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EMC DES-2T13 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Dell EMC |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Specialist - Cloud Architect, Cloud Infrastructure Exam |
| Exam Number: | DES-2T13 |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60 |
| Exam Format: | Scenario-based Questions, Multiple Choice |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Passing Score: | 63% |
| Related Certifications: | Specialist - Cloud Architect, Cloud Infrastructure (DECS-CA) |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Pearson VUE Testing Center or Online Proctored Exam |
| Pre Condition: | Dell EMC recommends knowledge of cloud computing, data center technologies, virtualization, networking, storage, and cloud infrastructure design. No mandatory prerequisite exam required. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learning.dell.com/content/dam/dell-emc/documents/en-us/DES-2T13_Specialist-Cloud_Architect_Cloud_Infrastructure_Exam.pdf |
EMC DES-2T13 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Application Development and Deployment Platform | 10% | - Application Platform Design
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| Introduction to Cloud Design and Design Parameters | 10% | - Cloud Concepts and Characteristics
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| Cloud Management Platform | 10% | - Cloud Management and Automation
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| Data Collection and Analysis | 12% | - Requirements Gathering and Analysis
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| Architecting a CI/HCI Solution | 18% | - Converged and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure
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| Architecting a Do-It-Yourself Solution | 25% | - Custom Cloud Infrastructure Design
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| Hybrid Cloud and Multi Cloud | 15% | - Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Architecture
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DES-2T13 Exam Basics: What Every Candidate Asks
The DES-2T13 exam is the required test for earning the EMC Specialist - Cloud Architect, Cloud Infrastructure certification from EMC. It assesses your command of the official exam objectives through scenario-based and knowledge questions, and the resulting credential is widely recognized by employers. Its reputation for difficulty is real but manageable — candidates who practice consistently with quality materials routinely walk in well prepared.
The official outline for the DES-2T13 exam highlights these domains:
- Data Collection and Analysis (12%)
- Application Development and Deployment Platform (10%)
- Architecting a Do-It-Yourself Solution (25%)
Seeing the topics laid out this way often shrinks the exam's intimidation factor — each domain is a finite, learnable block, and the EMC Specialist - Cloud Architect, Cloud Infrastructure practice questions at RealVCE follow the same structure.
Dell EMC recommends knowledge of cloud computing, data center technologies, virtualization, networking, storage, and cloud infrastructure design. No mandatory prerequisite exam required.
The DES-2T13 exam is demanding, but its difficulty is specific, not mysterious: unfamiliar question formats, time pressure, and a few heavily weighted domains. All three respond to the same remedy — repeated, timed exposure to exam-style questions. That is what the EMC Specialist - Cloud Architect, Cloud Infrastructure practice materials at RealVCE provide, and the free demo lets you measure the real difficulty yourself before committing, which is usually the moment the fear starts shrinking.
The DES-2T13 exam consists of 60 questions with a time allowance of 90 minutes minutes. Practicing full sets under a similar time cap is the most direct way to make sure pacing never costs you points on exam day.
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EMC Specialist - Cloud Architect, Cloud Infrastructure Sample Questions:
You have the following requirements for a CMP solution:
* Lower acquisition costs of software
* Control over deployment of software release cycles
* Option to have paid support
What type of CMP solution should you recommend?
- A. Software defined
- B. Proprietary
- C. Open-source
- D. Vendor supported open-source
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
What are key focus areas of requirements gathering for a cloud design?
- A. Automation and multi-tenancy
- B. Multi-tenancy and data growth
- C. Consolidation and automation
- D. Data growth and consolidation
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
A cloud architect is designing a packaged PaaS Solution for an organization. One of the primary concerns of the organization is application portability. What consideration focuses on portability?
- A. A subscription-by-time cost model must be chosen to manage costs
- B. Monitoring at the application level must capture and evaluate key metrics
- C. A secure connector must be chosen to ensure secure API access to data
- D. A technology must be chosen that enables portable PaaS architectures
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Case 1
Refer to the exhibit.
Your company recently negotiated several contracts with new customers to use its proprietary eCommerce system. As a result, the customer base has grown rapidly, which has introduced several challenges and requirements.
Business requirements:
* Applications need to scale quickly
* Metrics and reporting to anticipate business trends and efficient use of resources
* External customers are looking to license the eCommerce application
Other considerations:
* Applications need to be recorded for the public cloud
* Address security vulnerabilities for customer data in the cloud
Refer to Case 1.
You are designing a transformation from Platform 2.0 to cloud. You review the existing infrastructure and business requirements. You must define the method to connect the on-premises network directly to the public cloud provider.
Which technology should you select?
- A. KMS
- B. IPSec VPN
- C. MPLS
- D. IDPS
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Which type of storage is used to store data using a flat address space based on content?
- A. File
- B. Block
- C. Object
- D. Cloud
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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