NetApp University

IT organizations are under incredible pressure to respond rapidly to changing business needs. As organizations move to a cloud delivery model to reduce costs and increase flexibility, they shift from being builders and operators of their own data centers to being brokers of services that span both private and public cloud resources. This hybrid cloud model is now the way most enterprises design and deploy their IT infrastructure, and the way many IT services are consumed. The transition to hybrid cloud requires new skills and technologies for IT staff to understand and manage—and has implications for the IT courses and content that is taught by colleges and universities. For college and university students, NetApp certification provides industry-recognized validation of their skills and knowledge in this rapidly emerging area and can help differentiate them in a job search.

The NetApp Certified Storage Associate – Hybrid Cloud (NCSA-HC) curriculum is designed to introduce learners to the foundational technologies in storage and data management, both on-premises and in a hybrid cloud environment. The curriculum provides the learner with an in-depth review of the NetApp products and technologies that are used to manage data in the cloud through a series of web-based courses, hands-on, virtual lab exercises, and innovative learning assets such as Knowledge Bytes lessons and instructional videos. A candidate who completes the curriculum and passes the certification exam would be prepared to:

• Describe the NetApp technologies and explain the NetApp approach for data management in the cloud

• Understand the products that are used to manage the cloud environment• Configure and manage the basic storage administration features in ONTAP• Manage data “in the cloud” using NetApp solutions in conjunction with hyperscaler

cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS)• Perform basic storage administration activities

NCSA-HC ProgramThe NCSA-HC program of study combines several innovative curricula to deliver approximately 30 hours of instruction. It is comprised of 13 web-based courses that deliver approximately 20 hours of training on NetApp systems and storage, with an additional 3-to-4 hours of hands-on, lab-based experiential learning. The curricula also includes a set of Knowledge Bytes, which are just-in-time learning modules, and a series of “how-to” instructional videos. All of the course and lab work is delivered virtually, and can be completed online with an Internet connection and a web browser, making it easily accessible to a global audience. Certification testing is delivered in a secure, proctored environment by Pearson VUE, a third-party testing organization that has testing centers and capabilities worldwide.

NetApp University certifications are valid for 27 months from the date of your exam. The NCSA-HC can be offered by a college or university as part of a course or degree program. It can also be incorporated into a credit or non-credit continuing education course, or it can be delivered as a standalone workshop.

NetApp Certified Storage Associate – Hybrid CloudPreparing learners to manage data in today’scloud environments

Program Benefits

The NCSA-HC is an accelerated certification curriculum that:

• Prepares learners to make informed decisions about storing, managing, and protecting their data in hybrid cloud environments

• Introduces learners to foundational storage technologies

• Offers faculty flexible options for incorporating the curriculum into their teaching

• Is available globally, online, 24/7• Provides candidates who successfully

complete the certification exam with an industry-recognized credential

• Is offered free of charge to qualified academic institutions and applicants

Hybrid Cloud

More InformationFor faculty or students who need more information about the NCSA-HC offerings as part of the NetApp Academic Alliances Program, contact academic@netapp.com. For more information about the NCSA-HC, please visit the NetApp Certification Program website.

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TECHNOLOGY COMPONENT TOPICS COVERED

Technology Foundation (web-based training)

• Storage Fundamentals• Virtualization Fundamentals• Data Networks Fundamentals• Cloud Fundamentals• Flash Fundamentals

• Overview of the storage industry and different storage architectures• Trends in storage technology and how storage needs in an organization grow

and evolve• SAN and NAS systems and data network concepts• Flash-accelerated storage solution basics• Characteristics of cloud computing

Product Foundation (web-based training)

• Introduction to NetApp Products• ONTAP Fundamentals• ONTAP NAS Fundamentals• ONTAP SAN Fundamentals

• Overview of NetApp products and how they provide the foundation for shared IT infrastructures, dedicated application storage, and web-scale object storage

• Features and functions of ONTAP and basic administration tasks to manage and protect data on a NetApp storage system

• Architecture, functionality and basic administration, configuration, and management of NAS protocols

• SAN concepts, terminology, and operations for ONTAP implementations; explains the multipathing options that are available for FC and iSCSI

Cloud Management Technologies (web-based training and instructional videos)

• Technical Overview of AltaVault• Technical Overview of StorageGRID Webscale• Technical Overview of OnCommand

Management Solutions• Technical Overview of OnCommand Insight• Deploying NetApp Private Storage for Amazon

Web Services (4)• How to Deploy the NetApp AltaVault Appliance

in Amazon Web Services• OnCommand Cloud Manager and Cloud

ONTAP video series (10)

• How to deploy NetApp® AltaVault® cloud-integrated storage as a physical or virtual appliance in the data center or as a cloud-based appliance

• Object storage, grid deployment topologies, and key concepts of data management: storage pools, link cost groups, and information lifecycle management (ILM), data flow processes

• OnCommand Unified Manager and OnCommand Workflow Automation• OnCommand Insight architecture, reporting and OnCommand data warehouse

architecture, components, and features• NetApp enterprise storage and data management with public cloud compute• Secure multitenancy and NetApp Private Storage for AWS architecture• Using the AWS Management console to deploy AltaVault appliance• How to use OnCommand Cloud Manager to launch and manage ONTAP Cloud in

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and to replicate data across your hybrid cloud

Applied Learning & Assessment (virtual self-paced)

• NetApp Configuration and Administration Basics (NCAB) lab

• NCSA-HC practice exam

• Hands-on experience performing basic administration tasks, such as creating aggregates, volumes, and qtrees, and managing NAS client access

• Opportunity to perform administration tasks such as managing SAN client access, volumes, and Snapshot copies

• Formal, in-depth practice certification exam that prepares learners for the types of questions and technical depth of the NS0-146 certification exam

NCSA–HC CurriculumThe NCSA-HC curriculum is challenging and comprehensive. It builds from foundational, vendor-neutral courses to deep-dive technical and product courses and labs. It includes: