Microsoft System Center – Training Portal

Microsoft System Center solutions can help you manage the physical and virtual IT environments across data centers, client computers, and devices. Using these integrated and automated management solutions, your IT organization can provide better services to its businesses. Explore the wide range of System Center training and certification offerings available from Microsoft Learning. Improve your technology and job-role skills, and earn certifications that employers highly value.

Special offers

Take advantage of our Second Shot offer and get a free retake if you do not pass an IT professional or developer Microsoft Certification exam the first time. You must take both the first and (if necessary) the retake exam before June 30, 2010.

Learning Plans

A Learning Plan is a collection of training resources that focus on your specific learning needs. Created by Microsoft experts, Learning Plans can help save you time by organizing the most relevant training content into a self-guided path. Resources include online courses, instructor-led classes, books, and articles.

Certification

Microsoft Certification is an ideal way to display your skills in a technology. Earn a certification to help demonstrate your understanding of System Center technologies, and help inspire confidence in hiring managers.

Classroom training

Classroom training can help you build expertise by using world-class resources. The authorized source for Microsoft training, Microsoft Certified Partners for Learning Solutions are uniquely positioned to help you develop expertise on the latest Microsoft technology through classroom training; online, instructor-led training; and facilitated, blended learning solutions.

Books from Microsoft Press

Microsoft Press provides comprehensive reference and training books that can help you to get the most from Microsoft tools and technologies. Microsoft Press books are written by industry experts and Microsoft insiders who provide current information to help you find the answers you need and advance your skills.

Microsoft E-Learning

If you learn best independently, explore Official Microsoft E-Learning courses, which provide a simple and effective way to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule. Use e-learning courses to improve your skills, prepare for a project or an exam, or earn certifications on System Center technologies. Most e-learning courses include hands-on virtual labs.

Silverlight Learning Snacks

If you want to learn more about System Center but do not have much time, try Microsoft Silverlight Learning Snacks. Learning Snacks are short, interactive presentations about popular topics that are created by Microsoft Learning experts. Each Snack is based on innovative Microsoft Silverlight technology and includes animations, recorded demos, and other media. At the end of each presentation, you can view additional Snacks, learn more about the topic, or visit a related Web site.

Note To view Learning Snacks, you need to install Microsoft Silverlight and enable pop-up windows.