Dell Cloud Infrastructure Design — Information & Free Practice

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Dell Cloud Infrastructure Design · US

Key exam facts

Provider

Pearson VUE

Format

Proctored, computer-scored knowledge examination at Pearson testing centers or through OnVUE; English version only.

Time limit

90 minutes

Topics covered

• Introduction to Cloud Design and Design Parameters (10%)

  • Digital business imperatives, cloud concepts and infrastructure design approaches and goals
  • Cloud solutions design project lifecycle phases
  • Cloud reference architecture and design considerations

• Data Collection and Analysis (12%)

  • Data collection process, metrics and tools
  • Analysis process, business value analysis and design best practices

• Architecting a Do-It-Yourself Solution (25%)

  • Compute technology design benefits, challenges and considerations
  • Network technology design benefits, challenges and considerations
  • Storage technology design benefits, challenges and considerations

• Architecting a CI / HCI Solution (18%)

  • Converged infrastructure design decisions and considerations
  • Hyper-converged and cloud in a box infrastructure design

• Cloud Management Platform (10%)

  • CMP key functions, reference architecture and infrastructure
  • CMP solution requirements and design considerations

• Hybrid Cloud and Multi Cloud (15%)

  • Hybrid cloud and multicloud design considerations
  • Disaster recovery considerations

• Application Development and Deployment Platform (10%)

  • Application development and deployment environment and requirements
  • Do-It-Yourself and Packaged PaaS design considerations

How to prepare

Work through the topics, read the explanation after each answer, and revisit the areas where you miss questions. Use the official outline and reference materials below to guide your study.

These independent practice questions are not actual exam items and do not guarantee a passing result.

Frequently asked questions

Official sources and references

• Dell D-CI-DS-23 exam description

  PDF p.2, Exam Topics and complete seven-domain list, detailed bullets and percentage note

• Dell current D-CI-DS-23 exam page

  Exam Topics, Category / Topics / Coverage table, all seven rows

• Pearson Dell Technologies program page

  Exam Security, computer scoring and provisional/final reports

• Dell D-CI-DS-23 exam description

  PDF p.2, allocation denominator and Duration

• Dell current D-CI-DS-23 exam page

  Your Journey Begins Here, steps 4-5

• Dell current D-CI-DS-23 exam page

  Schedule Your Exam, skills certification delivery

• Pearson Dell Technologies program page

  Candidate Agreement & Program Policies

• Pearson Dell Technologies program page

  To schedule, reschedule and cancel exam, account links

• Dell Technologies Proven Professional Exams Transformation Details

  PDF p.4, D-CI-DS-23 row, right-hand Effective column; eight-column headers on p.1

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