引用:http://blog.itcert.org/?p=924
多年以来,CCIE(思科认证互联网专家)认证一直是网络职业人士梦寐以求的最高级别认证,目前全球获得该认证殊荣的人也很少。不过,现在这种情况出现了变化。思科在周一又发布了一种比CCIE级别更高的新认证–思科认证架构师(CCA)。思科试图通过CCA认证将CCIE的网络工程技能与MBA的商业才乾结合起来。
在思科的CCA认证中,CCA将训练报考者与首席商务运营主管们一起工作,以将商业需求转换成有效的IT系统。思科发言人Fred Wieller表示:“我们的研究显示,如果一家公司购买了错误的技术和服务,那么他们可能会浪费1000亿美元。”产生这种浪费的原因是主管人员对商业需求有着深刻的认识,但是对IT架构缺乏认识,或者是对IT架构有着深刻的认识,但是对商业需求缺乏认识。 CCA将训练CCIE如何沟通以上两个群体。
思科新公布的CCA认证不仅花费昂贵,而且也极不容易通过。 CCA认证需要花费15000美元。报考者不仅必须拥有一个CCIE或CCDE(思科认证设计专家)认证,并且需要有至少10年的相关行业的工作经验。报考者必须提出申请,然而再经过思科的严格筛选才能参加培训。一旦被允许参加培训课程,报考者必须为一系列商业需求提出一个架构解决方案。届时,考试委员会将会对培训者进行质询,培训者则需要对方案进行答辩,并进行修改。考试委员会由全球知名工程师和其它领域内的相关专家组成,成员不仅仅来自思科。
对此,Wieller表示:“这一认证将鼓励企业将网络架构视为工作职能而不是工作的一部分。”一旦被允许参加培训课程,认证程序可在数週内完成。
目前行业分析人士对于这种新认证十分赞成。市场研究机构Yankee Group的高级副总裁Zeus Kerravala表示:“CCIE目前已经是网络工程师的最高级别认证。然而新推出的CCA认证在级别上将超过CCIE认证,这意味着一名拥有CCIE认证的网络工程师将具有MBA的商业才干。许多公司都会经常购买一些技术,然后再盘算如何利用这些技术。这种现象十分普遍。以商业标準看待这些技术目前是一种十分抢手的技能。”
Kerravala相信,CCA认证很快将与CCIE认证一样具有价值。由于许多系统整合公司如今必须出示其僱员中获得CCIE认证的比例,因此Kerravala相信系统整合公司将会率先派遣他们的僱员参加CCA认证。此外,Kerravala还认为大型跨国公司的网络工程师将也会热衷于这种新的认证。他认为未来这种认证甚至可能会代替某些商业研究生学位,今后一些合作複杂网络的公司将能会专门寻求这种人才。
思科表示,未来CCA认证将会成为一种精英认证,每年通过这种认证的人数也将会非常少。思科项目经理Sanjay Mehta称,通过CCA认证的人数在头两年可能仅有两位数水平。思科在今年秋季将开始接受CCA认证的申请,在明年一月份首批参加培训人员将对他们的架构解决方案进行答辩。
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