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MCSE 2008
MCSE 2008 Training Courses
CBT Planet understands the various needs of our customers. That's why we've updated our licensing options to Just when you thought you had reached the pinnacle of your Microsoft certification training, Microsoft introduces Windows Server 2008. While it makes sense to upgrade to the MCSE 2008 certification, the MCSE option doesn't exist. Instead, Microsoft is phasing out the MCSE/MCSA certifications in favor of the new MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT Professional) certification. So instead of taking a Microsoft MCSE 2008 course, you must follow the appropriate path toward MCITP certification.
Self-Study Training Courses:
- IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator certification
- IT Professional: Server Administrator
- Windows Server 2008 Library
Certification Boot Camps:
- Dual MCITP: Windows 2008 Support Technician and Server Administrator
- Microsoft 3 in 1 Boot Camp MCITP Windows 2008 Support Technician, Server Admin, and Enterprise Admin
Each certification requires that you first pass a series of prerequisite MCTS exams as well as the professional series exam for the specific MCITP certification that you are pursuing. For example, the Enterprise Administrator certification requires four MCTS exams (70-640, 70-642, 70-643, and either 70-620 or 70-624) along with the Professional Series exam 70-647. The Server Administrator certification requires passing two MCTS exams (70-640 and 70-642) along with the Professional Series exam 70-646.
If you are a current MCSA or MCSE on Windows Server 2003, Microsoft acknowledges your existing skills and provides an upgrade path involving fewer MCTS exams.
Microsoft has moved away from MCSE 2008 certification in favor of MCTS and MCITP credentials as part of their next generation of certifications. This new generation features three series: Technology, Professional, and Architect.
The Technology Series focuses on a Microsoft product or technology and does not target a specific job role. MCTS certifications aren't forever. They are retired when mainstream support for the underlying technology expires. The certifications in this series provide the foundation that the Professional and Architect Series rely upon. That's why you must first pass and earn the underlying MCTS certifications before earning your IT Professional: Server Administrator or IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator certification.
The Professional Series certifications focus on a single job role such as server administrator or enterprise administrator. Each certification in this series requires one or more prerequisite MCTS certifications. Once you've earned your professional credential, you must maintain active status through certification refresh.
The Architect Series is the topmost level of Microsoft's new certification program. Experts earning these credentials are recognized as experts in IT architecture. Achieving this level of expertise requires over ten years of advanced technical experience, a vast array of knowledge, and passing a rigorous review conducted by a panel of previously-certified architect peers.
So, what do these three series of certifications mean to the MCSE credential? It is being phased out. All new Microsoft technologies will involve the new generation of credentials.