The HP Master ASE - Converged Infrastructure Architect certification validates that the candidate has the vast technical knowledge and experience required to architect and oversee (at every level) the implementation of a highly-effective Converged Infrastructure solution. Additionally, and equally important, this candidate has the proven ability to present and explain this solution to the highest level of management, selling Converged Infrastructure, based on the business value it will deliver, while relating the customer's business problems to IT solutions.
Designed for a very elite group of top professionals across the globe, this certification signals that the architect is most highly qualified to:
- Lead an organization's data center transformation.
- Design and drive the development, specification and communication of the architecture plans.
- Select and recommend the appropriate components, technologies and products.
- Set the strategy for enterprise information across the new infrastructure.
- Effectively participate in business transformation projects.
- Identify opportunities to provide innovative solutions.
- Communicate with the high level decision makers.
Ideal Candidate
HP partner, employee or customer technical integration professional who has a minimum of ten years experience in enterprise level infrastructure design. Typical candidates often hold any of the following job roles or certifications:
- IT Architect/ Enterprise Architect
- Principal Technology Consultant.
- HP ExpertONE certified professional with a current ASE or Master ASE and APC
Prerequisites
No formal prerequisite certifications are required. However, a candidate should have the following:
- Very strong management-level presentation skills together with exceptional business skills
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library), TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework), or similar certification, or equivalent experience
- Strong technical background in IT technologies, including (but not exclusive to) servers,storage, networking, management and software, power & cooling, data centers, virtualization, and cloud computing
- Technology and design expertise in data centers
- Presales experience in competitive data center and/or cloud computing environments, including designing cost-effective data center solutions, solution sizing, developing proposals and Proof of Concepts, managing resources to implement a solution, coordinating technical and business resources, and leading change efforts and governance processes
- Concepts, managing resources to implement a solution, coordinating technical and business resources, and leading change efforts and governance processes
- Experience and knowledge with HP Converged Infrastructure and its related technologies, including (but not exclusive to) Flex Fabric, Smart Grid, Matrix OE, and others
- Familiarity with the Alinean tool, BladeSystem Power Sizing Tool, and eConfigure or Sales Builder for Windows
The required exam:
- Entrance exam (HP0-D18)
- Board Review Exam ( HP0-D19: create a Converged Infrastructure business solution and present to the board)