Windows Server

certification &
career paths

Why get certified

in Windows Server 2012?
IT is moving to the cloud

...and so are IT jobs

Of 600 surveyed global

organizations, nearly two-thirds are
planning to or are already using
cloud computing.

92%
57%

More than three-quarters

are concerned about security,
access or data control.

higher demand for

cloud related skills
versus a year ago.
of IT hiring managers
are concerned about
the availability of skills
in the job marketplace

TAKE YOUR IT CAREER FROM THE SERVER TO THE CLOUD.

START HERE

Try it Yourself
Prepare faster by trying
learned skills yourself.
Download evaluation
copies of:
Windows Server 2012
System Center 2012

Attend a Microsoft
Tech Showcase event
Get a first-hand look at
Windows Server features.

Download the free e-book

Introducing Windows Server 2012

CHOOSE
YOUR PATH

New to IT?

Already have
your MCSA?

New to Windows
Server certification?
Get ahead

Already have one of

these certifications?

Get your start

MCSA: Windows Server 2008

MCITP: Virtualization Administrator

Upgrade 
your career

Get hired

SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE
Design, build, manage, and run
a highly efficient data center.

DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE
Deploy and manage desktops and
devices for flexible, consistent, and
reliable access to corporate services.

PRIVATE CLOUD
Focus on true infrastructure
service capability, along with
optimally managed application
services within the data center.

GET
 RAINING
T

Online Learning

If you already work with

Microsoft technologies,
complement your skills
with free self-paced learning.

INSTRUCTOR-LED
TRAINING

Independent study

Find Microsoft-certified training centers and

schedules in the online Class Locator tool.

Supplement your training

with Microsoft Press books.

GET 
CERTIFIED

Sign up today for your Second Shot exam

or exam pack to retake any exam you dont
pass the first timeat no extra cost. And if
you purchase a certification pack of exams,
you can save up to 15 percent in addition to
getting a second shotExpires 5/31/2013

Practice Exams

Take a practice exam at one of Microsofts

officially-sanctioned test preparation
centers: MeasureUp and SelfTest.

Exam 98-364

Exam 410

Exam 417

Database Administration
Fundamentals

Installing and Configuring

Windows Server 2012

Upgrading Your Skills to

MCSA Windows Server 2012

Exam 98-365

Exam 411

Windows Server
Administration Fundamentals

Exam 98-366

Networking Fundamentals

Exam 98-367

Security Fundamentals

Stand out when applying

IT Internships
Apprenticeships
College and
Technical Education

Administering Windows
Server 2012

Exam 413

Exam 415

Exam 246

Designing and Implementing a

Server Infrastructure

Implementing a Desktop
Infrastructure

Exam 414

Exam 416

Monitoring and Operating

a Private Cloud with
System Center 2012

Implementing an Advanced
Server Infrastructure

Implementing Desktop
Application Environments

Exam 247
Configuring and
Deploying a Private Cloud

Exam 412

with System Center 2012

Configuring Advanced
Windows Server 2012
Services

Get a solid foundation

for an IT job

Take your career further

Network and Computer

Systems Administrators

Information Security
Analysts

Customer Support
Specialists

Network, Telecom,
Security and Web
Management

Network and Computer

Systems Administrators

Help Desk and Enduser Support

Network, Telecom, Security

and Web Management

Database
Administrators

Computer Network
Architects

Computer Network
Architects

Computer Systems
Analysts

Information
Security Analysts

Entry-level Network
and Computer Systems
Administrators
Note: MTA is the first step in the
Microsoft Technology Certification
Series. MTA is a recommended but not
required pre-requisite to MCSA exam.

Business Analysts

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