Cloud Block Store Specialist (CBSS) Certification
Uncomplicate your organization’s data by bringing the enterprise grade data services of Purity available on FlashArray to the public cloud. As a Pure Certified Cloud Block Store Specialist, you’ll learn how to deploy, manage, and support applications in the public cloud with Pure Storage Cloud Block Store™.
Exam Preparation
All on-demand courses are currently available at no charge through the Pure Academy with a login ID and password. Register for instructor-led training (ILT) and virtual instructor-led training (vILT) through your Pure Partner or Channel Account Manager.
See the Pure Certified Cloud Block Store Specialist Prep Course Overview for more details.
Exam Content Outline
The exam itself consists of 60 multiple choice scored questions with a 150 minute time limit, covering the following topics:
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1 |
Cloud Solution |
20% |
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1.01 |
Explain the Cloud Block Store (CBS) solution and basic architecture |
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1.02 |
Identify the value propositions of Pure Cloud Block Store |
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1.03 |
Identify available tools and processes |
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Architecture and Best Practices |
20% |
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2.01 |
Understand the underlying architecture of Cloud Block Store |
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2.02 |
Understand various methodologies for deploying Cloud Block Store |
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2.03 |
Explain different data at rest encryption options |
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2.04 |
Define network security control best practices |
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2.05 |
Identify best practices for optimizing cost in the cloud |
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3 |
Deployment |
15% |
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3.01 |
Identify checklist requirement for deploying CBS |
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3.02 |
Deploy Cloud Block Store with Different Methods |
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3.03 |
Learn how to deploy CBS from the cloud marketplace |
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Management |
25% |
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4.01 |
Learn how to access and manage Cloud Block Store |
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4.02 |
Learn how to connect VM Hosts to Cloud Block Store. |
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4.03 |
Explain workflow of provisioning volume storage |
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4.04 |
Understand data protection techniques |
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4.05 |
Recognize benefits of different replication technologies like sync, async, nearsync |
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4.06 |
Explain the benefit of Cloud Block Store hibernation |
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5 |
Solutions |
20% |
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5.01 |
Recognize benefits of different requirements for disaster recovery like recovery point objective, recovery time objective |
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5.02 |
Explain business continuity using ActiveCluster |
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5.03 |
Understand the value of cyber resiliency and ransomware protection |
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5.04 |
Learn how to integrate Cloud Block Store to native cloud services |
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5.05 |
Describe how to deploy resilient hybrid cloud solution for SQL |
Exam Registration
Once you are ready, register for your exam at the Pure Storage Certification Shop Front, as outlined in Step 2 of our Certification Experience Guide.