Need your help

Hi Everyone,

I just passed my A+ and on I want to take some Microsoft
certification. I need a basic guide on what test I should
take? I need to know what certification should I take? I
am just so confuse. I want to be a network adminstrator so
what certification should I take. Can someone please help
fella out????

Ankit Shah

Ankit Shah

Hey Ankit,

A Network Admin falls under the purvue of MCSA, A glorified Network Admin
is MCSE. MCSA has everything except the design aspects of implementing a
very large organization's network (Which most MCSE's will never do, and
that's probably why they came up with MCSA). Go to
www.microsoft.com/traincert for so much information you won't be able to
tell what's what. It seems like every week there's a new certification and
others are expiring. Your safest bet is to just start with the core for
MCSA, specifically 70-270, Win XP Pro. You can still certify on the older
technologies following either a 2000 or 2003 track. Legacy systems will be
around for a while though, so even old MCSE NT's will have a job. (I used
to work in IT asset management, you wouldn't believe what some companies
still use and how much some people get paid to operate the equipment.) Once
you get your MCSA (4 tests) it's 3 more to MCSE.

Also, keep in mind that these all revolve around MS products, you might
consider throughing a CCNA in there to round out your deeper understanding
of how the network actually works.

Here's MS's comparison:
http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/m.../mcsa_mcse.asp

You can also combine your A+ with another CompTIA exam (Net+, Server+, or
Security+) for 1 of the 4 MCSA exams. Ultimately you'll probably want to be
an MCSE (Not many employers right now know what MCSA is all about) so
compare the requirements and tailor to fit your needs.

You can save $10 on each of your tests at www.getcertified4less.com

Good luck!


"Ankit Shah" <> wrote in message
news:08ad01c3ad8b$24fac720$...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I just passed my A+ and on I want to take some Microsoft
> certification. I need a basic guide on what test I should
> take? I need to know what certification should I take? I
> am just so confuse. I want to be a network adminstrator so
> what certification should I take. Can someone please help
> fella out????
>
> Ankit Shah