posted Mar 31, 2013, 8:06 AM by Jageshwar Tripathi
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updated Apr 1, 2013, 5:27 AM
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Very few people are aware that there are certifications available for
SOA professionals. Whether these certificates are useful or not? One
should go for them or not? I am not saying yes to these questions. In
fact I will say no. But still for the benefit of the readers I am
listing some information related to SOA certifications:-
IBM SOA CertificationsIBM has three types of certifications related to SOA
SOA Software Group certifications
IBM Certified SOA Associate [2008]
According
to IBM website this test is for : This entry level certification is
intended for individuals who work on SOA projects, such as architects,
technical sales people, sales people, administrators, application
developers, business analysts, project managers, system integrators,
business integrators, managers, project sponsors and others.
IBM Certified SOA Solution Designer [2007]
According
to IBM web site : This intermediate level certification is intended for
solution designers, or consultants and architects with previous
experience designing SOA application components and business integration
solutions. They are part of project teams responsible for designing SOA
solutions.
SOA Software Group Platform
IBM Certified Administrator for SOA Solutions - WebSphere Process Server V6.1
According
to IBM web site : This intermediate level certification is intended for
system administrators that perform the installation, configuration and
day-to-day tasks associated with ensuring the smooth and efficient
operation of the WebSphere Process Server runtime environment. This
includes product installation, configuration and deployment of business
processes and adapters, connecting to back-end resources and basic
troubleshooting. These individuals tune the WebSphere Process Server
runtime environment with respect to resource utilization, scaling,
clustering and load balancing as appropriate.
According to IBM website they will remain with these existing tests for year 2009.
More info on IBM website:- http://www-03.ibm.com/certify/certs/soa_index.shtml
BEA (Now Oracle) SOA CertificationOracle SOA Architect Certified Expert
According
to Oracle website:- The SOA Enterprise Architecture candidate
understands both technical and organizational issues and how to deal
with conflict between the two using best practices, design principles,
and industry-standard organizational models. A SOA Enterprise
Architecture Certification designation demonstrates a high level of
expertise in applying the Oracle SOA Domain Model and Reference
Architecture to enterprise-scale scenarios.
Education website of Oracle has some online courses for SOA:
SOA: Architectural Concepts and Design Principles (BEA)
SOA: Architectural Concepts of Service Infrastructure (BEA)
SOA: Architectural Concepts of Service Design (BEA)
Organization, Planning & Architectural Considerations for SOA (BEA)
SOA: Architectural Concepts of Service Infrastructure - LVC (BEA)
Organization, Planning & Architectural Considerations for SOA - RWS (BEA)
They offer-Instructor Led Training, Live Virtual Class, Private Events
More information on Oracle education website:-
About Exam - http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=284
About courses - http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getSearchResults
Others
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