Infrastructure Architecture Specialization
Demonstrated understanding of the role of the infrastructure architect, including skills and requirements of the IA role in an organization.
Infrastructure Architecture Capabilities
Access and Identity ManagementDemonstrated understanding of the implementation and design of an identity and access solution within an enterprise. |
Capacity PlanningDemonstrated understanding of the parameters, constraints, and design requirements for capacity within the environment including storage, network and operations capacity. |
Common Application ServicesDemonstrated understanding of the common application services offered within the infrastructure and how to convey this understanding to another architect. |
Device ManagementDemonstrated understanding of the common requirements and solutions for patch management, application and OS deployment and structured management of both. |
Infrastructure RASDemonstrated understanding of, and ability to design the remote access facilities for an organization. |
Network DesignDemonstrated understanding of and the ability to design networks and network components, configuration and management requirements for both solutions and existing infrastructure. |
OperationsDemonstrated understanding of and ability to design the operations and management requirements for an IT organization. |
System Management and ServicesDemonstrated understanding of and ability to design the management and services tools requirement for system, network and solution optimization. |
Data Center DesignDemonstrated understanding of and the ability to design physical data center facilities, including access controls and other security concerns. |
ProvisioningDemonstrated understanding of the processes and procedures required to efficiently and effectively build out a physical or virtual server or other device. |
Disaster Recovery and BackupDemonstrated understanding of the infrastructure required to support effective disaster recovery and backup/restore processes. |
High Availability Computing EnvironmentDemonstrated understanding of the infrastructure and operational requirements to provide a highly available computing environment, including two or three critical components required for a successful environment. |