1. The IBM DB2 Certification Program

2. Marketplace Acceptance of DB2 Certification
Millions of DB2 users and thousands of certified professionals worldwide
Now is the time to get certified. You should know:
Gartner Dataquest projects a compound annual growth rate of just under 6 percent for the database market through 2009.
The US Department of Labor reports that employment for database specialists will grow much faster than the average occupation through (
Certification Magazine rated DB2 one of the ‘Top Ten’ IT specialty certifications, the only database that made the list. (Cert mag, “Certification Top 10 Lists Revisited”, Ed Title, Nov 06, pg 25)

4. IBM Certified Database Associate – DB2 9 Fundamentals
Test # / Name
730 – DB2 9 Fundamentals
Test Duration
90 minutes
Passing Score
59%
Job Role / Target Audience
The database associate should have an in-depth knowledge of:
Basic to intermediate tasks required in day-to-day administration
Basic SQL (Structured Query Language),
How to create databases and database objects
Basic knowledge of database security and transaction isolation
Prerequisite Test
None
Test Objective / Skills Measured on Test
64 multiple choice questions
Planning (14%)
Security (11%)
Working with Databases and Database Objects (17%)
Working with DB2 Data using SQL (23.5%)
Working with DB2 Tables, Views and Indexes (23.5%)
Data Concurrency (11%)
Recommended Educational Resources
ibm.com/certify/tests/edu730.shtml
Free Self-study Tutorial
ibm.com/developerworks/offers/lp/db2cert/db2-cert730.html?S_TACT=105AGX19&S_CMP=db2certlp

5. IBM Certified DBA - DB2 9 for LUW
Test # / Name
731 – DB2 9 for LUW Database Administration
Test Duration
90 minutes
Passing Score
59%
Job Role / Target Audience
The database administrator should have an in-depth knowledge of:
DB2 9
Performing the intermediate to advanced skills required in the day-to-day administration of DB2 instances and databases
Prerequisite Test
730
Test Objective / Skills Measured on Test
69 multiple choice questions
DB2 Server Management (20.5%)
Data Placement (17.5%)
Database Access (11.5%)
Monitoring DB2 Activity (13%)
DB2 Utilities (14.5%)
High Availability (14.5%)
Security (8.5%)
Recommended Educational Resources
ibm.com/certify/tests/edu731.shtml
Free Self-study Tutorial
ibm.com/developerworks/offers/lp/db2cert/db2-cert731.html?S_TACT=105AGX19&S_CMP=ZHP

6. IBM Certified Advanced DBA - DB2 9 for LUW
Test # / Name
734 – DB2 9 for LUW Advanced Database Administration
Test Duration
90 minutes
Passing Score
64%
Job Role / Target Audience
The database administrator should have an in-depth knowledge of:
DB2 9
performing advanced tasks such as performance, high availability, and networking
Prerequisite Tests
730 and 731
Test Objective / Skills Measured on Test
51 multiple choice questions
Database Design (14%)
Data Partitioning and Design (15%)
High Availability and Diagnostics (20%)
Performance and Scalability (30%)
Security (8%)
Connectivity and Networking (10%)
Recommended Educational Resources

7. IBM Certified Application Developer – DB2 9
Test # / Name
733 - DB2 9 Application Development
Test Duration
90 minutes
Passing Score
55%
Job Role / Target Audience
The database developer should have an in-depth knowledge of:
All common programming tasks
Embedded SQL programming, ODBC/CLI programming, or Java programming
Prerequisite Test
730
Test Objective / Skills Measured on Test
70 multiple choice questions
Database objects and Programming Methods (16%)
Data Manipulation (26%)
XML Data Manipulation (10%)
Embedded SQL Programming (4%)
ODBC/CLI Programming (4%)
.NET Programming (7%)
Java Programming (7%)
Advanced Programming (14%)
User Defined Routines (12%)
Recommended Educational Resources
Free Self-study Tutorial

8. Certification Resources
ibm.com/software/data/education/bookstore/
redbooks.ibm.com
ibm.com/developerworks/
ibm.com/software/data/ education/selfstudy.html
ibm.com/software/data/education

9. Q & A