IBM Certified Solution Advisor – SoftLayer: Certification Prep

IBM Certified Solution Advisor - SoftLayer: Certification Prep

COURSE OUTLINE:

Description

This course is a comprehensive review of SoftLayer concepts and covers the six objectives of the Foundations of SoftLayer V1 exam. You will gain knowledge in uncommon topics to further prepare you for certification.ï¿½

This half-day course is taught as an interactive discussion including instructor lecture, demos, and self-study.

Audience

Individuals looking to achieve IBM Certified Solution Advisor ï¿½ SoftLayer certification
Business Partners seeking to achieve or maintain membership levels (silver, gold, and platinum)
Cloud and SoftLayer sellers

Learning Objectives

In-depth coverage of the six objectives required to pass the Foundations of SoftLayer V1 exam (C5050-100).

SoftLayer Introduction
SoftLayer Core Offerings
SoftLayer Ancillary Offerings
SoftLayer Advanced Offerings
SoftLayer Configuration
SoftLayer Workloads and Solutions

1. Cloud Computingï¿½

Cloud Definitionï¿½
Cloud Platform Servicesï¿½
Types of Cloudï¿½

2. SoftLayer Infrastructure Data Centers Optionsï¿½

SoftLayerï¿½
SoftLayer Data Centers Networkï¿½
Infrastructure Management System (IMS)ï¿½
SoftLayer SLA and MSAï¿½

3. Compute Serversï¿½

Virtual Serversï¿½
Bare Metal Serverï¿½
Private Cloud on SoftLayerï¿½
Hybrid Cloud on SoftLayerï¿½
Standard and Flex Imagesï¿½

4. Networking

SoftLayer Infrastructure Global Networkï¿½
Firewalls in SoftLayerï¿½
Load Balancersï¿½
Auto Scaleï¿½
Content Delivery Network (CDN)ï¿½

5. Storageï¿½

Cloud Storageï¿½
File Storageï¿½
Storage Configuration Optionsï¿½
Object Storageï¿½
QuantaStorï¿½
Comparing Storage Typesï¿½

6. Back Up and Disaster Recovery

EVault
Idera
Object Storage
Disaster Recovery

7. Managed Services

8. Designing for SoftLayer

IBM Cloud Computing Reference Architecture (CCRA)

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