Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)

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As extracted from the website
https://www.redhat.com/certification/rhca/

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Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
Overview

Red Hat's Enterprise Architect courses provide in-depth, hands-on training for senior Linux system administrators responsible for the deployment and management of many systems in large enterprise environments. Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) is a capstone certification to Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) and Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT), the most recognized, acclaimed, and mature certifications in the Linux space.

Current RHCEs will obtain RHCSS certification upon successfully passing all three Expertise Exams:

* EX333 Red Hat Enterprise Security: Network Services
* EX401 Deployment, Virtualization, and Systems Management
* EX423 Directory Services and Authentication
* EX436 Clustering and Storage Management
* EX442 System Monitoring and Performance Tuning

These courses build on the security skills covered in the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) program, which is a prerequisite.

All upper-level courses are all peer level, meaning each can be taken by someone with RHCE or equivalent skills. Any order is fine.

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Finally, IT IS DONE

* EX401 Deployment, Virtualization, and Systems Management
PASSED JAN 2008

* EX436 Clustering and Storage Management
PASSED FEB 2008

* EX442 System Monitoring and Performance Tuning
PASSED FEB 2008

* EX429 SELinux Policy Administration
PASSED MAR 2008

* EX333 Red Hat Enterprise Security: Network Services
PASSED APR 2008

* EX423 Directory Services and Authentication
PASSED APR 2008

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Yes - finally ... my quest for the exams are all over.
Its official .. I am now a

Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
Red Hat Certified Security Specialist (RHCSS)
Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist (RHCDS)

You can view my online certification here
https://www.redhat.com/training/certification/verify/?rhce_cert_display:certno=809003353008178&rhce_cert_display:verify_cb=Verify

Its been a fantastic roller-coaster ride. Starting from my first lesson on 7th Jan 2008 till yesterday's exam 10th Apr 2008 - 6 modules/exams in 90 days (yes, I counted :P) The experience has been enriching and no doubt, I have emerged better from the experience.

Thank you everyone for all your concern, encouragement, support and assistance. XIE XIE!

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UPDATE:

I am now told that I am the 5th RHCA in Singapore/ASEAN and the 1st in Singapore outside Red Hat. As I know, the RHCA list in Singapore/ASEAN reads as follows

1. Greg Hosler [Senior Instructor at Red Hat]
2. Ng Hak Beng [Instructor/Consultant at Red Hat]
2. Sivaram Shunmugam [Solutions Architect at Red Hat]
4. Delon Liew [System Administrator at Red Hat]

I am told that it's too close to call between Sivaram and Hak Beng, hence there is a tie between them. I'm happy to be 5th on the list and to take my place there ahead of others :P and to be politically correct, probably the
only RHCA in Singapore/ASEAN that doesn't receive a monthly pay-slip from Red Hat

So right now, as of 11th Apr 2008, RHCA list in Singapore/ASEAN reads as follows

1. Greg Hosler [Senior Instructor at Red Hat]
2. Ng Hak Beng [Instructor/Consultant at Red Hat]
2. Sivaram Shunmugam [Solutions Architect at Red Hat]
4. Delon Liew [System Administrator at Red Hat]
5. Roy Ong [Solutions Architect at Nixperience / Principal Consultant at RMR Solutions]

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Update - New Additions - Information Just In

The new RHCA List in Singapore / ASEANS reads as follows:

1. Greg Hosler [Senior Instructor at Red Hat]

2. Ng Hak Beng [Instructor/Consultant at Red Hat]

2. Sivaram Shunmugam [Solutions Architect at Red Hat]

4. Delon Liew [System Administrator at Red Hat]

5. Roy Ong [Solutions Architect at Nixperience / Principal Consultant at RMR Solutions]

6. Eugene Teo [Technical Account Manager at Red Hat]

7. Nattapon Viroonsri [SCS Thailand]