IBM CS (Certified Specialist)

IBM CS Description:
The CS (Certified Specialist) certification from IBM certification is a standard level certification. This certification was started in 2001, and was last updated in 2005.

A person with the IBM CS Certification (Certified Specialist) has the advanced information and higher level understanding for CS (Certified Specialist) certified professionals that can plan, design, install and maintain System x, iSeries, p5 and pSeries, xSeries, or zSeries, or design and implement IBM storage networking solutions, or sell iSeries, p5 and pSeries, xSeries, or zSeries solutions. This knowledge will include but will not be limited to the basic to intermediate tasks required in day-to-day database, iSeries, p5 and pSeries, xSeries, or zSeries administration.

IBM CS Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites in the CS certification. However, for the CS certification you have to know all the basics of the certification. In addition, to do the CS exams and you are recommended to do the IBM Training course. Alternatively you can do the CS study guides or CS practice exams from vendors like Testking.com.

IBM CS Exams:
You need to do the IBM exam(s) required to earn CS certification. These can be one exam:

The single exam that is required is the IBM 000-512 DB2 UDB V7.1 Fundamentals exam, or the IBM 000-070 xSeries Sales, or the IBM 000-071 IBM xSeries Technical Principles V6, or the IBM 000-351 i5 iSeries Single System Administrator V5R3, or the IBM 000-356 iSeries System Command Operations V5R2, or the IBM 000-859 iSeries Solution Sales, or the IBM 000-866 i5 iSeries Technical Solutions Designer V5R3, or the IBM 000-867 i5 iSeries Technical Solutions Implementer V5R3, or the IBM 000-222 p5 and pSeries Administration and Support AIX 5L V5.3, or the IBM 000-238 p5 and pSeries Technical Sales Support, or the IBM 000-239 p5 Sales Solutions, or the IBM 000-190 AIX Basic Operations V5, or the IBM 000-324 IBM zSeries Technical V1, or the IBM 000-424 IBM zSeries Sales V1, or the IBM 000-385 High End Tape Solutions, Version 3, or the IBM 000-740 Storage Networking Solutions, Version 1, or the IBM 000-750 Retail Store Solution Sales, or the IBM 000-751 Retail Store Technical Solutions exam.

IBM CS Recertification
The certification is now valid for only a few years, to recertify you must pass the current CS exams.

IBM CS Training
The recommended IBM training courses for the CS is the courses from IBM Certification Training.

On the internet you can find additional CS prep material, including TestKing practice questions, simulations, study guide s, labs, tips from the CS (Certified Specialist) professionals, expert advice, success stories, along with all the other CS (Certified Specialist) resources to help the students preparing for the CS certification exams.


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