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Certification on ASP.NET 4.0 and SQL Server 2012

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HI There,
I have been working on both the ASP.NET Web and Windows development along with Sql Server. I am now planning for some certifications on these technologies. Could you please advise me if there any way I can do certifications on both ASP.NET and SQL Server on a single path? As I have checked on the websites, Certification on ASP.NET would follow the path of MCTS and the certification on Sql Server would lead to MCSA. I had been planning for 70-515 for ASP.NET 4.0 and 70-461 for Sql Server but they are on different tracks as I have mentioned.
Can somebody please help me on choosing the certification courses correctly?
Thanks and Regards,
Aniket
Monday, March 24, 2014 5:26 PM
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Hi, Aniket.
The short answer is NO - sorry, there is not a certification track that crosses from .NET developer to IT administrator. There are SQL Server developer certifications for database design and business intelligence but that is all.
Check out the two (2) SQL Server MCSE developer titles here:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/sql-certification.aspxInstead, most developers are interested in becoming certified in the .NET framework and the multiple libraries it supports.
**Also, most developers are interested in becoming certified in database access technologies, such as LINQ, ADO.NET, and Entity Framework.
How about this? Why don't you earn your MCPD while becoming certified in LINQ, ADO.NET, LINQ to SQL, and Entity Framework?
Exam 70-516 is the data access exam:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam.aspx?ID=70-516Here are the three (3) MCPD developer certifications (WinForms, ASP.NET, Azure) for .NET 4.0:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/mcpd-certification.aspx#item-ID0EFAAAABCAAlternately, you can earn the MCSA: SQL Server certification besides your MCPD certification:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/mcsa-sql-certification.aspxThat's what you are stuck with. I hope this information was helpful.
Good luck!
Best wishes, Davin Mickelson
- Marked as answer by Mike Corkery, Microsoft Certified Trainer Monday, March 24, 2014 8:56 PM
- Edited by Davin MickelsonEditor Monday, March 24, 2014 9:07 PM
Monday, March 24, 2014 7:43 PMAnswerer
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Hi, Aniket.
The short answer is NO - sorry, there is not a certification track that crosses from .NET developer to IT administrator. There are SQL Server developer certifications for database design and business intelligence but that is all.
Check out the two (2) SQL Server MCSE developer titles here:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/sql-certification.aspxInstead, most developers are interested in becoming certified in the .NET framework and the multiple libraries it supports.
**Also, most developers are interested in becoming certified in database access technologies, such as LINQ, ADO.NET, and Entity Framework.
How about this? Why don't you earn your MCPD while becoming certified in LINQ, ADO.NET, LINQ to SQL, and Entity Framework?
Exam 70-516 is the data access exam:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam.aspx?ID=70-516Here are the three (3) MCPD developer certifications (WinForms, ASP.NET, Azure) for .NET 4.0:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/mcpd-certification.aspx#item-ID0EFAAAABCAAlternately, you can earn the MCSA: SQL Server certification besides your MCPD certification:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/mcsa-sql-certification.aspxThat's what you are stuck with. I hope this information was helpful.
Good luck!
Best wishes, Davin Mickelson
- Marked as answer by Mike Corkery, Microsoft Certified Trainer Monday, March 24, 2014 8:56 PM
- Edited by Davin MickelsonEditor Monday, March 24, 2014 9:07 PM
Monday, March 24, 2014 7:43 PMAnswerer -
Thanks DavidThursday, August 21, 2014 12:19 PM