SOLARIS CERTIFICATION
@ A GLANCE
SKILLED PEOPLE POWER SUN SOLUTIONS
Certification Value Proposition
For Teams and IT Organisations
Sun certifications provide evidence that the IT
professionals in an organisation have the necessary
skills to accelerate performance. This provides a
competitive advantage to ensure business objectives
are exceeded, reducing business downtime, improving
customer credibility, and winning more business.
Certification – The CIO Customer Elevator Pitch
Whether you want to ensure that your IT professionals are
competent, or desire to enhance the credibility of your
staff among clients, you require Sun certification. By
achieving Sun certification status, IT professionals
demonstrate that they have the dedication, motivation,
and skill sets that can provide your organisation with
increased productivity, decreased time-to-market, and
reduced risk of system failure. IT managers around the
world strongly agree that certifying employees in Sun
certification provides a positive return on investment (ROI)
for their organisation and promotes workforce retention.
Sun offers the only comprehensive set of industry
recognised credentials in Java technology and the
Solaris Operating System (OS). These award winning
programmes are designed for specific roles within your
organisation to enhance on-the-job performance.
Market Differentiators
• As the creator of the Solaris Operating System, Sun is
uniquely positioned to provide training and certification
on this innovative OS.
• Only Sun and its accredited partners offer a
comprehensive set of training and industry recognised
credentials on the Solaris OS.
For Individual Professionals
Sun certifications provide IT professionals with industry
recognised credentials that demonstrate competency
through the assessment and validation of skill sets for
specific job roles. This enables job placement and career
advancement in the highly competitive technology
marketplace.
Both the Java and Solaris certification tracks offer
a foundation certification followed by specialty
certifications that support career progression and
improve employee satisfaction. Unlike other industry
certifications, Sun’s exams cannot typically be passed
simply by memorisation. Passing requires a rigorous
understanding of the associated technologies that can
best be gained through hands on experience. Sun
certifications are available at Authorised Prometric
Testing Centres around the world with flexible learner
support available from Sun Microsystems in the form of
training, ePractice exams, and coaching programmes.
So make sure you use Sun certification as THE
benchmark to ensure that you have the right people,
in the right place, with the right Sun knowledge and
skills.
Sun Certifications Industry Accolades & Awards
Over 325,000 Sun certifications have been granted around
the world.
“Best Training and Certification 2004.” CCID May 2005
“Ranked as the third IT certification provider based on
certifications granted worldwide.” IDC 2003
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BENEFITS OF CERTIFICATION
For Teams and IT Organisations
Based on a recent WW study IT managers strongly agree that:
• Sun certification is an accurate measure of applicable technical knowledge.
• Certifying employees in Sun certification provides a positive ROI for their organisation.
• Sun certified staff can be sent anywhere in the world and perform well.
• Having Sun certified employees helps build trust among clients.
Having Sun certified IT staff can:
• Increase the competency and productivity of an organisation.
• Enhance competitive advantage.
• Reduce the risk of system failure.
• Increase employee proficiency.
• Improve employee satisfaction and reduce staff turnover.
For Individual Professionals
Achieving Sun certification can:
• Increase the opportunity for professional advancement, including salary increases,
job role changes and promotions.
• Help improve employment prospects.
• Provide employers with evidence that the professionals skills and qualifications
are up to date.
• Increase job security.
• Help assess skills and knowledge.
• Increase productivity.
• Improve self-confidence.
• Enhance professional credibility leading to greater
respect from management and peers.
“Finalist, Best Linux/Unix Certification: Sun Certified Systems
Administrator for Solaris OS.”
CertCities.com Annual Readers’ Choice Award, 2004
“Most Recognised IT Certification in China: Sun Certification.”
China ComputerWorld, awarded in 2003, 2004, 2005
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INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED SYSTEM NETWORK
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATION FOR THE SOLARIS 10 FOR THE SOLARIS 10
FOR THE SOLARIS 10 OPERATING SYSTEM OPERATING SYSTEM
OPERATING SYSTEM BECOME A SOLARIS CERTIFICATION PATHS

SA-100-S10
UNIX® ESSENTIALS (SPARC® PLATFORM)
(SPARC® PLATFORM) SUN CERTIFIED
FEATURING THE TA K E
C E R T I F I C AT I O N
TA K E
C E R T I F I C AT I O N SYSTEM
SOLARIS™ 10 EXAM EXAM
ADMINISTRATOR Solaris 10 certification learning paths are offered for both

PK-SA-201-S10
INTERMEDIATE

PK-SA-203-S10
OPERATING SYSTEM ADVANCED SYSTEM FOR THE
SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATION SOLARIS OS
TA K E
C E R T I F I C AT I O N
SPARC and x64/x86 Hardware Architectures.
ADMINISTRATION EXAM
FOR THE SOLARIS 10 FOR THE SOLARIS 10
OPERATING SYSTEM OPERATING SYSTEM Sun offers professional certifications in the Solaris 8, 9
(x64/x86 PLATFORM) (x64/x86 PLATFORM)
and 10 Operating Systems, all of which have specific version
BECOME A SUN CERTIFIED NETWORK
ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE SOLARIS OS upgrade exam paths if required. Three job profiles are
supported by Solaris certification:
SOLARIS™ 10 OS — SYSTEM AND NETWORK ADMINISTRATION CERTIFICATION LEARNING PATHS – CD-ROM BASED 1. Sun Certified System Administrator (candidates must pass
two exams, both part I and part II).

PK-SA-202-S10
PK-SA-200-S10

SA-300-S10
INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED SYSTEM NETWORK
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION 2. Sun Certified Network Administrator (one exam).
ADMINISTRATION
FOR THE SOLARIS 10
FOR THE SOLARIS 10 FOR THE SOLARIS 10 3. Sun Certified Security Administrator (one exam).
OPERATING SYSTEM OPERATING SYSTEM
OPERATING SYSTEM BECOME A
SA-100-S10

UNIX® ESSENTIALS (SPARC® PLATFORM)

(SPARC® PLATFORM) SUN CERTIFIED
FEATURING THE TA K E
C E R T I F I C AT I O N
TA K E
C E R T I F I C AT I O N SYSTEM
SOLARIS™ 10 EXAM EXAM
INTERMEDIATE
PK-SA-201-S10
ADMINISTRATOR METHODS OF EXAM PREPARATION

PK-SA-203-S10
OPERATING SYSTEM ADVANCED SYSTEM FOR THE
SYSTEM TA K E

ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION
FOR THE SOLARIS 10
SOLARIS OS C E R T I F I C AT I O N
EXAM AND DELIVERY
FOR THE SOLARIS 10
OPERATING SYSTEM OPERATING SYSTEM
(x64/x86 PLATFORM) (x64/x86 PLATFORM) • Training: instructor-led, self-paced online, Live Virtual
BECOME A SUN CERTIFIED NETWORK Class, and CD-ROM
ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE SOLARIS OS
• ePractice exams
• Study guides and books
SOLARIS™ 10 OS — SYSTEM AND NETWORK ADMINISTRATION CERTIFICATION LEARNING PATHS – WEB-BASED
• Sun Career Accelerator Packages
• Consulting services: skills development and coaching

PK-SA-202-S10
PK-SA-200-S10

SA-300-S10
INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED SYSTEM NETWORK
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION programmes
ADMINISTRATION FOR THE SOLARIS 10 FOR THE SOLARIS 10
FOR THE SOLARIS 10
OPERATING SYSTEM
OPERATING SYSTEM
BECOME A
OPERATING SYSTEM Sun certification exams are available at all Authorised Prometric
SA-100-S10

UNIX® ESSENTIALS (SPARC® PLATFORM)

FEATURING THE
(SPARC® PLATFORM)
TA K E TA K E
SUN CERTIFIED Testing Centres around the world. Certification exams are also
C E R T I F I C AT I O N C E R T I F I C AT I O N SYSTEM
SOLARIS™ 10 EXAM EXAM
ADMINISTRATOR available as a service on demand at a customer site via Internet-
PK-SA-201-S10

INTERMEDIATE
PK-SA-203-S10
OPERATING SYSTEM
SYSTEM ADVANCED SYSTEM FOR THE TA K E based testing.
ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION SOLARIS OS C E R T I F I C AT I O N
EXAM
FOR THE SOLARIS 10 FOR THE SOLARIS 10
OPERATING SYSTEM OPERATING SYSTEM
(x64/x86 PLATFORM) (x64/x86 PLATFORM)
BECOME A SUN CERTIFIED NETWORK Useful URLs
ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE SOLARIS OS
Certification Prep & Delivery:
SUN CERTIFIED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE SOLARIS™ 10 OS UPGRADE http://www.sun.com/training/certification/index.xml
Certification Management:
PREREQUISITE RECOMMENDED SOLARIS 10 TRAINING http://www.sun.com/training/certification/
Successful completion INTERMEDIATE certmanager/index.html
CDS-202-S10
CDS-200-S10

ADVANCED SYSTEM
of the Sun Certified SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATION EMEA Educational Services Toolkit (internal):
System Administrator FOR THE SOLARIS 10
FOR THE SOLARIS 10
Exams, Part I and OPERATING SYSTEM
OPERATING SYSTEM http://selleducation.emea
(SPARC® PLATFORM) BECOME A
Part II, in any (SPARC® PLATFORM) SUN CERTIFIED Sun Certification (internal):
TA K E
Solaris OS version OR C E R T I F I C AT I O N
EXAM
SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATOR http://mymarketing/certification
INTERMEDIATE
CDS-201-S10

(2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 7, 8, 9)

CDS-203-S10

SYSTEM ADVANCED SYSTEM FOR THE

ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION SOLARIS OS Sun Certification information (partners):
FOR THE SOLARIS 10 FOR THE SOLARIS 10 http://partner.eu.sun.com
OPERATING SYSTEM OPERATING SYSTEM
(x64/x86 PLATFORM) (x64/x86 PLATFORM)

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