Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)

Your profile	MCTS certification	Exam
You work—or plan to work—with Active Directory and Directory Services, Active Directory server roles, certificate management, and Group Policy.	MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration	Exam 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
You work—or plan to work—with IP addressing and services, names resolution, file and print services, network access and remote access, and monitoring network services.	MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration	Exam 70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring
You work—or plan to work—with Windows deployment services, terminal services, Web services, and media services.	MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Configuration	Exam 70-643: TS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring

Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)

The Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) certification provides the ideal way to demonstrate your ability to use Windows Server 2008 to excel in a specific, market-relevant job role. We offer two paths: each builds on MCTS prerequisites and is relevant to professional roles in today's IT marketplace. Use the following table to identify the certification that best fits your current role and career goals.

MCITP certification	Exams
MCITP: Server Administrator Helps validate your ability to handle day-to-day management of the server operating system, file structure, and directory services; handle software distribution and updates; monitor servers; provide tier-2 troubleshooting support; support engineering and change-management projects; build and configure servers; implement auditing policy; perform scheduled vulnerability-assessment scans; and monitor logs for firewalls and intrusion-detection systems.	Exam 70-646: PRO: Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator MCTS prerequisites: Exam 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring and Exam 70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring

MCITP certification	Exams
MCITP: Enterprise Administrator Helps validate your ability to design Windows Server infrastructures; evaluate and recommend new technology solutions; serve as an escalation point for infrastructure issues; develop client and server best practices for other teams, such as engineering, development, and operations; keep policy current for authentication, identity, and access management; provide guidance in implementing security policies that affect the infrastructure on multiple levels; participate in application reviews on security; and ensure that the applications adhere to standard security guidelines and practices.	Exam 70-647: PRO: Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Administrator MCTS prerequisites: Exam 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring and Exam 70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring and Exam 70-643: TS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring and either Exam 70-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuring or Exam 70-620: TS: Configuring Windows Vista Client or Exam 70-624^2: TS: Deploying and Maintaining Windows Vista Client and 2007 Microsoft Office System Desktops

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