Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) Server 2008

The Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credential validates that an individual has the comprehensive set of skills necessary to perform a particular job role, such as database administrator or enterprise messaging administrator. MCITP certifications build on the technical proficiency measured in the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications, therefore you will earn one or more MCTS certifications on your way to earning an MCITP credential.

MCITP candidate profile

MCITP candidates are capable of deploying, building, designing, optimizing, and operating technologies for a particular job role. They make the design and technology decisions necessary to ensure successful technology implementation projects.

Why get certified?

Earning a Microsoft Certification validates your proven experience and knowledge in using Microsoft products and solutions. Designed to be relevant in today’s rapidly changing IT marketplace, Microsoft Certifications help you utilize evolving technologies, fine-tune your troubleshooting skills, and improve your job satisfaction.

Whether you are new to technology, changing jobs, or a seasoned IT professional, becoming certified demonstrates to customers, peers, and employers that you are committed to advancing your skills and taking on greater challenges. In addition, certification provides you with access to exclusive Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) resources and benefits, including opportunities to connect with a vast, global network of MCPs.

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The MCITP certification is appropriate for:

Certifications

The new Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credential lets you highlight your specific area of expertise. Distinguish yourself as an expert in database administration, database development, or business intelligence.

MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer

Business intelligence developers design and implement multi-dimensional database models (logical and physical), data marts, data warehousing, data transforms, data analytics, and reporting solutions.

MCITP: Database Administrator

Database administrators install or configure Microsoft SQL Server and manage or maintain databases or multidimensional databases, user accounts, database availability, recovery, and reporting. They also design or implement security or server automation and monitor and troubleshoot SQL Server activity.

MCITP: Database Developer

Database developers design and implement relational database models (logical and physical) and database storage objects. They also program servers by using user-defined functions, triggers, stored procedures, Transact-SQL, or the CLR. They retrieve or modify data using SQL queries or tune and optimize queries.

MCITP: Enterprise Administrator

The Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator (MCITP: Enterprise Administrator) credential is the leading certification for Windows Server 2008, providing widely recognized, objective validation of your ability to perform critical, current IT job roles by using Microsoft technologies to their best advantage.

MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator

The Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Messaging Administrator (MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator) is the premier certification to highlight a professional’s area of expertise. This certification validates the knowledge and skills associated with performing as the lead engineer for messaging solutions within an enterprise organization, as well as the ability to design and deploy messaging solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

MCITP: Enterprise Project Management with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007

The Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Project Management with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 (MCITP: Enterprise Project Management with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007) provides industry recognition to project managers and other professionals who use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 and Office Project Server 2007 to manage and support projects in an enterprise project management (EPM) environment. Candidates for this certification manage projects in an EPM environment and are able to manage project and non-project efforts, risks, issues, documents, task progress, and timesheets.

MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician

Candidates for the Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Support Technician (MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician) credential have expertise in deploying Windows Vista, managing security, and troubleshooting network issues. They have three years of experience as a tier 2 or lead desktop support technician.

MCITP: Server Administrator

The Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator (MCITP: Server Administrator) credential is the leading certification for Windows Server 2008, providing widely recognized, objective validation of your ability to perform critical, current IT job roles by using Microsoft technologies to their best advantage.

MCITP: Consumer Support Technician

MCITP Consumer Support Technician Description Microsoft Certified IT Professional Consumer Support Technician (MCITP Consumer Support Technician) is the premier certification supporting a broad range of consumer desktop operating systems, desktop applications, mobile devices, networking and hardware support issues related

The Typical Computing Environment of an MCITP

The Windows 2000 track of the MCITP credential is designed for information technology (IT) professionals working in the typically complex computing environment of medium to large organizations.

An MCITP candidate should have at least one year of experience implementing and administering a network operating system in environments with the following characteristics:

In addition, an MCITP candidate should have at least one year of experience in the following areas:

For more information on additional requirements to earn the MCITP credential, see the 

MCITP Certification Resource Web Link:

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcitp/default.mspx