New Citrix Cert (CCIA) 1

[SeanFlynn]

I've been holding off on this for a long time, it's been hard. Now that it has been announced, I can talk about it. I'm glad they are revamping the cert and making it a little harder to get. Here is the clip:

Citrix Introduces Citrix Certified Integration Architect Certification

Citrix Systems Inc. has announced a new certification track: the Citrix
Certified Integration Architect (CCIA). The new certification will test
systems integrators and architects on their knowledge of Citrix projects
and their ability to design and implement Citrix architectures.

"Any Citrix environment requires elements of the full project
lifecycle," said Karl Liebman, director of education for Citrix. "So
with that in mind, really any partner or customer running the Citrix
MetaFrame environment can benefit from the CCIA certification." Liebman
added that the target audience for the new certification includes Citrix
partners helping companies implement these environments as well as
companies that already have Citrix MetaFrame environments in place or
that are looking to build a Citrix MetaFrame environment. "MetaFrame
environments are very dynamic," explained Liebman. "New features are
always being added, so even for environments that already exist, the
skills in the CCIA track will be beneficial."

With the addition of the CCIA certification, Citrix is answering its
customers' calls for a credential that would address all of the tools
and skills associated with all five components of an IT project
lifecycle—analysis, design, build/test, rollout and support. While the
existing Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator (CCEA) certification
addresses the tools and skills needed to support the latter stages of
the IT project lifecycle, the new CCIA certification will address
analysis and design, as well as some elements of build/test.

"We've heard demand for quite a while from our customers for a
certification program that focuses on the earlier stages of the Citrix
MetaFrame lifecycle," said Liebman. "As we think of the overall
lifecycle, we think in terms of five stages: analysis, design,
build/test, rollout and support. The CCA (Citrix Certified
Administrator) and the CCEA focus on the latter stages, and we've heard
for a while that our customers and partners have wanted a certification
that focused on the earlier stages."

To earn the CCIA certification, candidates must first earn the CCA
certification for MetaFrame XP. Then, candidates will be required to
pass two Citrix certification exams, one of which will include a hands-
on lab portion. In addition, candidates must pass an approved third-
party design exam. According to Mark Carter, CCIA project manager,
third-party exam options are available from Cisco, Novell and Microsoft.
Carter added that the first exam for the CCIA certification, covering
core technologies and architecture, is currently in beta and will be
live next month. The second exam is slated for development, he said.

Citrix has also announced the launch of the first course that
corresponds with the new certification: #CTX-6100, Citrix Core
Technologies and Architecture. Three more courses addressing material
covered by the CCIA certification will be announced later this year,
according to Carter. Future courses will focus on Citrix MetaFrame XP
design and integration issues, architectural considerations of Citrix
software and skills required to design, implement and deploy large-scale
Citrix solutions.

To find out more about Citrix certification, go to

http://www.citrix.com/training.

 

[adejordan]

Sean

Thankyou for this post, great to see someone who has more of an idea than Citrix, their website hasn`t got any details of this as yet.
Looks like a good move from CCEA on 1.8 !!

Have 3 stars!!!!

Adrian Jordan
MCSE,CCEA,CCNA

 

[CitrixEngineer]

My courseware book for this arrived this morning - I'm on the Beta program.

There are a lot of detailled diagrams similar to those depicting the Microsoft O/S architecture in the MCSE manuals, and detailed coverage of every single aspect of MetaFrame and Terminal Services. Other than that, I can't really say anything yet.

The course is being offered here

http://www.lrs.com/Apps/Education/ClassSummary.asp?ClassNo=CTX6100

- and there's a handy list of the sort of stuff you need to know.

and I also found this nugget at

http://www.lean-on.com/iforum2002_content.html

Quote "Citrix announced a new certification to be introduced Q1 next year. The CCIA, which is short for Citrix Certified Integration Architect, will be offered as a new series of courses CTX-6100 to CTX-6300 combined with real-lab examination. Those of you out there who’re actively striving to stay on top of your Citrix certifications, be warned ahead, this puppy is going to be a tough one. Citrix will be auditing and certifying each and every CCIA candidate in person scoring performance in a live no-preperations lab environmnt in Ft. Lauderdale."

Sean - you beat me to it by a couple of hours CitrixEngineer@yahoo.co.uk