That's one way to look at it, but there are others.
While a MCSE (Engineer) will be involved in much of the heavy lifting
of a network requiring them to setup DNS, DHCP, WINS and more, a MCSA
(Administrator)is not necessarily the one involved in setting up these
services within a network.
A MCSA certainly needs to know what the networking services are doing,
but the 216 test is much deeper than just what the services are doing.
You need to understand the underlying details.
The 216 test is a good stepping stone for a MCSA on the way to
becoming a MCSE, but certainly not required.
More, I really don't think this is a recent change. Alternative
electives have been available for as long as the MCSA has been around.
Congratulations on taking the next step and getting your MCSE. If
you're not going anywhere in the job you're at, you might consider
moving out. Many, many times, hungry IT workers start off in low end
jobs, learn as much as they can by doing the best they can, but none
of that is appreciated by the company they're at. No problem, it's a
great proving ground. Now your resume shows certification and
experience and you become much more valuable to another company.
Of course, all of that is dependent on doing well in the entry level
job. If someone can't do the entry level job well, they won't go far
up the IT ladder.
I like what St. Francis De Sales once said - Bloom where you're
planted. Even if that's an entry level job.
sj
MCT, MCSA, MCSE...
www.certquest.net
"Rick" <> wrote in message news:<emjpW#>...
> That is so lame, Microsoft should require the 70-216. As usual MS has now
> devalued my certification not that it was worth much now anyway. I am glad I
> went on and finished my MCSE so I can get a job making 30,000 doing desktop
> support.
>
> Rick
>
> "TechGeekPro" <%username%@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:LcmdnZZGns1AYVrdRVn-...
> > "Sean McCourt" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I completed the 70-210 & 70-215 modules over a year ago and failed the
> > > 70-216 exam.
> > >
> > > I recently looked at the Microsoft website and it looks like they have
> > > changed the modules in the past year for the Win2k MCSA.
> > > It is my understanding that to become an Win2k MCSA now I have to do
> > > the following
> > >
> > > 1) 70-210 - completed
> > > 2) 70-215 - completed
> > > 3) 70-218 - not done (plan on doing this next)
> > > 4) 70-028 or 70-081 or 70-086 or 70-088 or 70-214 or 70-216
> > >
> > > This means that I don't HAVE to do the 70-216 (hard exam) to complete
> > > my MCSA? I could sit one of the easier modules?
> > >
> > > Can someone please confirm this or correct me if I am wrong.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> >
> > Or A+ and Net+
> >
> >
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