Earn an MCITP: Server Administrator certification to demonstrate your leadership and problem-solving skills in working with Windows Server 2008.Server administrators are recognized among their peers and managers as leaders in the day-to-day operations management of Windows Server 2008. Demonstrate and communicate your ability to take system-wide ownership of Windows Server 2008 administration, and increase your organization’s return on technology investment, by earning the MCITP: Server Administrator certification.
The MCITP: Server Administrator certification can help you develop and validate your skills in your current position, or propel you toward a future role, such as:
| • | Windows server administrator | | • | Server systems administrator | | • | Monitoring operator | | • | Network administrator |
The Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credential is the leading certification for Windows Server 2008, providing 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:
| • | Focuses on a specific job role, allowing for in-depth validation of your skill set. | | • | Allows you to earn more than one MCITP certification, demonstrating your abilities across multiple roles. | | • | Builds on a combination of Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) prerequisites, helping you develop your technical resumé with each step in your MCITP career path. |
Candidate profile Candidates for this certification are IT professionals who want to be known as leaders and problem solvers in a current or future role in an organization that uses Windows Server 2008.
Candidates should be experienced in:
| • | Handling day-to-day management of the server operating system, file structure, and directory services. | | • | Handling software distribution and updates. | | • | Monitoring servers | | • | Providing tier-2 troubleshooting support. | | • | Supporting engineering and change-management projects. | | • | Creating builds and configuring the server. | | • | Implementing the auditing policy. | | • | Performing scheduled vulnerability-assessment scans. | | • | Monitoring logs for firewalls and intrusion-detection systems. |
How to earn your MCITP: Server Administrator certification To earn this certification, you must pass three exams: two 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 be discontinued when Microsoft discontinues mainstream support for the related technology.
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