| Microsoft has announced the new Windows Server | | | | Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator Exam |
| 2008 certification tracks, and there are major | | | | Along with those four requirements, you'll need to |
| changes from past Windows certification tracks. The | | | | pass either the 70-620 or 70-624 Windows Vista |
| MCSE is no more; the multi-exam tracks are both | | | | Client exam. |
| Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) | | | | There's also a Windows Server 2008 Administrator |
| certifications. The name may not be the same, but | | | | certification, which will require you to pass the Active |
| just as the MCSE required successful candidates to | | | | Directory, Network Infrastructure, and the 70-646 |
| pass multiple exams, so does the MCITP. | | | | Windows 2008 Server Administrator Exam. |
| There are two MCITP tracks to choose from. The | | | | Microsoft is offering single-exam certifications as well. |
| larger of the two is the Windows Server 2008 | | | | The Server 2008 program will certify you as a |
| Enterprise Administrator certification, which requires | | | | Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) for |
| the Microsoft certification candidate to pass five | | | | a particular skill by passing the Server 2008 Active |
| exams. There's not a lot of choice for this | | | | Directory, Network Infrastructure, or Application |
| certification, because successful Enterprise | | | | Platforms exams. |
| Administrators will be required to pass the following | | | | So even though the names have changed, Microsoft |
| exams: | | | | is offering both single-exam and multiple-exam Server |
| Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory | | | | 2008 tracks. Be sure to visit Microsoft's website to |
| (70-640) | | | | get the latest information on release dates and |
| Configuring Windows Server 2008 Network | | | | changes to the MCITP and MCTS programs! Server |
| Infrastructure (70-642) | | | | 2008 may not sound like something you need to be |
| Configuring Windows Server 2008 Applications | | | | planning for, but we thought the same thing about |
| Platform (70-643) | | | | 2000 and 2003, didn't we? |