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C1000-166 Exam Topics and Domains
C1000-166 is organized into 5 weighted domains. Expect to work with Cloud Internet Services (CIS), Cloudant, Db2, Elasticsearch, and more.
Using IBM Cloud
IBM Cloud Features and Benefits
Identify IBM Cloud features and benefits for Cloud developers
Automated Development Tools
Continuous Delivery Service
Identify fundamental concepts of Continuous Delivery Service
Tekton Pipelines
Identify the features available when using Tekton pipelines on IBM Cloud
DevOps Toolchains
Indicate the benefits when using DevOps Toolchains on IBM Cloud
IBM Cloud Schematics
Identify the fundamental concepts of IBM Cloud Schematics
Deploying an Application on IBM Cloud
Container Registry
Indicate the purpose of IBM Cloud Container Registry
Kubernetes Service
Recognize the considerations when deploying an application using IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Red Hat OpenShift
Recognize the considerations when deploying an application using Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
Code Engine
Recognize the considerations when deploying an application using Code Engine on IBM Cloud
Compute Options
- Distinguish between IBM Cloud Platform compute options
- Identify appropriate use cases for VSIs
- Identify appropriate use cases for Bare Metal Servers
- Identify appropriate use cases for VMware solutions
Application Security
Identity and Access Management
Identify access controls when using IBM Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM)
App ID
Indicate the reasons an IBM Cloud Developer would use App ID when developing an application
Secrets Management
Choose the best practices when using Secrets Manager
Key Management
Indicate the purpose of secure key management on IBM Cloud
Container Security
- Identify the role of service accounts in container security
- Indicate the use of role-based access control (RBAC) in Kubernetes
Cloud-Native Security
Identify the key security aspects of cloud-native applications
Integrating IBM Cloud Services
Object Storage
Determine the IBM Cloud Object Storage elements that secure data at rest, data in motion, and data access
Database Services
Distinguish between the IBM Cloud Databases services
Observability
- Understand the importance of IBM Log Analysis from a DevSecOps perspective
- Understand the importance of IBM Cloud Monitoring from a DevSecOps perspective
Watson AI Services
- Recognize the functionality provided by IBM Watson Assistant
- Indicate the capabilities of the IBM Watson Text to Speech API
- Identify the common input and output features of IBM Watson Speech to Text API
- Recognize the functionality of Watson Language Translator
- Identify appropriate use cases for IBM Watson Natural Language Understanding
Cloud Internet Services
Identify the use of Cloud Internet Services (CIS)
How do I earn this certification?
Passing C1000-166 earns the IBM Certified Professional Developer - Cloud v6 certification. It sits in the Cloud Development track.
- C1000-169 - IBM Cloud Professional SRE v2
- C1000-168 - IBM Cloud Professional Architect v6
- C1000-169 - IBM Cloud Professional SRE v2 Complementary operations skills
- C1000-170 - IBM Cloud Technical Advocate v5 Technical leadership focus
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What's changed on this exam?
- ACTIVE
- Last content update: Unknown
- Announcement date: 2024-11-16
- IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Latest Core deployment platform - 27% of exam content • Release date: Continuous updates
- Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud 4.x Alternative container platform covered in deployment section • Release date: Continuous updates
- IBM Cloud Code Engine Current Serverless deployment option - growing importance • Release date: 2024 updates
Who should take this exam?
- Competency in a modern programming language
- Familiarity with REST, JSON, and HTTP
- Understanding of foundational cloud computing concepts
- Experience with IBM Cloud platform