Definitions of competency levels
The following definitions give you an idea of what you can expect in each session at a particular level and are designed to help you attend sessions which are suitable for your level of competency.
Level 100 (introductory):
  • Overviews of product and technology features, functions and benefits
  • Details of new product features, how will they benefit customers and convince them that they need to buy this product
  • The functions of the product and an example of how they are used in a real world environment
  • The benefits of the product and any case studies that show how they assisted a customer
  • Product requirements and other integration information.
  • Level 200 (intermediate):
  • Specific product and technology technical information
  • Drilling into architecture, integration and configuration (what makes the feature tick)
  • Supportability reviews
  • Code samples
  • Best practices
  • High-level troubleshooting techniques
  • Known limitations and issues.
  • Level 300 (experienced):
  • Product migration, deployment, architecture, development
  • Drilling into how a product and its technology is designed to be deployed, migration, etc and focusing on how it is actually deployed
  • Real world examples as appropriate
  • Complex coding, known issues and work-arounds (sample code/examples)
  • Lessons learned, both positive and negative
  • Sample migration plans including sample project plans
  • Deployment case studies
  • Architecture design best practices and case studies.
  • Level 400 (advanced expert):
  • Custom code, scripts, application solution development, architect infrastructure designs and solutions
  • Advanced coding considerations and challenges
  • Design considerations and challenges
  • Architecture considerations and challenges
  • Troubleshooting techniques at the debugging level.