IBM retiring the IBM Certified Advanced Security Professional? I say No please!
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IBM announced the retirement of anyone certified as an IBM Certified Advanced Security Professional without having an updated exam ready to replace it, This will happen in the next 90 days according to a recent notice.
While we could have a debate on certification in general, the IBM Certified Advanced Security Professional is an achievement not many obtained since it was first made available in 2006. The exam itself was different than the other IBM Lotus certifications. It consisted of scenario based questions. This made you work harder to uncover and think about the answer. You also got twice the amount of time to take the exam with twice as many questions.
This role recognizes the more advanced level of skills required by someone in a security role and covers the following areas as they relate to security in Notes Domino 8: installation, configuration, mail, management, and maintenance.
Some of our top administrators in the world even talked about the difficulty such as Paul Mooney. Blog posts announced the awesome achievement like Vlad Tatarincevs and it showed in LinkedIn Profiles and SlideShare, Even I posted my second one for Domino 8.
So what do you think about them retiring an exam that has no future plan yet showed a high level of advanced IBM Domino security knowledge? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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On Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013 by Chris Miller
