Professional Cloud Computing Architecture Certification

At the Shenzhen Summit of the Yunqi Conference on March 28, Alibaba Cloud Academy officially released Alibaba Cloud's first ACE (Alibaba Cloud Certified Expert, Alibaba Cloud Certified Senior Engineer) level certification-cloud computing architect, redefining the cloud computing architecture The industry's highest standards. The release of this certification also made up the last link for the Alibaba Cloud certification system, forming the Apsara Clouder (Scenario Skills Light Certification)-Assistant Engineer Certification (ACA)-Professional Engineer Certification (ACP)-Senior Engineer Certification (ACE) A complete set of domestic systems with the most complete, richest and innovative cloud computing and big data professional certification system.
As the current highest level of certification in the Alibaba Cloud certification system, the Cloud Computing Architect Certification is committed to creating the highest competence standards for architects in the cloud computing industry. The certification is mainly for Chinese enterprise cloud architects and ecological partners. In the next 3 years, 1,000 official certified top architects will be trained to provide effective support for Alibaba Cloud customers in enterprise-level architecture, solution implementation, and after-sales support. .

Song Hongwei, a senior expert at the Alibaba Cloud Ecology Empowerment Center, said that the development of cloud computing and informatization is no longer a requirement for cloud or cloud migration. Instead, it needs to help customers complete digital transformation and solve the deep business of customer business. The pain point requires a large number of professional architects to help users complete the design and implementation of business transformation architecture. The release of the cloud computing architect certification is to respond to the needs of business development, standardize the certification of architects, and then improve the service standards of partners, to provide enterprises with a better cloud architecture.

In the 29th Yunqi Conference Alibaba Cloud Computing Architect (ACE Level) special session, Alibaba Cloud Academy training expert Li Yishuai introduced the details of ACE certification.

The ability of a cloud computing architect

As a cloud computing architect, what capabilities should I have? Li Yishuai believes that system architects must not only have an in-depth understanding of the specific products of the lower layer, but also be very familiar with the architectural methods of the upper layer and fully understand the business, so as to plan the system architecture and provide reasonable business according to the characteristics and needs of the enterprise Cloud solution. Alibaba Cloud has had nearly 10 years of technology precipitation in the field of cloud computing. Architects have played an important role in the process of serving the government and enterprise cloud, and the value of cloud computing architects is not only the architects themselves. Architects often It reflects the roadmap of enterprise development and represents the ability of the business to go to the cloud. Therefore, Alibaba Cloud Architect Certification is committed to defining the highest ability standard of cloud computing architects for the cloud computing industry. Specifically, a qualified Alibaba Cloud cloud computing architect should have but not limited to the following capabilities

Identify and collect requirements in order to reasonably use Alibaba Cloud products to build Alibaba Cloud computing architecture solutions;
Able to carry out architecture selection and impact scope assessment for applications deployed in Alibaba Cloud;
According to the business needs of enterprises, Alibaba Cloud-based products introduce new services and functions to maximize the characteristics of scalability, security, reliability, durability, and cost-effectiveness;
Able to diagnose common problems in the operation of business systems built on Alibaba Cloud cloud computing products and find corresponding solutions.

According to Li Yishuai, becoming an official certified architect of Alibaba Cloud can not only produce obvious results in multiple dimensions such as the impact of Alibaba Cloud enterprise-level architecture technology on industry customers, solution implementation, and after-sales support, but also participate in Alibaba Cloud major Activities, carry out technical sermons, shape influence for individuals and enterprises, build the highest technology communicator system and standards of Alibaba Cloud; at the same time, they can also get the opportunity to recommend high-level job priority services through the Alibaba Cloud Academy talent market. The cloud computing architect certification exam will have a certain threshold, requiring users to have Alibaba Cloud ACP cloud computing certification and more than 5 years of cloud computing field work experience to participate in the exam.

Alibaba Cloud certification system

Alibaba Cloud Academy is Alibaba Cloud's official innovative talent training platform. It integrates Alibaba Cloud's official skill certification, Internet college, developer classroom, open laboratory, offline training, university cooperation, and talent market. It combines online and offline to create a comprehensive New talents in cloud computing, big data and cloud security in the DT era.

The new Alibaba Cloud certification system is shown in the figure below, which includes competence-based authority certification (ACA / ACP / ACE series), scenario-based skill certification (Apsara Clouder), and special post-based certification under planning. In the past year, more than 60,000 people have participated in the certification of Alibaba Cloud and become certified talents of Alibaba Cloud Ecosystem. In 2018, we will accelerate the improvement of this system, cultivate more talents, and promote cloud computing and big data in China. The industry is moving forward quickly.