Thursday, 30 May 2013

MCSA in 9 days part 2 - Exam order

Since there is a hard time limit with the Server 2003 exams, the order in which the exams are taken is important. I need a back out plan in case real life takes over and I run out of time. So, to maximise the qualifications earned I've broken the exams into some groups
  • MCSA 2003 (2 exams required)
    • 70-290 Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment
    • 70-291 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
  • MCSE 2003 (3 exams required + MCSA 2003)
    • 70-293 Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
    • 70-294 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
    • 70-298 Designing Security for a Windows Server 2003 Network
  • MCSA/MCSE : Security 2003 (1 exam required + MCSA 2003 and/or MCSE 2003)
    • 70-299 Implementing and Administering Security in a Windows Server 2003 Network
  • MCSA 2008 / MCITP:SA 2008 (2 exams required + MCSA 2003)
    • 70-648 (or 70-649) Upgrading from Windows Server 2003 MCSA to, Windows Server 2008, Technology Specializations
    • 70-646 Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator
These groups are going to be helpful to determine which path to go down. At the moment the plan is to go for things in this order-
  1. MCSA 2003
  2. MCSA 2008 and MCITP:SA 2008
  3. MCSE 2003
  4. MCSA and MCSE 2003 Security
This list could (and probably will) change dramatically if there are any resits involved!

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