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Brocade Certification Testing

The Brocade Certification Program is designed to give professionals the knowledge and skills required to implement their Storage Area Network (SAN) products worldwide. The curriculum for this comprehensive program consists of Brocade training classes, product documentation, white papers, study guides and practice exams. As more professionals get certified, customers will turn to proven experts for SAN solutions. Achieving and demonstrating your expertise on Brocade products ensures that you can meet your customers’ SAN needs.

Brocade Certified SAN Manager Certification Ranked #1 Most Lucrative for IT Professionals

Certification Magazine has ranked the Brocade Certified SAN Manager (BCSM) certification as the most financially lucrative credential for IT professionals.

Of the leading 95 programs surveyed by Certification Magazine, Brocade Certified SAN Manager (BCSM) ranked first with an average salary of $117,110. Two other Brocade certifications also landed in the top 10, with the Brocade Certified SAN Designer (BCSD) coming in at number four with an average salary of $109,510 and the Brocade Certified Fabric Professional (BCFP) certification claiming the number 10 spot with an average salary of $96,630.

The annual certification salary survey included data from 35,066 IT professionals in 195 different countries. Of these respondents, 94 percent held at least one certification. For more information on the survey, visit: www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mediatec/cm1207

Certification Programs

Brocade Certified Fabric Professional - BCFP

This certification represents mastery of the basics of the Brocade Switch and knowledge of Fibre Channel Theory. As a Brocade Certified Fabric Professional, you must demonstrate an ability to install, configure, and troubleshoot various Brocade products and exhibit proficiency in the intricacies of Brocade Switches.

Brocade Certified SAN Manager - BCSM

This certification indicates an advanced understanding of administering Brocade Switches and managing the overall SAN implementation and is based on the BCFP Certification (we suggest candidates be BCFP certified first). As a Brocade Certified SAN Manager, you must exhibit a detailed understanding of administering Brocade Switches and managing a SAN.

Brocade Certified Fabric Designer - BCFD

As a Brocade Certified Fabric Designer you will be expected to identify and understand key DCF Design concepts, identify trade-off’s involving manageability, availability, scalability, and performance to create a successful DCF design to suit requirements, and understand and translate the DCF architecture into a deployment plan, including integration into existing DCF environments.

Brocade Certified Architect for FICON - BCAF

This level of certification indicates you understand IBM System z I/O concepts, and can demonstrate knowledge of Brocade FICON Director and switching SAN components. You have the ability to design, install, configure, maintain, manage, and troubleshoot Brocade hardware and software products for local and metro distance (100 km) environments. Choose the BCAF path if you are part of pre-sales, support, a designer or a professional services consultant.