| Maestro 2003-07-31, 3:23 pm |
| It's not too late, you just can't get certified.
>-----Original Message-----
>I am training for mcse for 2000 and how I wish I had NT4
>training as well.NT4 is still big in the field from my
>limited exp. and would love to learn it
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Microsoft generally gives more than ample notice when
>they
>>plan to retire an "exam". With NT4 they gave at least a
>>years heads up, and by the way anyone certified on 4.0
>is
>>still an MCSE. Microsoft is just not making any new
>MCSEs
>>on NT4. Now it's either W2k or W2K3. With that said
>W2k
>>has several years left on it's life cycle. Even if
>you're
>>only certifying for personal gain it still makes sense
>to
>>certify in an area that will be most useful to "you".
>If
>>it's W2k you're still safe for now and worst case
>scenario
>>will only require two upgrade exams to be certified on
>>W2K3.
>>
>>There are quite a few posters here that are only
>concerned
>>with how fast they can certify, what's the easiest path
>to
>>certification, or what combination of test will give
>them
>>the max number of certs. My opinion is to go with what
>>you think you can get the most return out of i.e. is
>your
>>company working with a specific product now or does it
>>plans to upgrade in the near future, etc...?
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I haven't personally read anything on MS's website
>>regarding the 2000 exams
>>>being retired, but I'm still curious. I currently have
>>only passed 70-210
>>>and plan to pass 70-215 soon. I can study fully and
>pass
>>about 1 exam every
>>>month. I plan to complete 70-215 then pick up my A+
>(for
>>the heck of it),
>>>then 70-216, then Net+ (since so many topics are on
>both
>>exams, it will be
>>>fresh), then 70-218 to achieve MCSA, then a design
>course
>>and a DB elective
>>>course to get MCSE, then one more DB course for MSDBA.
>>It's going to be
>>>quite aggravating if I'm 2 tests shy of MCSE 2000 and
>>they pull the tests as
>>>they did with NT 4.0. I'm sure since more customers
>are
>>using 2000 and will
>>>be for some time this won't happen within the next
>year,
>>giving me time to
>>>complete it.
>>>
>>>It really makes me wish I would've tackled all of this
>>years ago. I've
>>>worked as a network tech for a solutions provider for
>>several years, and now
>>>have a job as a sysadmin/developer. I've really never
>>needed certification,
>>>it's purely a personal goal.
>>>
>>>--
>>>
>>>Clint Kennedy, BSCS, MCP
>>>
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