Citrix Certifications
Citrix CCA, CCEA and CCIA are among the hottest IT certifications. These certifications offer the knowledge of the Citrix products and technology. Citrix products allow to access the server based applications regardless of the operating system being used on the server side. Citrix Administrators are required to have the strong knowledge in the Windows based operating systems and the Citrix products. According to the Citrix website, 90% of the top 500 fortune companies are using the Citrix products.

These products provide the centralized management of the IT infrastructure and reduce the overall operational cost. The certifications are geared towards the IT professionals who want to deliver the application solutions in a complex IT environment and optimizing the performance of the WAN applications. Citrix offers the following certifications.

CCA (Citrix Certified Administrator)

CCA certification focuses on the knowledge and skills that are required for the implementation of the Citrix products in an existing network. CCA provides excellent skills to the network administrators and independent consultants. The CCA tracks includes Presentation Server 4, Access Gateway 4, Certified Administrator for Citrix NetScaler 8, Certified Administrator for EdgeSight 4, Certified Administrator for Citrix WANScaler 4, Certified Administrator for XenServer Enterprise Edition 4 and Certified Administrator for Password Manager 4.

CCSP (Citrix Certified Sales Professional)

CCSP certification certifies the sales professionals and it is geared towards the individuals who sell the Citrix products. Citrix certifies that you have the sound knowledge about its products. CCSP exam offers three separate tracks such as Windows Application Delivery, Web Application Delivery and Desktop Delivery.

CCEA (Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator)

Attaining the CCEA certification is the next step to the CCA certification. You need to pass the four additional exams in order to get the CCEA status.

You must pass the following two exams:

Exam 910, Citrix Resource Management Services
Exam 950, Citrix Nfuse Administration
Then, you need to pass one of these two exams:

Exam 911, Citrix Resource Manager
Exam 921, Citrix Installation Manager
Finally, you must also pass one of these three exams:

Exam 920, Citrix Installation Management Services
Exam 930, Secure ICA and Security
Exam 940, Load Balancing Service
After passing the required exams, you status will be upgraded to a CCEA.

CCI (Citrix Certified Instructor)

CCI certification is designed for the individuals who have the good knowledge of the Citrix Access suite and the operating systems. In order to delivering the lectures at the Citrix certified institutes, you need to earn a CCI certification. The requirements of earning the CCI status includes attend the Citrix approved “Train the Trainer course”, you must hold a current certification in Windows NT, 2000 or Unix based on your plan to instruct on, attend the CCA course and pass the CCA exam with more than 80% marks and you will get the Citrix Certified Instructor status.

(CCIA) Citrix Certified Integration Architect
CCIA exam is designed for the individuals who are responsible for designing, analysis, and implementing Citrix technologies in the IT infrastructure of small to large organizations