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MCSA roars onto the certification map
Ed Tittel
03.28.2002
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MCSA roars onto the certification map
By Ed Tittel
LANWrights, Inc.
When Microsoft announced its new exam -- 70-218 Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment -- and its Microsoft Certified Systems Administration (MCSA) program last fall, I was among those certification watchers who welcomed this turn of events. Many of us also predicted that this four-exam, mid-level credential would become quite popular, not only as a stepping stone to the more advanced MCSE, but also as a mid-tier program in its own right.
Recent reports from Microsoft and the media seem to bear this out:
Although my predictions may not be as aggressive as others who follow IT certifications, the MCSA is a welcome addition to the Microsoft certification scene. I also believe that the letters MCSA ar
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e bound to wind up tacked onto the ends of lots of IT professionals' names in the next year or so. And while mathematics dictates that the MCSA can't pass the MCSE in volume before next year, I may be surprised to learn otherwise. We'll have a much better idea in the next six months as the real growth curve for this certification makes itself known.
One thing about the MCSA program is certain: This close to its starting point, it has no place to go but up. It will be interesting to watch how this program develops and how widely adopted it becomes within the general Microsoft certified population.
Ed Tittel is a principal at a small content development company based in Austin, Texas, and the creator of the Exam Cram series, and has worked on over 30 certification-related books on Microsoft, Novell, and Sun related topics.
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