Hi All
As I’ve been following this thread closely for tips and tricks, I also want to contribute back to help out whoever else I can 
This morning I passed the CCSP on my first attempt. The resources I used:
Sybex official study guide
Official CCSP CBK
CCSP AIO
Official practice tests
Daniel carters CCSP practice exams
CSA v4
I was worried I would find the exam difficult due to wording or due
to so many technical details regarding APIs where others have stated you
need to be a developer to pass the exam - this was NOT the case.
I found the exam extremely fair, and all of the material was from the
study guides. I WILL say this exam was not a simple straight foreword
definition based exam. It DID require thinking, and did link multiple
concepts together in a question. If you think you can memorize the
definition of RTO and be able to answer any question about it then you
are likely setting yourself up for failure. You should be able to
understand what RTO is, why it’s important, what the consequence is if
it’s exceeded, what role it plays in BCD/DR, etc.
The exam was tricky in its wording. One slight word can make a
difference. Study guides are also on point of selecting BEST answers.
You may be presented with 4 right answers, but which approach is the
best. Be familiar with each domain. The study guide from Ben Maslow was
stated perfectly - the questions were made to get you to pay attention
to the different aspects of the question.
Study wise I started with CBK which seemed like quite some
information to read through and layout overlapped quite a bit between
domains. Then used the sybex official study guide to fill in gaps. Then
used the AIO to fill in even more gaps but moreso to “test” my
knowledge. Did all the questions in all the books after I read
everything. Once I finished all the questions, I made sure to review all
the wrong answers and UNDERSTAND why it was wrong and why the right
answer was right - more often than not it wasn’t because I didn’t know
the answer but because I didn’t read the question properly.
I went back and read the CBK (all pages) again the night before the
exam. READ THE GLOSSARY! It’s a great way to review the concepts. As
others have cautioned - be sure to know your APIs! Know characteristics
of REST vs SOAP - CBK has a great table that outlines this.
Anyhow pizza has been delivered, so I will cut off my review here.
Let me know of any questions would like to address whatever questions
I can to help anyone I can.
Moh
