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MCITP: Enterprise Administrator

Updated: September 8, 2008


Earn an MCITP: Enterprise Administrator certification to demonstrate your skills in Windows infrastructure design and your readiness to excel in working with Windows Server 2008

Enterprise administrators are recognized among their peers and managers as leaders in Windows infrastructure design. Make sure your expertise in Windows Server 2008 stands out. Earn the MCITP: Enterprise Administrator certification, distinguishing you as an IT professional committed to excellence in working with Windows Server 2008.

The MCITP: Enterprise Administrator certification can help you develop and validate your skills in your current position or advance you toward a future job role, such as:

The Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credential is the leading certification for Windows Server 2008. It provides widely recognized, objective validation of your ability to perform critical, current IT job roles by using Microsoft technologies to their best advantage.

The MCITP certification:


Candidate profile

Candidates for this certification are IT professionals who seek a leadership role in Windows infrastructure design in a current or future job role, in which they work with Windows Server 2008.

Candidates should be experienced in:


How to earn your MCITP: Enterprise Administrator certification

To earn this certification, you must pass five exams: four Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) prerequisite exams and one Professional Series exam.

If you are a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) or a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) with Windows Server 2003 certifications, you can follow an upgrade path to multiple MCTS certifications.

This certification will retire when Microsoft discontinues mainstream support for the related technology.


Required MCTS exams

Exam 70-640 (earns MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration)

Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring

Exam 70-642 (earns MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration)

Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring

Exam 70-643 (earns MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Configuration)

Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-643: TS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring

Exam 70-620 (earns MCTS: Windows Vista Configuration)

or

Exam 70-624 (earns MCTS: Business Desktop Deployment)

Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-620: TS: Windows Vista, Configuring

or

Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-624: TS: Deploying and Maintaining Windows Vista Client and 2007 Microsoft Office System Desktops

Professional Series exam

Exam 70-647

Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-647: PRO: Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Administrator

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MCITP: Enterprise Administrator certification

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