Background: During Dreamforce 2015, Salesforce has announced New Developer Certifications and it also “secretly” announced that it will split the Salesforce Technical Architect Certification into 3 categories:
- Technical Architect
- Domain Architect
- Domain Specialist
Technical Architects (Existing) would demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and capabilities to build and design high-performance technical solutions on the Force.com platform across all domains.
Domain Architect (coming soon) certification spans multiple roles, and recognizes broad and deep architecture expertise across a number of domains.
Domain Specialist (New) would be a specialist in a specific domain. Salesforce then mentioned there would be 9 such domains:
- Development Lifecycle and Deployment
- Integration Architecture
- Data Architecture and Management
- Application Architecture
- Apex and Visualforce Architecture
- Sharing and Visibility
- Identity and Access Management
- Mobile Strategy Architecture
- Communities Architecture
Finally this month (May 2016), Salesforce has released more details on 3 of the domain specialist certifications exam details and made the 3 exams ready for the public to grab!
- Development Lifecycle and Deployment
- Integration Architecture
- Data Architecture and Management
1. Development Lifecycle and Deployment
The Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment credential is designed for those who assess their architecture environment and requirements and then implement management solutions on the Force.com platform that meet those requirements. Candidates should have experience communicating solutions and design trade-offs to businesses and IT stakeholders.
2. Integration Architecture
The Salesforce Certified Integration Architecture credential is designed for those who assess the architecture environment and requirements and design sound and scalable technical solutions on the Force.com platform that meet end-to-end integration requirements. Candidates should have experience communicating solutions and design trade-offs to business stakeholders.
3. Data Architecture and Management
The Salesforce Certified Data Architecture and Management credential is designed for those who assess the architecture environment and requirements and design sound, scalable, and high-performing solutions on the Force.com platform as it pertains to enterprise data management.
Exam Details for the 3 credentials
- 60 multiple-choice questions
- 90 minutes allotted to complete the exam
- 68% is the passing score (70% for Data Architecture & Management)
- Registration fee is USD 400
- Retake fee is USD 200
You can find more about the certifications here:
http://www.salesforce.com/campaigns/success-services/architect-academy.jsp
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