Five Practice Areas:

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Five Practice Areas MCA InfrastructureMCA
Microsoft Exchange ServerMCA SolutionsMCA
Microsoft SQL ServerMCA Windows Server
Directory
10 years total plus 3 or more years of experience
in advanced IT architecture Review board approach
Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA)
Credentials review, two-hour jury of peers, 30
minute presentation by the candidate
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
Professional Series Professional credentials
required for successful job performance
Technology Series Specific technologies and
skills for working with them
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
(MCTS) Pass combinations of exams for each
certification. (Many require one exam.) See
http//www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcts/default
.mspx
53 MCTS certifications available.
Upgrade from Windows 2000 MCSE 70-292 70-296
Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE)
New Server 2003 MCSE(7 exams)70-290291293294
and 70-620 or 270 or 210 and 70- 297 or 298
and 1 of 29 electives
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)
Microsoft Certified Desktop Technician (MCDST)
No longer available many of the exams retired
in March 2008
70-271 and 70-272
No longer available the last of the exams
retired in March 2009
Windows 2000
Server 2003
SQL Server 2000
New Server 2003 MCSA(3 exams)70-293294 and
70- 297 or 298 and 1 of 10 electives
Microsoft CertifiedSystem Administrator(MCSA)
(MCSA is a subset of MCSE)