{"id":66491,"date":"2018-06-08T11:47:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T11:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/?p=66491"},"modified":"2018-06-08T11:47:55","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T11:47:55","slug":"hortonworks-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/hortonworks-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Hortonworks Certifications?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Hortonworks has become one of the best and leading vendors in the area of Big Data and Hadoop. It distributes open source Apache Hadoop commercially without any other proprietary software. Hortonworks offers certifications for the Big Data professionals that are recognized well in the industry. And the Hortonworks certification adds great value to one&#8217;s career.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Also Read<\/strong>: Best<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/best-hadoop-certification-in-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Big Data Certifications <\/a>in 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">With the increase in hiring rates for Hadoop professionals, more and more candidates are looking for these certifications. A Hortonworks Certification can help the professionals to kick-start a big data career well with attractive salary packages and good career growth. These certifications are recognized by all the major IT giants dealing with big data projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ea7e02;color:#ea7e02\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ea7e02;color:#ea7e02\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/hortonworks-certification\/#An_Overview_of_HortonWorks_Certification\" >An Overview of HortonWorks Certification<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/hortonworks-certification\/#How_are_the_Hortonworks_certifications_relevant_for_Hadoop_Professionals\" >How are the Hortonworks certifications relevant for Hadoop Professionals?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/hortonworks-certification\/#What_are_the_Scopes_in_HortonWorks_Certification_Preparation\" >What are the Scopes in HortonWorks Certification Preparation?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/hortonworks-certification\/#HDP_Certified_Developer\" >HDP Certified Developer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/hortonworks-certification\/#Hortonworks_Certified_Java_Developer\" >Hortonworks Certified Java Developer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/hortonworks-certification\/#HDP_Certified_Apache_Spark_Developer\" >HDP Certified Apache Spark Developer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/hortonworks-certification\/#Hortonworks_Certified_Associate\" >Hortonworks Certified Associate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/hortonworks-certification\/#HDP_Certified_Administrator\" >HDP Certified Administrator<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_Overview_of_HortonWorks_Certification\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>An Overview of HortonWorks Certification<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Hortonworks certifications are big data certifications that measure qualifications and capabilities of the big data experts. These certifications are hands-on exams which are performance based only. The candidates have to complete a set of tasks on real Hadoop clusters instead of only multiple choice questions. T<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Furthermore, the certifications carry the qualifications developed and designed carefully by leaders and experts of Hadoop to provide the best in industry standards. This is the reason Hortonworks certified big data professionals carry expertise and competency that is recognized by the recruiters in the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_are_the_Hortonworks_certifications_relevant_for_Hadoop_Professionals\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>How are the Hortonworks certifications relevant for Hadoop Professionals?<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Hortonworks certifications help Big Data Hadoop professionals to establish valid and important Hadoop credentials. With these certifications, you can showcase your expertise and skills to the employers as well as customers. In addition to that, these certifications will improve the confidence of customers in you, and the recruiters will prefer you over the rest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">These certifications provide you the needed recognition on the resume as Hortonworks certified Hadoop professionals are often leaders in the field. You can even get a chance to become a group member of the exclusive group of committed experts working on Apache Hadoop.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_Scopes_in_HortonWorks_Certification_Preparation\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>What are the Scopes in HortonWorks Certification Preparation?<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Hortonworks offers the following certifications for big data professionals:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">HDP Certified Developer<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hortonworks Certified Java Developer<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">HDP Certified Apache Spark Developer<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hortonworks Certified Associate<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">HDP Certified Administrator<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hortonworks Data Flow Certified NIFI Architect<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66565 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/hortonworks-certification.png\" alt=\"Hortonworks Certification\" width=\"596\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/hortonworks-certification.png 596w, https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/hortonworks-certification-275x300.png 275w, https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/hortonworks-certification-385x420.png 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Let\u2019s move on to next section to know each of these certifications.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cloudera is a competitor vendor of Hortonworks for Big Data Certifications. Let&#8217;s find out which one is better for Big Data Certifications &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/cloudera-or-hortonworks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloudera or Hortonworks!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HDP_Certified_Developer\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>HDP Certified Developer <\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Targeted role: <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">This certification is a generic for Hadoop developer role who uses frameworks like Pig, Flume, Hive, Sqoop, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Exam Pattern:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">This is a performance-based and hands-on exam that requires you to perform a set of tasks on real Hadoop cluster. The tasks involved in the exam are of three types: Data Analysis, Data ingestion, and Data Transformation. HDPCD exam can be taken from any computer with a webcam and internet connection at any time. The exam has the duration of 2 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Cost:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The Hortonworks certification cost for every attempt of the HDPCD exam is $250.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Preparation:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">For Hortonworks Certification preparation, you need to be aware of the Hortonworks Data Platform 2.4 managed and installed with Ambari 2.2 as the exam is based on it. This shall include the knowledge of Hive 1.2.1, Pig 0.15.0, Flume 1.5.2 and Sqoop 1.4.6. The candidate shall perform a list of tasks on an HDP 2.4 cluster accessible to him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Hortonworks certification books on the topics Pig, Hive, Flume, Sqoop, etc. can help in the preparation. There are some good books on these topics like Hadoop for Dummies and Hadoop &#8211; The Definitive Guide.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p4\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hortonworks_Certified_Java_Developer\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>Hortonworks Certified Java Developer<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Targeted role:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">HDP Certified Java Developer certification is created for Hadoop developers who are experts in Java programming and suppose to develop in MapReduce applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Pattern:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">HDP Certified Java Developer certification is created for Hadoop developers who are experts in Java programming and MapReduce applications. This certification exam is a completely hands-on exam where you need to perform a set of tasks related to Java development skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Cost:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The cost of the exam is USD 250 for each attempt, and the test is of 2 hours duration. The test can be taken at any time from any computer with good internet connection and webcam.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Preparing for a Hortonworks Certification? Have a look at the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/best-hortonworks-certification-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hortonworks Certification books<\/a>\u00a0you must read.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Preparation:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For the Hortonworks certification preparation, you need to prepare the tasks generally associated with writing and developing Java MapReduce jobs. These tasks may also include the configuration and development of partitioners, combiners, custom sorting, custom keys and joining of different datasets. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The candidates need to be well aware of Hortonworks Data Platform 2.2, and they will have to work on a pre-configured Eclipse environment where you can directly write Java classes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">For the preparation, Hortonworks certification books containing the study material on the following can help:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Writing MapReduce application in Java and running it on Hadoop cluster<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Writing and configuring a custom partitioner, custom key class and combiner for MapReduce job<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Configuring the I\/O formats and sorting the output of MapReduce job<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"p4\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HDP_Certified_Apache_Spark_Developer\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>HDP Certified Apache Spark Developer<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Targeted role:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Hortonworks Data Platform certification on Apache Spark is for the Spark professionals carrying expertise and looking for recognized credentials on their resume.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Pattern:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Hortonworks Data Platform certification on Apache Spark is a certification to check the abilities and expertise of developers in developing Spark SQL and Spark Core applications in Python or Scala. The exam can be taken from anywhere on a computer at any time with a good webcam and internet connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Cost:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">This Hortonworks certification cost is USD 250 for every attempt and the exam duration is 2 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Preparation: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">For the Hortonworks certification preparation, the candidate shall use the books that can help in preparation for the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Core Spark:<\/b> You should be able to Write a Core spark application using Scala or Python and initialize it. It also includes running a Spark job, creating an RDD from file\/directory from HDFS and persisting an RDD on disk or memory, performing Spark transformations and actions on RDD configuring the Spark and creating broadcast accumulators and variables.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Spark SQL:<\/b> It includes creating Spark DataFrames and performing operations on them, writing applications in Spark SQL, using Hive from Spark SQL, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Want to become a Hortonworks Certified Apache Spark Developer? Here is the preparation guide for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/prepare-for-hdpcd-apache-spark-certification\/https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/prepare-for-hdpcd-apache-spark-certification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preparation guide for HDPCD Certification Exam<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hortonworks_Certified_Associate\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>Hortonworks Certified Associate<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Targeted role:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The HCA certification is for the entry-level professionals to test their fundamental knowledge of one who wants to progress to higher levels in the Hortonworks certification program. This is for the beginners starting their career in Hadoop and who want to appear for more certifications later on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Pattern:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The certification exam validates the fundamental skills needed for the professionals that understand technologies and recognizes business use cases in the Hortonworks Data Platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">With this exam, the professionals can start a career in data applications and open data platforms. The HCA certified professional is eligible for taking any exam at Hortonworks Certified Professional level. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">HCA certification exam contains 40 multiple choice questions, and you need to score 75% for passing the exam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Cost:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This Hortonworks certification cost is USD 250 for every attempt and the exam duration is 60 minutes.\u00a0The exam can be taken from anywhere on a computer at any time with a good webcam and internet connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Preparation:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">For preparation, a candidate needs to be aware of HDP 2.4 and different categories like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Data Governance and Workflow: Atlas, Sqoop, Kafka, Flume, Hortonworks Dataflow, Flacon<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Data Access: Storm, Spark, HBase, HCatalog, Hive, Pig, Solr<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Data Management: YARN and HDFS<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Security: Knox and Ranger<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Operations: Zookeeper, CloudBreak, Oozie, Ambari<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HDP_Certified_Administrator\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>HDP Certified Administrator<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Targeted role:<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"s1\">The exam is for the system administrators\u2019 expert in handling and managing Hadoop clusters and ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Pattern:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">This certification is a performance-based hands-on exam where the expertise and competency of a candidate are checked in the following areas:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Installation<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Availability<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Security <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Troubleshooting <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Configuration<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The exam is a 2-hour duration exam that can be taken at any time from any computer with internet connection and webcam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Cost:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">This Hortonworks Certification cost is $250 for every attempt. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Preparation:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The candidate needs to be aware of Hortonworks Data Platform 2.3 managed and installed by Ambari 2.1.0. The candidate needs to work on a four-node HDP 2.3 cluster and perform a set of tasks on the cluster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The candidate shall take the help of books containing the information on HDP repository features, configuration, and management. Some of the books are Professional Hadoop Solutions, Hadoop Operations, and Apache Hadoop YARN, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Preparing to become an HDP Certified Administrator? Here is the complete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/hdpca-certification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preparation guide for HDPCA certification<\/a> exam!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Hortonworks Data Flow Certified NIFI Architect <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Targeted role:<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"s1\">The<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">certification is for the professionals carrying expertise in NiFi flow development, cluster management, and configuration. Ideally, this is for the<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Data Flow Architects who work with NiFi or similar streaming applications for creating effective Data Flows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Pattern:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">HDP Certified NiFi Architect (HDFCNA) exam is a 2 hours exam that checks the competency of the candidate on an actual NiFi cluster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The exam helps in checking whether the candidate can work with Data Flows, configure, secure and manage NiFi clusters using the tools of Hortonworks Data Flow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Cost:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The cost of the exam is USD 250 for every attempt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Preparation:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The certification exam will be based on Hortonworks Data Flow 3.0 managed and installed with Ambari (version 2.5). It also includes NiFi 1.2.0. 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