C1000-100 IBM Cloud Solution Architect v4

Number of questions: 64
Number of questions to pass: 44
Time allowed: 90 mins
Status: Live

An IBM Certified Solution Architect – Cloud is a person who can design, plan and architect a Cloud Solution on IBM Cloud. They can do this with limited assistance from support, documentation, and/or relevant subject matter experts.

Key Competency Areas
Demonstrate knowledge of Cloud concepts and architectural principles
Ability to evaluate customers current state and architect a Cloud solution
Provide solution recommendations based on current industry best practices
Recommended Prerequisite Skills/Knowledge

Basic understanding of:
IBM Cloud Reference Architecture
IT architectures and using Cloud solution patterns and Cloud Native architecture
IBM Cloud Service Management offerings
IBM Cloud architecture principles and patterns (reference architecture)
IBM software for IBM Cloud (Cloud Paks and Starter Kits)
RedHat Open Shift on IBM Cloud and IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service (IKS and ROKS)
IBM Cloud Compute capabilities
IBM Cloud Network capabilities
IBM Cloud Storage capabilities
IBM Cloud Platform capabilities
Designing a comprehensive IBM Cloud solution
Designing Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) solutions
Designing a solution incorporating emerging technologies (AI, Blockchain, and IoT)
The various types of clouds and -as a service- offerings
The cloud infrastructure technologies: systems, storage, security, networking, virtualization technologies, etc. (functional and non-functional requirements)

IBM Cloud Compute Options 24%
Describe and differentiate the various compute options available on IBM Cloud
Describe IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions offerings and their key options
Understand IBM Cloud Container Platforms
Describe the capabilities of the IBM Container Registry Service
Describe the capabilities of IBM Cloud Functions (Serverless)
Describe the capabilities of IBM Virtual Private Cloud

Design solutions based on Application Platform Capabilities 9%
Identify the core architecture of IoT solutions using IBM Internet of Things Platform
Utilize Watson AI services to add AI capabilities to IBM Cloud solutions
Design solutions using IBM Blockchain platform
Architect Cloud and Hybrid Cloud solutions using IBM Cloud Integrations

Data Analytics, Management, and Reporting Capabilities 8%
Understand the options and capabilities of analytics services on IBM Cloud
Understand the options and capabilities of Database services on IBM Cloud

IBM Cloud Storage Options 11%
Describe the options and capabilities of storage on IBM Cloud

IBM Cloud Networking Options 9%
Describe Hybrid Cloud Networking Capabilities
Apply appropriate Cloud Native Connectivity
Utilize Cloud Internet Services appropriately

IBM Cloud Security Options 11%
Explain IBM Cloud Security Options

Describe DevOps Capabilities 8%
Explain DevOps Build and Test
Explain Delivery Pipelines

IBM Cloud Resiliency Options 9%
Design for Disaster Recovery
Design for Resiliency

Service Management Principles 8%
Demonstrate knowledge of monitoring and alerting capabilities
Demonstrate knowledge of logging capabilities

IBM Cloud Paks 3%
Describe the Cloud Paks available on IBM Cloud