The authentication system of IBM, starting from the initial OS/2, mainly includes a series of certifications such as IBM eServer iSeries, AIX and IBM eServer pSeries, IBM DB2 information management, IBM WebSphere, XML, Lotus, e-business and Linux. It involves operating system, system management and application development, and is a huge authentication system.
In 2005, the average examination fee for IBM global vocational certification was RMB 1000 per course. As the IBM professional certification examination project is a part of the cooperation project of IBM China universities, the training courses are mainly conducted in universities. In order to reduce the financial burden of college students, the cooperation department of IBM University subsidizes the certification examination fees of college students in China. The examination fee is much lower than other certification examinations. Among them, each non-credit course exam is 150 yuan, and each credit course exam is 75 yuan. You only need 100 yuan to get the certificate, which is the most cost-effective choice for students who have no financial resources.
Different from other IT certifications, IBM mainly carries out certification work with cooperative universities. Candidates who want to sign up for the exam or training can directly contact the IBM University Cooperation Department of the corresponding university.
Microsoft Certification: A New Authority System is Forming
10 On June 25th, Microsoft officially announced a brand-new certification system and timetable, which was the biggest change since the establishment of MCP certification system in June 5438+0992. The new certification system is clearly divided into three levels: Microsoft technical series certification, Microsoft professional series certification and Microsoft architect series certification.
There is no restriction on the certificate of Technology level, and the corresponding certificate can be obtained through one or three exams, which means that candidates have the ability to master the core technical skills of Microsoft technology, and the MCTS certification in the new system belongs to this level.
Professional grade certificate, which is divided into IT professional certification and professional developer certification, proves that candidates have the comprehensive skills needed to successfully engage in a certain job. You need to hold the certificate of technical specialist first, and then take the exam of 1 to 3 to get the corresponding certificate.
Architect certificate, which is Microsoft's top certificate, proves that the candidate is a top expert in the field of IT architecture. For example, this series of MCA certification (Microsoft Certified Architect, Microsoft Certified Architect) has very strict requirements, requiring candidates to have 65,438+00 years working experience in IT industry and 3 years working experience as architects. The examination evaluation period is 1 week, and the examination fee is as high as 1 ten thousand dollars. Certificates are time-limited, and the concept of re-authentication is introduced.
With the official release of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006, a new generation of Microsoft authentication system will gradually take shape in the second half of 2006, and the authentication of MCTS, MCITP and MCPD, which are not familiar at present, will be as familiar as MCSE.
An industry insider said that Microsoft certification is the most well-known among foreign IT certifications, and the number of people who took the exam and passed the certification is also the largest. Because Microsoft has the largest market share in computer operating systems, it is common to pass Microsoft certification. The work of using Microsoft products, such as maintaining windows server system, requires the corresponding certification of server management.
Cisco certified: Pyramid of Training System
Cisco's training system can be represented by a pyramid, and its certification system consists of two directions: network installation and technical support track and network engineering and design track. Each direction is divided into three technical levels, namely assistant, professional and expert. Associate is the bottom foundation of the pyramid, and Professional is the middle part, Ex? Pert is the spire. At the bottom is CCNP (cisco certified Network Support Engineer), a basic certification of the cisco certified system, which can be said to be the most tested one among all cisco certified. At the top is CCIE (Cisco Certified Internet Expert). CCIE is one of the earliest Cisco certificate exams, which started at 1994. It is also one of the certificates with the highest gold content in the industry and one of the most difficult to obtain. Before taking CCIE exam, you don't need to obtain other Cisco certificates, but you must pass the written test (CCIE writ? Er), take the Cisco Lab Operation Examination (CCIE Lab). Later, Cisco added many certificates that were easier to obtain than CCIE.
It is reported that Cisco recently added two new storage certification titles to Cisco's series of qualifications: Cisco Storage Network Design Specialist and Cisco Storage Network Support Specialist.
Oracle authentication: database authentication comes first.
Oracle is not only the first company to launch RDBMS in the world, but also occupies most of the market share. To some extent, Oracle has become synonymous with RDBMS. -Oracle Bone Inscriptions certification expert OCP is an international examination certification center authorized by Oracle Bone Inscriptions Company to certify candidates' qualifications. Candidates are required to take 3-5 courses according to the examination standards.
Database Administrator Certification (OCPDBA) is a very popular authoritative professional certification, which was promulgated and implemented by Oracle Company. To get this certificate, you need to pass five certification exams. At present, OCP certification examination is divided into: database administrator, database administrator examination certification, referred to as DBA. The database administrator is responsible for the daily management, backup and recovery after the database crash; Database Operator Database Operator Certification Examination, referred to as DBO. Database operators are mainly Oracle 8 database management based on Windows NT, and can skillfully apply OEM and other tools to complete database operation and daily management. Database Developer Database Developer Certification Examination, referred to as DEV. Database developers should be able to skillfully use the tools of Developer/2000, establish various form applications, and establish various standard and customized reports. Java developer: Java developer exam; Application consultant: Oracle Bone Inscriptions product application consultant. Among them, Oracle DBA is the most popular, but it is also the most difficult to authenticate. At present, the cost of each OCP exam is $65,438 +025.
Sybase certification exam: recognized by 90 countries.
Sybase is the largest enterprise software supplier in the world, focusing on information management and information mobile technology. The company's database system software is characterized by high confidentiality and accuracy, and Sybase CPD certificate can be recognized in 90 countries around the world. Obtaining this certificate is proved to have first-class data protection and error correction ability, which is another trump card for database-related personnel to work and obtain employment.
In 2004, Sybase officially jointly launched the CPD certification examination in China. Sybase certification examination is divided into two levels: Associate and Professional, including: CPD-Associate (Sybase Certified power builder Developer-Associate), which requires a certain degree of experience in PowerBuilder development, and a systematic mastery of relevant concepts of PowerBuilder application development based on client/server architecture; CASA-Associate (Sybase Certified Adaptive Server Administrator-Associate) requires skills in application design, system management and technical support of Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise11.5. CSD-Associate (Sybase Certified SQL Developer-Associate) requires you to design effective applications and write effective SQL programs that conform to enterprise rules and operational data. Cpd-professional (Sybase certified power builder developer-professional) requires deeper experience in PowerBuilder application development, and can design effective, reusable and easy-to-maintain programs. CASA-professional (Sybase Certified Adaptive Server Administrator-Professional Edition) requires the system to master and master the concepts of database design and management, system performance adjustment and optimization, fault diagnosis and debugging.