Microsoft Certifications for IT Professionals
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The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) and Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credentials provide IT professionals with a simpler and more targeted framework to display their technical and professional skills.
The Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA), Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST), Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA), and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) credentials continue to provide IT professionals who use Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 with industry recognition and validation of their IT skills and experience.
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Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
Earn the Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credential so you can highlight your field of expertise. Now you can distinguish yourself as an IT professional with the current skills and proven job-role capabilities to work effectively with a comprehensive set of Microsoft technologies.
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
Earn the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) credential to highlight your skills in using a specific Microsoft technology. You can demonstrate your abilities as an IT professional or developer with in-depth knowledge of the Microsoft technology that you use today or are planning to deploy. The MCTS credential shows your skills in job roles such as:
| • | Managing and maintaining Windows Server 2008 |
| • | Administering, deploying, and maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2005 |
| • | Developing business process and integration solutions by using BizTalk Server 2006 |
| • | Managing Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 environments |
| • | Managing and supporting enterprise projects by using Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 |
| • | Deploying and maintaining Windows Vista client or 2007 Microsoft Office system computers |
| • | See a complete list of MCTS certifications |
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)
Demonstrate that you have the skills to lead organizations in the successful design, implementation, and administration of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 databases with the following Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) credential.
| • | Microsoft Certified Database Administrator |
Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)
The Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) credential proves that you have the skills to support users who run Windows XP. It also proves that you can troubleshoot desktop environments that run on the Windows XP operating system.
| • | Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician |
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Earn the Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) certification to help advance your career by ensuring that you have the skills to successfully manage and troubleshoot system environments that run on the Windows operating system. The MCSA: Messaging credential identifies systems administrators who implement, manage, and maintain a messaging infrastructure by using Microsoft Exchange Server. The MCSA: Security credential identifies systems administrators who help manage, maintain, and implement security on the Windows operating system and help create a secure computing environment.
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Earn the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification and prove your expertise in designing and implementing the infrastructure for business solutions that are based on the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and other Windows server versions. The MCSE: Messaging credential identifies systems engineers who design, plan, implement, manage, and maintain a messaging infrastructure by using Microsoft Exchange Server. The MCSE: Security credential identifies systems engineers who help manage, maintain, and implement security on the Windows operating system and help create a secure computing environment.
| • | Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE): overview
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