Hortonworks: A New Way for Certification
for more info/Source : Click Here Hortonworks is excited to announce that our first hands-on, performance based certification exam is now available! The HDP Certified Developer (HDPCD) exam is designed for Hadoop developers working with frameworks like Pig , Hive , Sqoop and Flume . This new approach to Hadoop certification is designed to allow individuals an opportunity to prove their Hadoop skills in a way that is recognized in the industry as meaningful and relevant to on-the-job performance. Instead of multiple-choice questions, the exam consists of tasks executed on a live, three-node Hortonworks Data Platform cluster: Exam Objectives The exam has three main categories of tasks that involve: Data ingestion Data transformation Data analysis Click here to view a detailed list of objectives for the HDPCD exam.