For my last 3 years I have work with the SQL 2000 as a database analysis.Now I want to get a certification to prepare me to look for a better job.Which certification is more valuable in today job marker MCTS or MCDBA.
That would be easy. MCTS - SQL Server, MCITP - Database Administrator, or MCITP - Database Developer. Why? MCDBA is a SQL Server 2000 certification. MCTS - SQL Server is the Microsoft Certfied Technical Specialist - SQL Server which is for SQL Server 2005. After attaining your MCTS in SQL Server (70-431), you can take two exams to get the MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT Professional) Database Administrator (70-443 and 70-444) or you can take two exams (70-441 and 70-442) to get your MCITP - Database Developer.
The MCDBA is the old cert and the MCTS/MCITP is the new certification.
|||Indeed, you don't gain any benefits when doing MCDBA. The only benefit you could have is to gain some extra knowledge when studying for the exam but since you allready have some experience this will be limited.
There is an upgrade track from MCDBA to MCITP Administrator but this is only for the administrator track and not for the Development or Business Intelligence track.
You can check the multiple possibilities at http://www.microsoft.com/certification
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Geert
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|||So do I, but I am preparing required resources such as Books, SQL Server Kit, and so on.
On of the problems that I faced is my friend’s suggestion which was reading as much as I can in TestKing Examples for MCITP course because it give similar questions with description of best questions.
If anyone has softcopy of TestKing Examples for MCITP I shall be more than happy if he or she send it to me at Essam.Computer@.yahoo.com
Thanks a lot
Your Sincerely,
Server Programmer
I VERY strongly discourage using a source such as TestKing. That company is in the business of ripping off certification exams and then selling answers to whomever is dumb enough to buy them. The person then passes the exams and gets a piece of paper that is truly worthless, because they have no clue how to actually work with a SQL Server. Copying off someone else's paper is cheating. It was cheating when you were 6 and it is still cheating no matter how old you get. What people need to realize is that this is a VERY small industry. I run across people at customer sites that I had worked with 15 years before. It's also not uncommon for me to be involved in interview processes at various customers and see the resumes for the same people at multiple companies spanning numerous states. I remember every single person that I've ever come across who had certifications and obtained those certifications by cheating their way through the exams. Those people will NEVER get hired at any company that I deal with and when I encounter them already working at a customer of mine, I also let the management know that I am aware of them having cheated their way to a certification.
The certification is intended to offer a base level of proof that you have achieved a basic level of knowledge in a subject, just like a diploma or a degree. A DBA is placed is a position requiring a very high level of trust. Does anyone really think that a company is going to keep someone around with access to their most sensitive data when they find out that person is a known cheat?
Take the time to learn SQL Server. Pick up books, ask questions, and USE the product. If you know SQL Server, you will have no problem passing the exam. Thousands of other people before you have already passed the exams. If you have to resort to cheating your way through, I would strongly suggest that you find another career, because if you don't have enough respect for yourself to do something honestly, this industry does not want you.
|||Hello mr.Michael Hotek
i would like to clarify my last post,
i am working as a programmer SQL Server since 5 years, but i modified my specialization to focus only on the Server side;
because i did not earn any exam before and i was not plan to do it, i did not care about the methodical way to start earn this certification,
when i visited Microsoft website, i saw various kind of exams and prerequisites to earn MCITP certificate and in fact i was confused,
that is way i asked this question
any way thanks again for your valued response and have a great day
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