MCSA done, now on to MCSE

I should done this a long time ago, but hey. I have completed 70-210,
70-215, 70-218 and A+ and Net+ to get my MCSA 2000. Now I will be getting
70-292 to upgrade to get MCSA 2003. However since a number of 2000 exams are
getting expired I am wondering if is better to get MCSE 2000 before March '08
or take more time and get MCSE 2003

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"Graham M" <Graham > wrote in message
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>I should done this a long time ago, but hey. I have completed 70-210,
> 70-215, 70-218 and A+ and Net+ to get my MCSA 2000. Now I will be getting
> 70-292 to upgrade to get MCSA 2003. However since a number of 2000 exams
> are
> getting expired I am wondering if is better to get MCSE 2000 before March
> '08
> or take more time and get MCSE 2003

Do you currently have MCSE 2000 skills and do you see yourself needing MCSE
2000 certification in the future? That would be the only logical reason to
pursue MCSE 2000 if you are afraid of the exams retiring in March. Do you
really think you will be designing and implementing network infrastructure
based on 2000 in the future?

The upgrade exams 70-292 and 70-296 are also retiring at the same time. You
will still be able to "upgrade" to MCSA 2003 by taking 70-290 and 70-291
instead of 70-292, and MCSE 2003 by taking 70-293 and 70-294 instead of
70-296 (given of course that you obtain MCSE 2000).

A lot of shops still have 2000 boxes as member servers, so the MCSA 2000
will probably serve you well in addition to the 2003 path. Your original
path to upgrade to MCSA 2003 certainly sounds reasonable to me, then move
forward to MCSE 2003. (Note: your MCSA 2000 will serve as the elective for
MCSE 2003, so you will only need 3 additional tests once you have MCSA
2003).

John R

John R