| What you need to know about Windows 7 | | | | other higher level certification options. They are: |
| certification. Is it available? Will it help you get a | | | | * MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7 |
| MCITP? What do you need to do to prepare? How | | | | * MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7 |
| can help you? | | | | * MCITP: Enterprise Administrator |
| Introduction | | | | The MCITP is Microsoft's Certified IT Professional or |
| While Windows 7 has been available to IT Pros with | | | | MCITP Training and could be compared to the MCSE. |
| Technet for a while, it was just released to the | | | | However, there are many more types of MCITP |
| general public on October 22, 2009. One of the ways | | | | than the MCSE and those types of MCITP have |
| that I typically begin learning about a new Windows | | | | various certification requirements. For example, to get |
| OS is to start by looking at its certification. What I | | | | a MCITP Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7 |
| mean is, if you are going to spend time learning | | | | you need to take the Microsoft PRO Exam 70-685: |
| about an OS, why not learn the things that Microsoft | | | | Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7 |
| says are important enough to put in their certification | | | | on top of your MCTS in Windows 7 Configuration. |
| requirements? Plus, if you are going to invest the | | | | The requirements to obtain the MCITP Enterprise |
| time to learn about Windows 7, why not take a test | | | | Desktop Administration 7 certifications are similar but |
| when you are done learning and get a certification | | | | you need to take the Microsoft PRO Exam 70-686: |
| out of it? It just seems like the most logical way to | | | | Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7 |
| learn about the new OS. | | | | exam on top of your MCTS in Windows 7 |
| With that, what is the status of the Windows 7 | | | | Configuration. I should note that both of these |
| certification program? What do you need to do to | | | | exams are listed as "in development" by Microsoft |
| get Windows 7 certified and how can help you? | | | | and are expected to be released on November 16, |
| What is the status of the Windows 7 certification | | | | 2009. |
| program? | | | | For a much more in depth type of MCITP, you can |
| Just as Windows 7 is now available, the entry-level | | | | apply your MCTS in Configuring Windows 7 to the |
| Windows 7 certification, the MCTS, is also available. | | | | MCITP Enterprise Administrator certification. This |
| Microsoft's Certified Technology Specialist (or MCTS) | | | | version of the MCITP requires that you take 4 tests, |
| is the entry level certification for just about every | | | | in addition to the 70-680 that you passed to obtain |
| Microsoft technology. There are MCTS programs not | | | | your MCTS. |
| only for IT Admins who are interested in Windows | | | | How can help you get Windows 7 certified? |
| Server or Windows 7 but also for those who are | | | | Here at WindowsNetworking.com, we have been |
| Office 2007 experts, SQL Admins, .NET developers, | | | | posting quality articles about Windows 7 and |
| and even volume licensing specialists. In fact, there | | | | Windows 2008 enterprise features since the time |
| are over 50 MCTS certification options. | | | | that these operating systems were in beta. Thus, I |
| As you are reading this, you are interested in | | | | am confident enough to say that there are a lot of |
| Windows 7 certification so the most important | | | | good articles to help in your certification pursuit. You |
| MCTS, to you, is the Microsoft Technology Specialist | | | | can view all of our Windows 7 content at the - |
| (TS) Exam 70-680: Windows 7, Configuring. You | | | | Windows 7 Articles Index. |
| guessed it, this MCTS certification requires a single | | | | Here are some good articles that I enjoyed and |
| exam and it is all about configuring Windows 7. | | | | pulled from that index: |
| This exam covers topics such as: | | | | * Exploring Windows 7's New Search Features (Part |
| * Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7 | | | | 1) by Brien Posey |
| * Deploying Windows 7 | | | | * Connecting Windows 7 to an iSCSI SAN by David |
| * Configuring Hardware and Applications | | | | Davis |
| * Configuring Network Connectivity | | | | * An Introduction to AppLocker (Part 1) by Brien |
| * Configuring Access to Resources | | | | Posey |
| * Configuring Mobile Computing | | | | * Introduction to BranchCache - Part 1: Overview of |
| * Monitoring and Maintaining Systems that Run | | | | BranchCache Features and Capabilities by Thomas |
| Windows 7 | | | | Shinder |
| * Configuring Backup and Recovery Options | | | | * Deploying Windows 7 - Part 9: Deploying 32-bit vs. |
| According to Microsoft, the "Configuring Network | | | | 64-bit Windows by Mitch Tulloch |
| Connectivity" portion of the exam is worth 14% (so | | | | Keep in mind that Microsoft also has a number of |
| I encourage you to checkout the resource list of | | | | Windows 7 education options. Their Windows 7 |
| articles I have put together later in this article). | | | | education options list links to not only their free |
| Specifically, that 14% covering networking covers the | | | | videos but also 3rd party books and classroom |
| following: | | | | training. |
| * IPv4 network settings | | | | Conclusion |
| * IPv6 network settings | | | | In this article, we covered what you need to know |
| * Windows 7 networking settings | | | | about Windows 7 Certification. You found out that |
| * Windows 7 Firewall | | | | Windows 7 certification, in the form of the MCTS / |
| * Windows 7 Remote management | | | | Configuring Windows 7 is now available. You need to |
| It is likely that if you have been using Windows 7 | | | | pass one test - 70-680 - to become a MCTS in |
| since beta version, and you have previous Windows | | | | Windows 7 and there are a lot of resources available |
| OS experience, I suspect that most of these | | | | to you. So what are you waiting for? Get your MSTS |
| networking topics covered do not scare you too | | | | in Windows 7 this week! Soon after that, the MCITP |
| much. | | | | certification options for Windows 7 will be available so |
| However, out of all of those topics, the one that | | | | that you can continue your learning and certification. |
| caught my eye the most is IPv6. I do not think I | | | | After reading this article if your are planning to take |
| have seen many "level 1" certification exams that | | | | advance your career and seeking best online training |
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