Overview
This exam is a qualifying exam for the Associate - Cloud Infrastructure and Services Associate (DECA-CIS) certification. This exam focuses on building cloud infrastructure based on a cloud computing reference model. It includes various aspects of cloud such as applications, cloud services and orchestration, modern infrastructure (physical, virtual, and softwaredefined infrastructure), business continuity, security, and service management that are essential for building a cloud infrastructure. This exam also focuses on the comprising technologies, components, processes, and mechanisms for each of these functions. A limited number of questions refer to product examples that are used in the training to reinforce the knowledge of technologies and concepts. Dell EMC provides free practice tests to assess your knowledge in preparation for the exam. Practice tests allow you to become familiar with the topics and question types you will find on the proctored exam. Your results on a practice test offer one indication of how prepared you are for the proctored exam and can highlight topics on which you need to study and train further. A passing score on the practice test
does not guarantee a passing score on the certification exam.
Exam Topics
Topics likely to be covered on this exam include:
Digital Transformation and Cloud Computing Reference Architecture (10%)
• Describe digital transformation, business and IT challenges, and IT
transformation key focus areas
• Describe essential characteristics of cloud computing reference
architecture, service models, and deployment models
transformation key focus areas
• Describe essential characteristics of cloud computing reference
architecture, service models, and deployment models
Application, Cloud Services, Orchestration, and Modern Infrastructure
(32%)
• Describe the need for application transformation, characteristics of
modern applications
• Describe cloud service functions, catalog, portal, service lifecycle,
automation, and orchestration
• Describe physical, virtual, software-defined infrastructure, and
infrastructure deployment options
Cloud Security and Business Continuity (37%)
• Describe security threats and related security mechanisms
• Describe the role of GRC
• Describe cloud service availability and fault tolerance mechanisms
• Describe data protection solutions
1-866-464-7381 Cloud Service Management and IT Transformation (22%)
• Describe cloud service portfolio and operation management
Describe the key focus areas of transforming IT
The percentages after each topic above reflects the approximate distribution of the
total question set across the exam.
