Tips for preparing for the IBM Cloud Associate Solution Advisor Exam

Over the years, IBM has been very active in promoting Cloud adoption and one of major initiatives they took in achieving this is in introducing the IBM Center for Cloud Training (ICCT). In fact, they have even partnered with freelancer.com (the world largest freelancing and crowd-sourcing marketplace) at the time of writing this blog. It’s aim is to provide around 51 million participants the opportunity to learn Cloud skills which interestingly can help close the skill and talent gap preventing users from adopting Cloud use. There are several certifications available on the ICCT website but this short blog will specifically cover tips I learnt and mistakes to avoid when preparing for the IBM Cloud Certified Solution Advisor Exam although it can also help in other exams especially if you are new to Cloud.

Who is a Cloud Associate Solution Advisor?

According to IBM, A Cloud Solution Advisor is one who liaises with clients that are looking to select and design a solution that is based on IBM Cloud (IBM Professional Certification Program). IBM Cloud offers 200 different products ranging from IaaS, Paas, containers, data and AI, IoT, blockchain etc. therefore, a Cloud Solution Advisor needs to have a knowledge of the major products that would be useful in helping clients choose…