What does it mean to be F5 Certified? F5 Networks Certified exams test the skills and knowledge necessary to be successful when working with today’s application delivery challenges. F5 Professional Certification represents a new breed of technologist capable of manipulating the entire application stack from traditional network knowledge all the way to advanced application layer understanding, with a unique capability to integrate the two. An F5 Networks certification gives technologists a high-quality, credible certification that is a differentiator for candidates and a strategic, competitive advantage for organizations employing them. Learn more at www.F5.com/education/certification

1. F5 Certified™! Program
Overview and Update
January 2015

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The F5 Certified!™ Professional Certification
Program bridges traditional networking knowledge
and advanced understanding of the application
layer to enable the entire application stack.
This integrated perspective is critical to
successfully managing today’s increasingly
complex world.

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F5 Networks fosters professional development and
learning through proven measurement of the skills
and experience necessary to achieve superior
design, installation and management of Software
Defined Application Service (SDAS) technologies.
This gives technologists a high-quality, credible
certification that is a differentiator for the individual,
and a strategic, competitive advantage for
organizations employing them.
Mission

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F5 Training:
• In-Classroom training
• Web Based Training
• Virtual Instructor-led training
• Available in Global locations
• Extensive training catalog
F5 Training
3rd-Party
Training
Industry
Experience
F5 Certified!™
Professional
Certification
Experience:
• On the job training
• Network infrastructure
• LAN /WAN Administration
• Layer 1-7
3rd -Party Training:
• University credited courses
• Technical College
• Industry Periodical / newsletters
• Peer/community sites / blogs
F5 Certified! Profession Certification Overview

5. Current Program Review

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F5 Certified! Professional Certification Program
F5 CERTIFIED!
ADMINISTRATOR
(F5-CA)
F5 CERTIFIED!
TECHNOLOGY
SPECIALIST
(F5-CTS)
F5 CERTIFIED!
SOLUTION EXPERT
(F5-CSE)
F5 CERTIFIED!
ENGINEER
(F5-CADE)
F5 CERTIFIED!
ARCHITECT
(F5-CADA)
BIG-IP
ASM
BIG-IP
GTM
BIG-IP
LTM
BIG-IP Administrator
BIG-IP
APM
Future Admins
Future Technologies
Application Delivery Engineer
Application Delivery Architect
Security
Solutions
Cloud
Solutions
Enterprise
Application
Solutions
Future Solutions
Exam(s) in Production

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