Want to transform the way businesses deliver IT services? Be a key part of Microsoft’s approach to cloud computing with a private cloud certification.
The Private Cloud certification is built on Windows Server 2008 R2 and System Center 2012. It validates your ability to configure, deploy, monitor, and operate a Microsoft private cloud solution, which transforms the way IT services are delivered. Our System Center 2012 exams are not released yet, but you can get a head start on your Private Cloud certification by passing the following Windows Server 2008 exams.
A limited number of System Center 2012 beta exams will be available at the Microsoft Management Summit in April.
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Use the following table to identify the certification that best fits your current role and career goals.
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You already hold an MCITP Enterprise Administrator certification or MCITP Server Administrator certification
Learn more about virtualization technology
Register for the Jump Start, “Creating and Managing a Private Cloud on System Center 2012”
You currently work with Windows Server 2003
Prepare and take a Windows Server 2008 upgrade exam:
If you hold an MCSA on Windows Server 2003, then:Take Exam 70-648: Upgrading Your MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008
If you hold an MCSE on Windows Server 2003, then:Take Exam 70-649: Upgrading Your MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008
¹ These exams are not currently available; please check back frequently for updated release information.
² Exam 70-659 counts as credit towards the Private Cloud certification until January 31, 2013. After January 31, 2013, you will be required to pass Exam 70-247 to achieve the private cloud certification.
The private cloud certification on System Center 2012 and Windows Server 2008 R2 validates that you are ready to take advantage of the agility, focus, and economics that cloud computing offers. Once you have your private cloud up and running, you will have more time to focus on rolling out and managing new applications.
NOTE The private cloud certification requires candidates to show continued ability to perform in this technology area by completing a recertification exam every three years.
Required exams
Exam 70-246¹
Private Cloud Monitoring and Operations with System Center 2012
Exam 70-247¹
or
Exam 70-659²
Private Cloud Configuration and Deployment with System Center 2012
Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Administrator
Exam 70-640
and
Exam 70-642
Exam 70-646
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring
Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator
¹ These exams are not currently available; please check back frequently for updated release information.² Exam 70-659 counts as credit towards the Private Cloud certification until January 31, 2013. After January 31, 2013, you will be required to pass Exam 70-247 to achieve the Private Cloud certification.
If you already work with Microsoft Windows Server 2008, virtualization technologies, and System Center 2012, review the exam objectives and register for your exam today. We design these exams for professionals like you, so there’s no need to wait.
If you’re just getting started, we suggest using our training resources, listed below. Our exams aren’t easy, but we want you to be successful—and so do our Learning Partners, who offer our award-winning, instructor-led training.
Certification Track
Exam
Classroom training
Microsoft E-Learning
Private Cloud
Exam 70-640: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
Course 6425C: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services (five days) Course 6426C: Configuring and Troubleshooting Identity and Access Solutions with Windows Server 2008 Active Directory (three days)
Collection 10272: MCTS (Exam 70-640): Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory (28 hours)
Exam 70-642: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring
Course 6421B: Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure (five days)
Collection 10268: MCTS (Exam 70-642): Configuring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure (22 hours)
Exam 70-646: Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator
Course 6433A: Planning and Implementing Windows Server 2008 (five days)
Collection 10274: MCITP (Exam 70-646): Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator
Exam 70-6591: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization
Course 10215A: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization (five days).
Collection 10215: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization.
Exam 70-2462: Private Cloud Monitoring and Operations with System Center 2012
Training not currently available, please check back
Exam 70-2472: Private Cloud Configuration and Deployment with System Center
¹ Exam 70-659 counts as credit towards the Private Cloud certification until January 31, 2013. After January 31, 2013, you will be required to pass Exam 70-247 to achieve the Private Cloud certification.
² These exams are not currently available; please check back frequently for updated release information.
After you determine which exam you need to achieve your Microsoft Certification, register for and schedule your exam. All exams for Microsoft Technology Specialist and Professional Series certifications are administered by Prometric, an independent testing organization with more than 3,000 locations worldwide.
