IBM Cloud Pak for Data v4.7 Architect study guide
IBM Cloud Pak for Data v4.7 Architect · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The IBM Cloud Pak for Data v4.7 Architect credential is aimed at experienced data and AI platform professionals who design, install, secure, and troubleshoot Cloud Pak for Data environments. Candidates typically come from solution architecture, platform engineering, or data engineering roles and already understand containers, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes networking, identity providers, and enterprise data estates. This independent study page organizes preparation around the five published domains, each weighted at 20 percent: data and AI architecture; platform installation, configuration, and upgrade; security and governance; data integration and virtualization; and solution design and troubleshooting. Because the domains are evenly weighted, a candidate cannot compensate for a weak area by over-studying a strong one; plan coverage across all five rather than deep-diving a single service. The IBM Cloud Pak for Data v4.7 Architect study guide has 5 sections and about 1,685 words.
01Data and AI architecture
Cloud Pak for Data v4.7 is OpenShift-native, so architecture questions almost always reduce to four layers: the cluster, IBM Cloud Pak foundational services, the Cloud Pak for Data control plane, and the individual services. OpenShift Container Platform supplies compute, the ingress/router, and - critically - storage classes.
368 words, about 2 min02Platform installation, configuration, and upgrade
Installation questions test the cpd-cli workflow and the order of operations, not memorized YAML. cpd-cli manage wraps oc and helm and drives CASE bundles.
344 words, about 2 min03Security and governance
This domain is about who can see and do what, and how you prove it. Authentication is delegated.
341 words, about 2 min04Data integration and virtualization
Integration questions ask you to choose the right movement strategy and size it. ETL/ELT with DataStage: transform and persist into a target; best when data must be reshaped, historized, or served from a warehouse.
324 words, about 2 min05Solution design and troubleshooting
Design questions ask for a defensible architecture under constraints; troubleshooting questions ask for a diagnostic order. Capture users and concurrency, data volume and growth, latency SLA, data residency, HA/DR targets (RTO/RPO), and source systems.
308 words, about 2 min