Great post by Danny there 👍
The best study material is going to be the official courseware.
I do not recommend anything other than the courseware as the primary study material, and otherwise some light reading/review of the version specific main Admin Guides. In this case R81.10 Maestro docs.
I fully understand and appreciate that Admin Guides can get anyone through an exam but you need to understand the objectives (courseware topics) and then you do not get the hands on labs, or at least the documented lab steps that the courseware contains.
The official courseware can be purchased, like a Check Point product can be, or you get it as an e-book (also for lifetime access) when you book onto a CCME Training Course.
These are the chapters (the topics) and labs (the exercises):
https://www.checkpoint.com/downloads/training/maestro-course.pdf
It is currently based on R81.10. The current exam would not test on the R81.20 (new) features.
For example, this would not be required knowledge for the current CCME exam: https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Maestro/R81-20-Performance-Tuning-Tip-Maestro-Autoscaling/m-p/13...
There is also an un-Proctored Maestro exam, which is based on the Maestro Jump Start videos.
It is one of only two such exams.
I don't think that it actually counts toward any certification paths path to CCSM or CCSM Elite) or extends any certification expiry date (CCSE, CCSM or CCSM-E) but I will double check.
As always, preparing for and passing the exam will prove knowledge and should give confidence, and of course there should be a badge to go with it.
"Your online registration expires 48 hours from the date and time the exam was scheduled."
It is $58.80 (today), including VAT/TAX
Regards,
Don
