Validate your expertise in deploying, managing, and supporting enterprise-grade block storage in the public cloud. Bring the power of Pure Storage Purity data services from FlashArray to AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud with Cloud Block Store.
The CBSS certification validates your ability to deploy, manage, and support Pure Storage Cloud Block Store (CBS) — the enterprise-grade Purity data services of FlashArray brought natively to public cloud environments including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
CBS lets organisations run persistent block storage in the cloud with the same data reduction, snapshots, replication, and cyber-resilience capabilities they rely on in their on-premises FlashArray. The exam tests 5 domains: Cloud Solution, Architecture and Best Practices, Deployment, Management, and Solutions — with 60 scored questions plus 10–15 unscored pilot questions in 120 minutes.
Deploy and configure Pure Storage Cloud Block Store on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud — using marketplace deployment, CloudFormation/ARM templates, and manual deployment workflows
Apply encryption best practices for data-at-rest in cloud environments, implement network security controls, and identify cost-optimisation strategies for CBS workloads
Authenticate and manage CBS instances, provision volume storage to VM hosts, understand access methods, and implement data protection with snapshots and replication
Design disaster recovery solutions using RPO/RTO requirements, implement business continuity with ActiveCluster, and apply cyber resiliency and ransomware protection strategies
Integrate Cloud Block Store with native cloud services and deploy resilient hybrid cloud solutions — including SQL Server high availability on pure cloud infrastructure
Recognise and configure synchronous, asynchronous, and NearSync replication technologies to protect cloud-resident data and enable hybrid cloud data mobility
Cloud architects and infrastructure engineers who are extending on-premises Pure Storage FlashArray environments into public cloud and need certified expertise in CBS deployment and management
Storage administrators and system engineers with 12–24+ months of Pure Storage experience who are managing hybrid cloud storage workloads and want vendor-certified cloud specialist credentials
IT professionals responsible for cloud data protection, disaster recovery architecture, cyber resiliency, and ransomware protection who need hands-on CBS skills validated by Pure Storage
DevOps and platform engineers deploying persistent storage for cloud-native applications, containerised workloads, and SQL high-availability environments using Cloud Block Store
Zetlan Technologies covers all 5 CBSS exam domains with expert cloud storage instruction and exam-focused preparation.
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All 5 CBSS exam domains — cloud solution, architecture, deployment, management, and solutions — covered with expert instruction at Zetlan Technologies.