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10-06-2006, 09:29 PM
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what next
I have had my MCP for sometime and i want to continue to get my other certs
but not too sure where( which direction) to go next. any suggestions...I'm going to retake my cisco cert because it messed up on me whn i took it. other than that any suggestions? -- Melissa Zimmerman, Microsoft Certified Professional, Windows 2000k Server =?Utf-8?B?TWVsaXNzYSBaaW1tZXJtYW4=?= |
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10-07-2006, 03:01 AM
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RE: what next
Well Melissa, It would seem to me from your signature file that the one exam
you took is 70-215, but if I am wrong please let me know. I will base my advice on that assumption and if I am wrong then please let me know. The next step up from MCP (on the IT Pro track) is MCSA. However to get your MCSA on Windows 2000 you need to take three more exams, and then to upgrade to MCSA on Windows Server 2003 is either one upgrade exam (not fun) or three more exams. However if we can assume for a minute that MCSA on Windows 2003 is more pertinent in today's world than 2000 then you can skip a step and take the four exams for MCSA 2003 right away, bypassing the 2000 cert. If you choose to do that I believe you only need to take 70-270 (Windows XP), 70-290 (Server 2003), 70-291 (Infrastructure (GASP but not as hard as Infrastructure on 2000)), and one elective. I know it sounds like a lot but if you find a good study group in your area it should be doable within a few months. Good luck and let us know how you do! M -- MDG, MCT MCSA (2003), MCSA (2000), MCDST. Certified Small Business Specialist MVP: Windows Server - Customer Experience Visit my blog at http://www.mitpro.ca/Blogs/tabid/59/...2/Default.aspx "Melissa Zimmerman" wrote: > I have had my MCP for sometime and i want to continue to get my other certs > but not too sure where( which direction) to go next. any suggestions...I'm > going to retake my cisco cert because it messed up on me whn i took it. > other than that any suggestions? > -- > Melissa Zimmerman, Microsoft Certified Professional, Windows 2000k Server |
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10-07-2006, 03:01 AM
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RE: what next
Well Melissa, It would seem to me from your signature file that the one exam
you took is 70-215, but if I am wrong please let me know. I will base my advice on that assumption and if I am wrong then please let me know. The next step up from MCP (on the IT Pro track) is MCSA. However to get your MCSA on Windows 2000 you need to take three more exams, and then to upgrade to MCSA on Windows Server 2003 is either one upgrade exam (not fun) or three more exams. However if we can assume for a minute that MCSA on Windows 2003 is more pertinent in today's world than 2000 then you can skip a step and take the four exams for MCSA 2003 right away, bypassing the 2000 cert. If you choose to do that I believe you only need to take 70-270 (Windows XP), 70-290 (Server 2003), 70-291 (Infrastructure (GASP but not as hard as Infrastructure on 2000)), and one elective. I know it sounds like a lot but if you find a good study group in your area it should be doable within a few months. Good luck and let us know how you do! M -- MDG, MCT MCSA (2003), MCSA (2000), MCDST. Certified Small Business Specialist MVP: Windows Server - Customer Experience Visit my blog at http://www.mitpro.ca/Blogs/tabid/59/...2/Default.aspx "Melissa Zimmerman" wrote: > I have had my MCP for sometime and i want to continue to get my other certs > but not too sure where( which direction) to go next. any suggestions...I'm > going to retake my cisco cert because it messed up on me whn i took it. > other than that any suggestions? > -- > Melissa Zimmerman, Microsoft Certified Professional, Windows 2000k Server |
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