CompTIA, the industry association that offers vendor-neutral skills certifications for IT providers, and the†Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) have announced that their†CompTIA Storage+ Powered by SNIA certification has been accredited by the†International Organization of Standardization (ISO).
The†ISO/IEC 17024 accreditation for CompTIA Storage+† Powered by SNIA is a global benchmark for personnel certification programs. The designation validates that the two organizations operate in a consistent, comparable, and reliable manner worldwide, thereby allowing individuals to have skills that translate across international boundaries.
Five CompTIA certifications are ISO accredited: CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, Storage+ and Advanced Security Practitioner.
Data storage and backup ranked as the number one or number two priority for organizations of all sizes – micro, small, medium, and large – surveyed for CompTIA’s State of the IT Skills Gap study, published in February 2012. The study also found that 92 percent of organizations felt storage and data back-up skills are important or very important to their IT needs.
CompTIA Storage+† Powered by SNIA combines the thought and technical leadership of the SNIA with the global certification development and management capabilities of CompTIA. The result is a credential recognized globally as the standard for validating IT professionals who manage data storage, including storage networking managers, system integrators, product developers, networking systems engineers and technical marketing personnel.
The CompTIA Storage+† Powered by SNIA certification exam covers the knowledge and skills required to configure basic networks to include archive, backup, and restoration technologies. Additionally, the successful candidate will be able to understand the fundamentals of business continuity, application workload, system integration, and storage/system administration, while performing basic troubleshooting on connectivity issues.
Complete exam objectives, sample questions, information on training materials, how to purchase exam vouchers, and other information about CompTIA Storage+† Powered by SNIA are available on the CompTIA Certification website.
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