IBM Cloud Architect — IBM Certified Professional Architect – Cloud
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This certification is retired (as of 2025-12-31). IBM now offers only free 'IBM Cloud Professional Architect' badges.
- Issuer
- IBM
- Industry
- Cloud & Infrastructure
- Domain
- Other Clouds
- Level
- Expert
- Exam fee
- Varies (Pearson VUE; typically ~USD 200)
Prerequisites & eligibility
No formal prerequisites are published; anyone can register for the exam.
Renewal & maintenance
Does not expire (Versioned credential; recertify by passing the current version.).
Recognition
IBM Cloud solution architecture (VPC, OpenShift on IBM Cloud, hybrid).
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