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MSCE or No???
- Hello, this is a very general question, but I am sure someone can help me out here. I was currently pursuing the MCSE a few years ago, but since then I had a new baby, military called, etc etc, and I have now just started to get back into school again. My question is: Is MCSE still what it used to be as far as the "thing" to get or no? What is the demand nowadays in the job field?Sorry to be so general, I was just curious of what's the hot thing right now...and I am not afraid to try something new, so any input would be great...thanks
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- Rich
This question comes up quite often here. The reality is this - the MCSE 2003 is based on learning technology that is 7 to 9 years old. Although reliable, WinXP is quickly becoming overshadowed by Windows 7, and many companies are starting to adopt Server 2008 over Server 2003.
Given that you're coming back in, it might be a good idea to consider learning the latest and greatest - perhaps pursuing either the MCITP Server 2008 System Administrator (somewhat equivalent to the MCSA) or the MCITP Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator somewhat equivalent to the MCSE).
BTW, thank you for serving our country!- Proposed As Answer byNiall Merrigan Monday, November 02, 2009 7:43 PM
- Charles,Thank you very much...I have one more question then...below i pasted the certs from Microsoft, and i notice that the Server Administrator only has 3 tests...are there pre-req's to those or no? That seems relatively short....
MCITP: Server Administrator
- The Server Administrator is roughly equivelent to the MCSA on 2003
Its just 3 exams and deal with main server infrastructure and doesnt have any client exam requirement. Its a pure cold room cert.
There are no other prereqs for it.
The MCITP:EA for exam requires 3 server MCTS and 1 client MCTS (Vista or Windows 7) and a Pro level exam. It uses the 2 MCTS from the MCITP SA and builds on it
Blog: http://certsandprogs.blogspot.com
70-536 Objectives List with MSDN Links
70-562 Objectives List with MSDN Links - ok thank you very much, that helps alot
