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Current  user Comments for "Microsoft Drops Recertification Requirements; Details Admin Certs, A+/Net+ Elective"
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| 10/12/01 - Eric says: |
I think that this is a good move by Microsoft. There are plenty of techs, like myself, who only manage small to mid-size networks and the design emphasis of the MCSE is a little too much especially if your primary duties are mainataining and administering a small network. Plus, I also like the fact that they are giving credit for the A+, Network+, and Server+ certifications. |
| 10/13/01 - 2000 certs better says: |
I strongly disagree w/ Microsofts' plan to keep the MCSE 4 track alive. I agree the are plenty off techs out there, but there are alot of techs who have now skills to pass an exam. So that gives them the option to cheat the MCSE 4 track exam. I honestly believe MCSE 2000 track requires more knowledge. Alot of people come into to this field for all the wrong reasons. i.e, I want to become a MCSE for the money. No that should not be it. You have to love this field for what is. Alot of techs also need to update there skills. There should be no paper MCSE. Techs are were getting mad at Microsoft for wanting to end the exam for the 4 track. It's being afraid to update there skills. Alot of people were taking the 4 tracks exams like water, not the 2000 track is out, Techs are crying. To sum it all up "If you want to be in this field, you can't be afraid of change." |
| 10/13/01 - JEEVAN SINGH THAKUR says: |
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| 10/15/01 - Cody B says: |
The only reason I'm not busting my butt for an MCSE right now is that Win2k has been out for a little over a year now and they already have plans for a totally revamped OS. Don't you think you'll have to upgrade your certification status to XP?? From what I've read XP (Whistler) is basically all the bug and security fixed 2000 had and a much better interface. Sure it has some of the same features (Active Directory, clustering, etc.) but why not give certain certifications that last throughout your tech career like CompTIA does. If they are certified as an MCSE in NT 4.0 then you should have to specify (Your Name, MCSE NT 4.0, A+, N+). If the company that needs your services wants you to upgrade your skills, then that's between you and the company. Most companies don't care, as long as you have experience and few certifications. I'm an I.T. Manager and have been for two and a half years and know that just like the NT 4.0 test, there are people out there that can pass the MCSE 2000 test without experience. |
| 10/15/01 - 2002AD says: |
Why doesn't Microsoft work towards a certification model which favours the "already certified"? For example: if I am an MCDBA, certified on the NT 4 platform, and using SQL 7, I should only ever have to write one exam for upgrading to Windows 2000 and SQL Server 2000 compliancy. Such an exam could be of a similar format to the 70-240 monster plaguing the world right now. One might call it "New Features in SQL 2000 and Windows 2000". Oh, wait a minute... that would be too much like Oracle now would it? |
| 10/15/01 - Anonymous says: |
(M)ust (C)ontinuosly (S)tudy for (E)xams |
| 10/17/01 - ITMann says: |
I strongly agree with Microsoft’s decision to keep the MCSE 4 certification. I am a MCSE 4 and am working on my MCSE 2000. Nothing wrong with EARNING both. Why would anyone be against this? It’s a win, win situation! I rather have all three certifications than just one. I have been working with NT v4 since it came out, and I am certified in it. I believe I should retain this certification and than employers will want to know that I am certified and experienced. |
| 10/19/01 - Arnold Beale-Griffin says: |
i am enthused about the MCSA certification track. i will like to pursue this track. i need more info. about becoming an MCSA, and it's accreditations. thank you |
| 10/20/01 - T T says: |
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| 10/23/01 - Anonymous says: |
I agreed with the fact that a person should not be decertified but remain a MCSE on NT 4.0. However I dont like the fact that Microsoft is making it easier for people to become MCSEs on Windows 2000. (Adding Net+ and A+?) They had started to add value to the certification and now they are taking it away. |
| 10/31/01 - Anonymous says: |
I can understand MCSE NT 4 being kept because it still has value to all those organisations that haven't/won't move to W2K. But if this is the case, why are the NT 4 exams still retired. Someone looking at MCSE certification has only the choice of W2K/Wxp exams only. If there is such a need for MCSEs on NT4, surely those exams should come back. |
| 10/31/01 - Joseph Villapaz says: |
As I see it the road to certification and earning it keeps your skills up to date. College degrees don't expire but without going back to school that knowledge becomes obsolete. It's also far less expensive and takes a shorter amount of time to earn certifications. |
| 11/6/01 - Scott Spiess says: |
I think everyone is missing the point here. Its not the NT 4.0's MCSE's vs NT 2k MCSE's its that Microsoft said that they were going to retire the NT 4.0 certification and they did not do it. This was done in my opinion because of the Microsoft marketing department, not over NT 4.0's MCSE's retained value in this job market. Its all about doing what you say your going to do and sometimes doing the right thing for the right reason. I took time off to update my MCSE to Win 2K. I based my time off on what Microsoft was going to do with the NT 4.0 MCSE retirement. I am an IT contractor, so the MCSE certification has real value to me. I now look at my time off (3 weeks) as just a waste of time. The value of the Win 2K MCSE has been de-valued because of the inability of Microsoft to do what it said they were going to do. As a secondary comment, it is absurd to un-retire NT 4.0 tests just to crank out more NT 2k MCSE's. I don't know who thought this was a good idea, but it isn't. |
| 11/9/01 - mayuresh says: |
Ulitmatley The 7 paper (MCSE) is equvelent to 4 paper (MCSA). I will defeinetly go for MCSSA rather thaen MCSE? Howzaat...? |
| 11/14/01 - JD says: |
I think Microsoft made an excellent decision keeping the MCSE NT4 track! From a marketing point, it is always better to have an army of certified engineers to implement their products. Most MSCE's haven't had the time to update to MCSE W2K. I am working on updating my MCSE to Windows 2000/XP or whatever. It just makes sense ($$$) to just do it!!! MCNE, MCSE, CCNA (soon to be CCNP) |
| 12/2/01 - bill k says: |
Hi am just finnishing up some certs i have 5 of the 7 for the mces done and A+ inet+ and cna certs done. just reading some stuff here and was wonder if any one had and advise on what i should do, or give me some insight in these certs, was thinking on getting the unix certs and the ccna Let me know of any options out there thanks |
| 12/2/01 - billk says: |
woops ehehe mcse |
| 12/8/01 - Tran Minh Chu says: |
In the future, we are used Windows@2000 and MCSE2000 is True |
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