As a server administrator, you implement and manage one of the most important technologies in your organization—the servers. Your role demands expertise in server operating systems and Active Directory. You have mastered an array of monitoring and profiling tools that help you manage the server environment and tune systems to perform optimally.
Systems administrator
Windows Server administrator
GeneralMonitor network infrastructuresConfigure Web servicesConfigure network applications
BeginnerPlan server operating systems
IntermediateConfigure and maintain Active DirectoryMonitor server operating systems
ExpertConfigure server operating system servicesConfigure networks
Two to five years
60 percent operations
20 percent engineering
20 percent support tasks
Earning a Microsoft Certification helps validate your skills as a server administrator to employers and peers. Find the path to certification that fits your career goals:
