Individual Assessments: Microsoft Windows Server System
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Whether your focus is database administration, database development, or business intelligence, these assessments will help you find the best learning resources that you need to take advantage of the new features of SQL Server 2005. See the following table to review the individual assessments that are currently available for SQL Server 2005. Note that you will need to register to take an assessment.
| Topic | Assessment | Description |
Discover | Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for Database Administrators | This assessment focuses on the skills that you need to successfully design and administer a SQL Server 2005 Server solution. Topics include designing a SQL Server infrastructure, security, high availability, maintenance and automation, troubleshooting, and optimizing database servers. |
Discover | Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for Database Developers | This assessment focuses on the skills that you need to successfully design and develop a SQL Server 2005 database solution. Topics include designing a database server, database, the data tier, and tuning and optimizing queries. |
Discover | Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for Business Intelligence Developers | This assessment focuses on the skills that you need to successfully design and develop a SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence solution. Topics include designing a business intelligence solution architecture, an OLAP solution architecture, a reporting solution architecture, and an extract, transformation, and loading (ETL) solution architecture. |
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Interested in learning to use Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services? Assess your knowledge for successfully authoring, deploying, and managing reports and see what resources are available to help you increase your skills. See the following table to review the individual assessments that are currently available for SQL Server 2000. Note that you will need to register to take an assessment.
| Topic | Assessment | Description |
Evaluate | Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services | This assessment focuses on the features and functionality of SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services. Topics include authoring reports by using the report designer; deploying, publishing, and managing reports; and manipulating datasets. |
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Assess your knowledge on how to deploy and manage Exchange Server 2003, and see what learning resources are available to help you increase your skills today. See the following table to review the individual assessments that are currently available for Exchange Server 2003. Note that you will need to register to take an assessment.
| Topic | Assessment | Description |
Evaluate | This assessment provides an introduction to the new features and functionality of Exchange Server 2003. Topics include choosing the best methods for disaster prevention, security, and e-mail administration. | |
Deploy | Planning and Deploying Hosted Services by Using Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | Are you ready to host services by using Windows Server 2003? Take this assessment and then get a learning plan to help you plan and deploy even better. |
Deploy | This assessment focuses on the skills that you need to successfully deploy an Exchange Server 2003 organization that meets design specifications. Topics include installing, configuring, securing, coexistence, and migration. | |
Manage | This assessment focuses on the skills and tools that you need to maintain an Exchange Server 2003 organization. Topics include managing and monitoring Exchange servers and the Exchange organization, security, recipient objects, and address lists. |
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003
Implementing and managing Windows Storage Server 2003? Take this assessment to help you gauge your skills and get a learning plan to help you succeed. See the following table to review the individual assessments that are currently available for Windows Storage Server 2003. Note that you will need to register to take an assessment.
| Topic | Assessment | Description |
Implement | Implementing and Managing Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 | This assessment focuses on the tasks that you need to successfully implement and accomplish day-to-day management of Windows Storage Server 2003. Topics include deploying and configuring Windows Storage Server 2003, configuring network protocols and administrative options, configuring shared folders and permissions on Storage Server shares, and configuring options such as volume and directory quotas, server monitoring, file filtering, and support for a variety of network clients. |
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003
Do you have what it takes to set up Windows Small Business Server 2003? Assess your knowledge on which business issues you can solve now. See the following table to review the individual assessments that are currently available for Windows Small Business Server 2003. Note that you will need to register to take an assessment.
| Topic | Assessment | Description |
Evaluate | Introduction to Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 | Do you have what it takes to successfully set up Windows Small Business Server 2003? Take this assessment to see if you know which business issues you can solve now. |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Are you ready for Windows Server 2003? Assess your skills in key areas such as migrating, deploying, protecting, and managing Windows Server 2003 today. See the following table to review the individual assessments that are currently available for Windows Server 2003. Note that you will need to register to take an assessment.
| Topic | Assessment | Description |
Evaluate | Learn how much you know about the new features and functionality of Windows Server 2003. Topics include Active Directory directory services, security services, management technologies, Web and application services, and storage management. | |
Evaluate | Find out how much you know about the new features and functionality of Windows Server 2003 R2. Topics include Federated Identity Management, Branch Office Management technologies, and Storage Management. | |
Deploy | Deploying Windows Server 2003 Networking Services: Name Resolution | Direct your attention to the skills and knowledge that are required to implement a domain name system (DNS) to support an enterprise infrastructure that uses Active Directory. Topics include designing a name resolution strategy, deploying and managing name resolution services, and troubleshooting a Windows Server 2003 DNS Service. |
Deploy | Deploying Windows Server 2003 Networking Services: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) | This assessment focuses on the skills and knowledge required to deploy DHCP in support of an enterprise organization. Topics include designing DHCP strategy and deploying, managing, and troubleshooting DHCP. |
Deploy | Deploying Windows Server 2003 Networking Services: Remote Access | This assessment focuses on the skills and knowledge that are required to deploy and support remote access services to meet the needs of an organization's remote employees. Topics include designing a client remote access strategy, deploying remote access infrastructure and client settings, managing remote access infrastructure and clients, and troubleshooting remote access. |
Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006
How much do you know about the new features and functionality of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006? Note that you will need to register to take an assessment.
| Topic | Assessment | Description |
Evaluate | This assessment focuses on the new features and functionality of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006. Topics include simplified setup and upgrade, new management and deployment capabilities, enhancements to the Business Activity Monitor and the introduction of recoverable interchange, and message resume. |