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Data Protection Professional (DPP) Certification

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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.