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Exam Number: D-CS-DS-23

Available Languages: English, French

Certification Overview

This exam focuses on knowledge and skills necessary to plan, design, and manage, robust cloud services in a cloud environment. It tests the ability of technology professionals to design services which transform business operations and cloud environments, incorporating the governance, organizational, financial, and technology aspects as well as the management and operation of cloud services.

Target Audience

Cloud Architects; Cloud Consultants; Cloud Integration Managers; Cloud Product Leads/Managers; DevOps Engineers; Solution Architects; Technical Consultants

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Exam Topics

The table below lists the topics that are included in this exam, and the approximate percentage of the exam devoted to each topic.

Category	Topics	Coverage
Transforming Traditional IT to Digital IT	Describe the need for IT transformation Describe common IT transformation initiatives Describe approaches and impediments to IT transformation	8%
Cloud Services Lifecycle and Management	Describe cloud services planning and design considerations Describe cloud service lifecycle and management considerations Describe the relevant aspects of financial planning	15%
Workforce Transformation for Cloud Services	Describe approaches to building a cloud-native organization Describe the required cultural transformations Describe the required governance and risk management	17%
Multi-cloud Strategy for Cloud Services	Describe and compare hybrid clouds and multi-clouds Describe the benefits and use cases of multi-clouds Describe considerations and best practices for multi-cloud integration	12%
Cloud Services Operating Model	Describe and compare traditional IT and digital IT Describe the cloud operating model Describe cloud product development considerations Describe infrastructure as code• Describe value stream mapping	23%
Cloud-native Applications	Describe benefits, challenges, and approaches to modernizing traditional applications Describe key approaches and technologies to build cloud-native applications Describe the development principles of building Twelve Factor apps Describe deploying and managing cloud-native apps in hybrid clouds and multi-clouds	17%
Business Resiliency Support for Cloud Services	Describe business resiliency and development considerations Develop a data protection strategy Develop a disaster recovery strategy	8%

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