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Windows 2008, no MCSA or MCSE?

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  • 09-10-2008 8:50am
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    jman0
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    I'm confused about what sort of certification is available for Windows 2008.
    We all know about MCSA and MCSE certs under Windows 2003.

    From what i gather, if you have an existing MCSA or MCSE you can do an upgrade exam for Windows 2008. And these certifications will not expire.

    However if you're starting out today and don't have either of those certs, then it looks like you should go with a MCTS or MCITP, however both of those certs will expire once Windows 2008 is no longer supported.

    It seems slightly redundant to start a MCSA track for 2003 today, just to sit an upgrade exam for 2008.
    But at the same time, it seems unfortunate to start on a 2008 track that you know expires too.
    http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/windowsserver/2008/default.mspx


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    Ginger
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    You are correct on some parts.

    MCSE/MCSA certs do not retire as they were earned with a different set of rules in effect.

    MCTS and MCITP's retire when the technology they are based on are retired. Which based on usual product lifecycles is 2 years after the successor product is introduced or 5 years whichever is longer (http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy) tho the wording is a bit weird on that.

    Even if you do an upgrade, the MCTS & MCITP will retire, just not the MCSA/MCSE certifications.

    So its not that bad.. Consider that if you have MCITP on 2008 you are looking at 5 to 6 years of the cert being valid.

    If you look at it from the point of view there are a lot of MCSEs out there qualifiied on NT4 and they still have the right to call themselves MCSEs even tho MS retired that OS years ago. Same with Win2000 MCSA/MCSEs

    They remain on your transcript as retired certs.

    If you are working in 2003 get the MCSA/MCSE on 2003. If you are working in the 2008 stuff, just move forward and get the MCTS & MCITP for them.


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