey; this spring, give ICCT’s training a try. Take a step forward in your future by becoming cloud certified.

Let’s all spring forward into the cloud!

 

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