Data Protection Professional (DPP) Certification
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.
Exam Content Outline
The exam itself consists of 60 multiple choice scored questions with a 150 minute time limit, covering the following topics:
| 1 | Local Protection | 32% |
| 1.01 | Data Availability | |
| 1.02 | Snapshots | |
| 1.03 | SafeMode | |
| 1.04 | Protection Groups | |
| 1.05 | Policies | |
| 2 | Off System Protection | 40% |
| 2.01 | Snapshot Replication (FlashArray) | |
| 2.02 | File Replication (FlashBlade, FlashArray Files) | |
| 2.03 | Offload (FA Snapshot) | |
| 2.04 | Object Replication (FlashBlade) | |
| 2.05 | Pods | |
| 2.06 | ActiveDR | |
| 2.07 | ActiveCluster | |
| 2.08 | Cloud | |
| 2.09 | Kubernetes Protection | |
| 2.10 | Pure Protect | |
| 2.11 | Security | |
| 3 | Tools and Planning | 28% |
| 3.01 | Feature Compatibility | |
| 3.02 | Architecting Data Protection Strategies | |
| 3.03 | Pure1 Data Protection Assessment Dashboard | |
| 3.04 | Pure1 Anomaly Detection | |
| 3.05 | Sizer Tool | |
| 3.06 | Pure1 Data Resiliency Score | |
| 3.07 | ESG |
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.