Microsoft exam retirement, welke laatste kans pak jij in 2013?
Het is druk bij Microsoft. Heel veel nieuwe producten zien het daglicht in 2012 en 2013. Dit zorgt er ook voor dat in een ongekend kort tijdsbestek ruwweg driekwart van de Microsoft trainingen en examens vervangen worden. Nieuwe examens en de nieuwe MCSA en MCSE certificeringen zijn een feit. Het is druk bij Microsoft. Heel veel nieuwe producten zien het daglicht in 2012 en 2013. Dit zorgt er ook voor dat in een ongekend kort tijdsbestek ruwweg driekwart van de Microsoft trainingen en examens vervangen worden. Nieuwe examens en de nieuwe MCSA en MCSE certificeringen zijn een feit. Zijn de oude examens en certificeringen nu niet meer waardevol? Zeker niet! Wat zegt Microsoft hier nu zelf over op haar website: “Your certification will remain valuable as long as companies are using the relevant technologies.” “Certifications remain valid based on the technology needs and trends in the market and that are not designated as inactive on your transcript.” “When a certification is deemed no longer valid for current technology trends/solutions, that certification will transition to a Legacy status. As of September 2012, certifications designated as Legacy will no longer be available to be earned. Also beginning in September 2012, Legacy certifications will still appear on your transcript, but will be designated as Legacy.” “Even though a specific certification has been designated as Legacy, it may still have value to companies and individuals who are still using that older technology.”
Exams have one of two statuses:
- Active – an exam and/or certification currently available on current technology in market
- Retired – the date in which an exam is no longer available in market
NOTE: any exam passed prior to it being retired can be counted towards any applicable active certification
Certifications have one of three statuses:
- Legacy – a certification based on older technology, or that no longer meets current technology trends
- Inactive – a certification -MCSE, MCSD or MCSM- that requires recertification where recertification requirements have not been met
- Discontinued – the date in which a certification is no longer available in market
NOTE: any certifications earned prior to being discontinued will remain on the transcript. In some cases, exams may remain in market after the certification is discontinued, but the certification will not be able to be earned after the discontinuation date. Dus je kunt nu nog certificeren met de kennis die je nu bezit van de bestaande technieken en platforms. Binnenkort zal dit niet meer mogelijk zijn. Maar het zal nog jaren duren voordat deze technieken niet meer relevant zijn in de markt, niet iedereen stapt meteen over zodra er een nieuwe versie is.
Voor welke certificering is het nu de laatste kans?
MCTS Certificering
MCTS Windows Client
- MCTS: Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010, Deployment
- MCTS: Windows Vista, Configuration
MCTS Windows Server
- MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration
- MCTS: Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard, Configuration
- MCTS: Windows Small Business Server 2008, Configuration
- MCTS: Windows Essential Business Server 2008, Configuration
MCTS Sharepoint and Sharepoint Server
- MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Application Development
MCTS SQL Server
- MCTS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Database Development
MCTS System Center
- MCTS: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Configuration
- MCTS: Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, Configuration
- MCTS: System Center Data Protection Manager 2007, Configuration
MCTS Virtualization
- MCTS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization
- MCTS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Desktop Virtualization
MCTS Lync Server
- MCTS: Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Configuration
MCTS Project and Project Server
- MCTS: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects
- MCTS: Enterprise Project Management with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007
- MCTS: Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Configuration
MCTS Visual Studio
- MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Windows Applications Development
- MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Web Applications Development
- MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 ADO.NET Applications
- MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 ASP.NET, Applications
- MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Communication Foundation Applications
- MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Forms Applications
- MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Applications
- MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Workflow Foundation Applications
MCITP Certificering
MCITP Windows Client
- MCITP: Consumer Support Technician on Windows Vista
- MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician on Windows Vista
MCITP Windows Server
- MCITP: Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008 – Note: Some exams will remain in market, and by passing the remaining exams you will earn the MCSA: Windows Server 2008 certification.
- MCITP: Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008 – Note: These exams will remain in market, and by passing these exams you will earn the MCSA: Windows Server 2008 certification.
- MCITP: Virtualization Administrator on Windows Server 2008 R2
MCITP SQL Server
- MCITP: Database Administrator 2008 – Some exams will remain in market and allow you to earn the MCSA: SQL Server 2008 certification.
- MCITP: Database Developer 2008
- MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008 – Some exams will remain in market and allow you to earn the MCSA: SQL Server 2008 certification.
MCITP Microsoft Exchange Server
- MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator on Exchange 2010 – Retirement dates for these exams will be announced in 2013.
- MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator on Exchange 2007
MCITP Microsoft SharePoint Server
- MCITP: SharePoint Administrator 2010 – Retirement dates for these exams will be announced in 2013.
MCITP Microsoft Lync Server
- MCITP: Lync Server Administrator 2010
MCPD Certificering
MCPD on Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
- MCPD: Windows Developer 4
- MCPD: Web Developer 4
MCPD on Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
- MCPD: Windows Developer 3.5 on Visual Studio 2008
- MCPD: ASP.NET Developer 3.5 on Visual Studio 2008
- MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer 3.5 on Visual Studio 2008
MCPD on Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer -MCPD- certifications on Visual Studio 2005 are considered legacy certifications, because at least two newer versions of the technology on which they certify are available. While one exam that is required to earn these certifications is still available, all other required exams are retired. After September 30, 2012, you will no longer be able to earn an MCPD on Visual Studio 2005, although Exam 536 will continue to be available until July 31, 2013.
- MCPD: Windows Developer on Visual Studio 2005
- MCPD: Web Developer on Visual Studio 2005
- MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer on Visual Studio 2005
MCPD on Microsoft Silverlight 4
- MCPD: Microsoft Silverlight Developer 4
Overzicht
Wat een lijst…misschien is een tabel duidelijker. Hieronder vind je in de tabel per product welke examens gaan verdwijnen, per wanneer en welke trainingen je kunt doen om deze examens toch nog te behalen:
| Examen | Retirement | Trainingen | ||
| Exchange 2007 | ||||
| 70-236 | 30-sep-12 | MOC2938 | Updating Your Skills from Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 or Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007 | |
| MOC5047 | Introduction to Installing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 | |||
| MOC5049 | Managing Messaging Security using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 | |||
| MOC5050 | Recovering Messaging Servers and Databases using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 | |||
| MOC5051 | Monitoring and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 | |||
| 70-237 | 30-sep-12 | MOC5053 | Designing a Messaging Infrastructure using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 | |
| MOC5054 | Designing a High Availability Messaging Solution using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 | |||
| Lync Server and Office Communications Server | ||||
| 70-638 | 30-sep-12 | MOC5177 | Implementing and Maintaining Instant Messaging Using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 | |
| MOC5178 | Implementing and Maintaining Audio/Visual Conferencing and Web Conferencing Using Microsoft OCS 2007 | |||
| MOC5179 | Implementing and Maintaining Telephony Using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 | |||
| SharePoint Server | ||||
| 70-542 | 31-jan-13 | MOC50146 | Advanced SharePoint Development – MOSS | |
| MOC50149 | SharePoint 2007 Operations | |||
| 70-630 | 30-sep-12 | MOC5061 | Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 | |
| SQL | ||||
| 70-433 | 31-jul-13 | MOC2778AK | Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL | |
| MOC6232 | Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database | |||
| 70-450 | 31-jul-13 | MOC50400 | Designing, Optimizing, and Maintaining a Database Administrative Solution for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 | |
| 70-451 | 31-jul-13 | MOC59401 | Designing and Optimizing Database Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 | |
| Virtualization | ||||
| 70-659 | 31-jul-13 | MOC10215 | Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization | |
| 70-669 | 31-jul-13 | MOC10324 | Implementing and Managing Microsoft Desktop Virtualization | |
| 70-693 | 31-jul-13 | MOC50273 | Planning and Designing Microsoft Virtualization Solutions | |
| Visual Studio | ||||
| 70-502 | 31-jul-13 | MOC6460 | Visual Studio 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation | |
| 70-503 | 31-jul-13 | MOC6461 | Visual Studio 2008: Windows Communication Foundation | |
| 70-504 | 31-jul-13 | MOC6462 | Visual Studio 2008: Windows Workflow Foundation | |
| 70-505 | 31-jul-13 | MOC2541 | Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 | |
| MOC2542 | Advanced Data Access Development with Visual Studio 2005 | |||
| MOC2546 | Core Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 | |||
| 70-511 | 31-jul-13 | MOC10262 | Developing Windows Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio | |
| 70-513 | 31-jul-13 | MOC10263 | Developing Windows Communication Foundation Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 | |
| 70-515 | 31-jul-13 | MOC10264 | Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 | |
| MOC10267 | Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 | |||
| 70-516 | 31-jul-13 | MOC10265 | Developing Data Access Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 | |
| 70-518 | 31-jul-13 | |||
| 70-519 | 31-jul-13 | |||
| 70-536 | 31-jul-13 | MOC2956 | Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET Development | |
| MOC2957 | Advanced Foundations of Microsoft .NET Development | |||
| 70-561 | 31-jul-13 | MOC6464 | Visual Studio 2008: ADO.NET 3.5 | |
| 70-562 | 31-jul-13 | MOC6463 | Visual Studio 2008: ASP.NET 3.5 | |
| Windows Server | ||||
| 70-169 | 31-jul-13 | MOC50550 | Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Technical Training | |
| 70-290 | 31-jul-13 | MOC2274 | Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | |
| MOC2275 | Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment | |||
| MOC2273 | Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment | |||
| 70-270 | 31-jul-13 | MOC2272 | Implementing & Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional | |
| 31-jul-13 | MOC2285 | Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional | ||
| 70-291 | 31-jul-13 | MOC2276 | Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts | |
| 31-jul-13 | MOC2277 | Implementing, Managing and Maintaining a Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services | ||
| 70-293 | 31-jul-13 | MOC2278 | Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure | |
| 70-294 | 31-jul-13 | MOC2279 | Planning, Implementing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure | |
| 70-297 | 31-jul-13 | MOC2282 | Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure | |
| 70-298 | 31-jul-13 | MOC2830 | Designing Security for Microsoft Networks | |
| 70-299 | 31-jul-13 | MOC2823 | Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network | |
| 70-643 | 31-jul-13 | MOC6418 | Deploying Windows Server 2008 | |
| MOC6439 | Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Application Infrastructure | |||
| 70-647 | 31-jul-13 | MOC10159 | Updating Your Windows Server 2008 Technology Specialist Skills to R2 | |
| MOC6435 | Designing Windows Server 2008 Network and Applications Infrastructure | |||
| MOC6436 | Designing a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Infrastructure and Services | |||
| 70-648 | 31-jul-13 | MOC6416 | Updating your Network Infrastructure and Active Directory Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 R2 | |
| 70-649 | 31-jul-13 | MOC6416 | Updating your Network Infrastructure and Active Directory Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008 R2 | |