MICROSOFT CERTIFICATIONS YOUR BLUEPRINT TO SUCCESS Visar Ramajli MS Department Manager Company: CACTTUS

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MICROSOFT CERTIFICATIONS YOUR BLUEPRINT TO
SUCCESSVisar RamajliMS Department
ManagerCompany CACTTUS
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Agenda

• Customers value certification
• Why certify?
• Certification leads to higher productivity
• Microsoft certification paths
• IT Professional certifications
• Developer certifications
• Microsoft Skills Assessment and Practice Tests
• Learning cycle for success
• Steps to certification

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CUSTOMERS VALUE CERTIFICATION
Preparation for certifications requires that you
cover all aspects of the product or technology
you're studying, and this often means that you
cover things that you didn't know existed in the
product or technology. For new technologies, it
is also often difficult to determine what you
should be looking at. This is where the exam
guidelines are crucial, because they ensure that
you concentrate on the right things. Jonathan
Blair, MCSD for .NET Edinburgh, Scotland
Becoming certified on Windows 2000 really helped
turn things around for me. It meant I was being
taken more seriously by employers and colleagues
alike. Its a true measure of your skill, of what
you knowits not just a paper certification.
And from a financial standpoint, Microsoft
certification is gold it helps you to get great
financial rewards. Jamie Barry,
MCP Manchester, England
Microsoft certification has helped my career it
has given me credibility and opened doors. I am
using my certification to teach classes, to do IT
consulting for companies, and to publish
articles. Leticia Banffy, MCSA, MCSE, MCT Sao
Paulo, Brazil
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WHY CERTIFY?
Improved project delivery
Less unscheduled downtime
Less external support
Higher end user satisfaction
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MICROSOFT CERTIFICATIONPROVIDES VALUE TO
INDIVIDUALS
The most effective, efficient way to prove the
skills you have gained.
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MICROSOFT CERTIFICATION HELPS YOU PROVIDE VALUE
TO ORGANIZATIONS
The most reliable way to know that your IT staff
is qualified.
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BRING HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY TO YOUR ORGANIZATION
PERCEIVED VALUE OF CERTIFICATION OF RESPON-DENTS MEAN SCORE
Will increase effective implementation of new products, technologies, and/or solutions 78 4.0
Will improve the level of support offered to end users 75 3.9
Will increase system uptime 68 3.9
Is worth the time/cost 71 3.8
Is something I would recommend to other companies like mine 63 3.7
Will ensure quality IT staff 64 3.6
Will reduce operating costs 49 3.5
Will increase IT employee retention 46 3.2
70 of partners consider certified staff more
productive
IDC Study, December 2002
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BRING HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY TO YOUR ORGANIZATION

• As the percentage of Microsoft Certified staff
  within the IT organization increases

End user satisfaction increases
Unscheduled downtime decreases
More projects are deployed on time and within
budget
Source Value of Microsoft Training and
Certification, Burlington, April 2003
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YOU CAN SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION

• As the percentage of Microsoft Certified staff
  within an IT organization increases, a smaller
  percentage of the annual IT budget is spent on
  ad-hoc external IT support

Source Value of Microsoft Training and
Certification, Burlington, April 2003
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MICROSOFT CERTIFICATION PATHS
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IT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
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TECHNOLOGY LIFECYCLEWHERE DO CERTIFICATIONS FIT
IN?
MAINTAIN
MANAGE
IMPLEMENT
PLAN
DESIGN
SERVER / NETWORK
CLIENT / DESKTOP
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MCDST, MCSA, OR MCSE WHICH CERTIFICATION IS
RIGHT FOR YOU?
Choose MCDST if you Choose MCSA if you Choose MCSE if you
Want to pursue an IT career and need to enhance baseline support skills on the Microsoft Windows Desktop Operating System. OR Work in a service desk position and want to validate your skills and further your career growth potential. Implement, manage, and maintain the typically complex computing environment of medium-sized to large companies. OR Have sufficient hands-on experience with implementing, managing, and maintaining desktop and network operating systems and managing and maintaining a network infrastructure. Design, plan, and implement Microsoft Windows Server solutions and architectures in medium-sized to large companies. OR Have at least one year of experience designing, planning, implementing, and analyzing business solutions with Microsoft products and technologies.
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FOCUS ON MESSAGING WITH SPECIALIZATIONS

• MCSA Messaging
• Identifies systems administrators who implement,
  manage, and maintain a messaging infrastructure
  using Microsoft Exchange Server.
• MCSE Messaging
• Identifies systems engineers who design, plan,
  implement, manage, and maintain a messaging
  infrastructure using Microsoft Exchange Server.
• Candidates typically have at least one year of
  experience deploying a Microsoft Exchange Server
  environment on the Windows 2000 or Windows Server
  2003 operating system.

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FOCUS ON SECURITY WITH SPECIALIZATIONS

• MCSA Security
• Identifies systems administrators who specialize
  in managing, maintaining, and implementing
  security on the Windows platform and as part of a
  secure computing environment.
• MCSE Security
• Identifies systems engineers who specialize in
  designing, planning, and implementing security on
  the Windows platform and as part of a secure
  computing environment.
• Certification candidates are systems
  administrators and systems engineers who
  typically have at least one year of experience in
  a security-focused job role.

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DEVELOPER CERTIFICATIONS
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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE TIMELINE
MAINTAIN
DEPLOY
TEST
DEVELOP
DESIGN
ANALYZE
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MCAD OR MCSD WHICH CERTIFICATION IS RIGHT FOR
YOU?
Choose MCAD if you Choose MCSD if you
Develop, test, deploy, and maintain department-level applications, components, Web or desktop clients, or database and network services using Microsoft tools and technologies. Have one to two years of experience building, deploying, and maintaining applications. Analyze and design leading-edge enterprise solutions with Microsoft development tools, technologies, and platforms. Have at least two years of experience in a lead developer role analyzing business and technical requirements, and defining solution architecture.
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ASSESS YOUR SKILLS

• What is Microsoft Skills Assessment?
• Objective, test-based diagnostic learning tool.
• Free, online, unproctored delivery
• Tells you if youre ready to implement or manage
  a given Microsoft solution
• Determines skills gaps, recommends learning plans
  with Official Microsoft Learning Products, along
  with other content suggestions

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ASSESSMENTS AVAILABLE TODAY

• Evaluate
• Secure
• Migrate
• Deploy
• Evaluate
• Analyze
• Communicate

• Evaluate
• Develop for Windows
• Develop for Web
• Evaluate
• Deploy
• Manage
• Implement

See more information at www.microsoft.com/assessme
nt
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PRACTICE TESTS

• Practice tests help you determine if you are
  ready to take a certification exam.
• Microsoft Certified Practice Test Providers
  (PTPs) help MCP candidates select the highest
  quality products and services.
• Microsoft performs quality reviews on all PTP
  practice tests, and only approved PTPs bear the
  Microsoft Certified Practice Test Provider logo.
• In addition to practice tests, PTP services
  include
• Exam results reported by objective.
• Feedback for each question, with study
  suggestions.
• Large question pools with random presentation of
  question and answer choices.
• For more information, visithttp//www.microsoft.
  com/learning/mcpexams/prepare/practicetests.asp

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LEARNING CYCLE FOR SUCCESS
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STEPS TO CERTIFICATIONAND YOUR SUCCESS!

• Decide which certification is right for you
• Gain hands-on experience with Microsoft products
  and solutions
• Supplement your experience with training
• Review exam preparation guide
• Take a practice test
• Register for an exam
• www.microsoft.com/learning/mcpexams/prepare

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Certifications in depth.
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GAIN NEW SKILLS WITH OFFICIAL MICROSOFT LEARNING
PRODUCTS

• Microsoft Official Course
• Microsoft Official Workshop
• Microsoft Official Clinic
• Microsoft Official Seminar

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LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE WITH MICROSOFT PRESS BOOKS

• Microsoft Press books provide an additional way
  to learn technology skills.
• Self-paced training is a good take-home solution
  for reference and supplements classroom learning.
• For information on certification book titles,
  visit www.microsoft.com/mspress/certification

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IT PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCE TAXONOMY
Windows Core Audience Focus
Tier 4, Architect - Strategic Analyzes, designs
enterprise as a whole. Budget and purchase
decisions. Collaborates with business departments.
Tier 4
Tier 3, Engineer - Tactical Analyzes and designs
within single technology. Implements technology.
Handles complex troubleshooting, escalations from
Admins.
Tier 3
Tier 2, Administrator - Operational Day to day
Server and software troubleshooting. Performs
operating system management and support.
Tier 2
Tier 1, Help Desk - Support Day to day client
OS, application, hardware troubleshooting.
Follows prescriptive guidelines. End user phone
support
Tier 1
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JOB TASK ANALYSISJOB TASK MATRIX
Analyze Design Deploy, Install, Configure Manage Monitor Optimize Trouble-shoot, Repair, Restore
System Arch SE SE SE SE/SA SE SE
Security SE SE SE/SA SA SE/SA SE/SA
Net Infra SE SE SE/SA SA SE/SA SE/SA
Resources SE SE SE/SA SA SE/SA SA
OS SE SE SA SA SA SE/SA
HW SE SE SA SA SA SA
Reliability Availability SE SE SE/SA SA SA SE/SA
NOTE The above matrix directly defined exam and
course assignment
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WINDOWS SERVER 2003 DELIVERS
Easier to deploy, configure and manage
End-to-end securitygreater reliability
andincreased performance
Quickly build and deploy connected solutions
Leverage extensivepartner solution resources to
maximizing business opportunity
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CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND LEARNING RESOURCES
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MCDST
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MCDST AT A GLANCE

• Target audience
• Job role represents an entry point into a career
  as an IT professional.
• Candidates work in small- to medium-sized
  computing environments
• Support end-users that use Microsoft Windows XP
  Professional or Windows 2000 Professional as a
  desktop operating system.
• Typical job titles for MCDST
• Help Desk Technician
• Customer Support Representative
• PC Support Specialist
• Technical Support Representative

• Experience
• MCDST is an entry-level certification
• Have completed technical training on supporting
  Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000
  Professional OR Have a minimum of six months
  of experience supporting and trouble-shooting any
  desktop operating system in a workgroup or domain
  network environment.
• Exam requirements
• 2 core exams

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MCSA
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MCSA AT A GLANCE

• Target audience
• IT professionals who manage and maintain networks
  and systems based on the Microsoft Windows Server
  operating system.
• Typical job titles for MCSA
• Network Administrator
• Systems Administrator
• Information Technology Engineer
• Information Systems Administrator
• Network Technician

• Experience
• An MCSA candidate should have sufficient,
  hands-on experience with
• Implementing, managing, and maintaining a desktop
  operating system
• Implementing, managing, and maintaining a network
  operating system
• Managing and maintaining a network infrastructure
• Exam requirements
• 3 core exams
• 1 elective exam

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MCSA SECURITY
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MCSA SECURITY AT A GLANCE

• Target audience
• Experienced systems administrators who are
  responsible for managing, maintaining, and
  implementing security on Microsoft Windows 2000
  or Windows Server 2003 and as part of a secure
  computing environment.
• Typical job titles for MCSA
• Network Administrator
• Systems Administrator
• Technical Support Engineer
• Information Systems Administrator
• Network Technician

• Experience
• Candidates should have at least one year of
  experience in a security-focused job role.
• Exam requirements
• 3 core exams
• 2 security specialization exams

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MCSA MESSAGING
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MCSA MESSAGING AT A GLANCE

• Target audience
• Experienced systems administrators who are
  responsible for implementing, managing, and
  maintaining messaging on Exchange Server on
  Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003.
• Typical job titles for MCSA
• Network Administrator
• Systems Administrator
• Technical Support Engineer
• Information Systems Administrator
• Network Technician

• Experience
• Candidates should have at least one year of
  experience in administering an Exchange Server
  infrastructure.
• Exam requirements
• 3 core exams
• 1 messaging specialization exam

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MCSE
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MCSE AT A GLANCE

• Target audience
• IT professionals who analyze the business
  requirements and design, plan, and implement the
  infrastructure for business solutions based on
  the Microsoft Windows Server System integrated
  server software.
• Typical job titles for MCSE
• Systems Engineer
• Technical Support Engineer
• Systems Analyst
• Network Analyst
• Technical Consultant

• Experience
• MCSE candidates should have at least one year of
  experience planning, implementing, and analyzing
  business solutions with Microsoft products and
  technologies.
• Exam requirements
• 6 core exams
• 1 elective exam

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EXAM UPGRADE PATHS TO MCSE ON WINDOWS SERVER
2003

• UPGRADE FROM MCSE ON WINDOWS 2000
• Two exams required
• Exam 70-292 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft
  Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA
  Certified on Windows 2000
• Exam 70-296 Planning, Implementing, and
  Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
  Environment for an MCSE Certified on Windows 2000

• UPGRADE FROM MCSE ON WINDOWS NT 4.0
• Six exams required
• Elective exam requirement satisfied with MCSE on
  Windows NT 4.0 certification
• UPGRADE FROM MCSA ON WINDOWS 2000
• Four exams required
• Exam 70-292
• Exam 70-293 AND Exam 70-294
• Exam 70-297 OR Exam 70-298

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MCSE SECURITY
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MCSE SECURITY AT A GLANCE

• Target audience
• Experienced systems engineers who are responsible
  for designing, planning, and implementing
  security on Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows
  Server 2003 and as part of a secure computing
  environment.
• Typical job titles for MCSE
• Systems Engineer
• Information Technology Engineer
• Systems Analyst
• Network Analyst
• Technical Consultant

• Experience
• Candidates should have at least one year of
  experience in a security-focused job role.
• Exam requirements
• Windows 2000 track
• 4 core exams
• 3 security specialization exams
• Windows Server 2003 track
• 5 core exams
• 3 security specialization exams

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MCSE MESSAGING
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MCSE MESSAGING AT A GLANCE

• Target audience
• Experienced systems engineers who are responsible
  for designing, planning, and implementing an
  Exchange Server infrastructure on Microsoft
  Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003.
• Typical job titles for MCSE
• Systems Engineer
• Information Technology Engineer
• Systems Analyst
• Network Analyst
• Technical Consultant

• Experience
• Candidates should have at least one year of
  experience administering an Exchange Server
  infrastructure.
• Exam requirements
• Windows 2000 track
• 5 core exams
• 2 messaging specialization exams
• Windows Server 2003 track
• 6 core exams
• 2 messaging specialization exams

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MCAD
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MCAD AT A GLANCE

• Target audience
• Developers who create and maintain
  department-level applications, components, Web or
  desktop clients, or back-end data services.
• Typical job titles for MCAD
• Programmer
• Programmer/Analyst
• Software Developer

• Experience
• MCAD candidates typically have at least one to
  two years of work experience in software
  development.
• Exam requirements
• 2 core exams
• 1 elective exam

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MCSD
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MCSD AT A GLANCE

• Target audience
• Advanced developers who design and develop
  leading-edge enterprise solutions with Microsoft
  development tools, technologies, and the
  Microsoft .NET Framework
• Typical job titles for MCSD
• Software Engineer
• Application Analyst
• Software Architect
• Consultant

• Experience
• MCSD candidates typically have at least two years
  of experience.
• Exam requirements
• Visual Studio 6.0 track
• 3 core exams
• 1 elective exam
• Microsoft .NET track
• 4 core exams
• 1 elective exam

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DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR CERTIFICATION
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MCDBA
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MCDBA AT A GLANCE

• Target audience
• IT professionals who implement and administer
  Microsoft SQL Server databases.
• Typical job titles for MCSD
• Database Administrator
• Database Analyst
• Database Developer

• Experience
• MCDBA candidates should have at least one year of
  experience working with SQL Server.
• Exam requirements
• 3 core exams
• 1 elective exam

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