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Enhance your career development with Microsoft® Certification.
Earn a Microsoft Certification to help recognize and validate your real-world skills. You’ll obtain support and
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for your career path. Discover the paths to SQL Server 2008 certification inside. >
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2. SQL Server 2008 Certification Paths
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Required Exam(s)
PATHS TO MCA
MICROSOFT CERTIFIED ARCHITECT
MCA Required Certification(s)
SQL Server 2008
Successfully pass the MCA Board Exam
conducted by Microsoft and industry experts
MCM
SQL Server 2008
PATHS TO MCM
MICROSOFT CERTIFIED MASTER
MCM
SQL Server 2008
Pass these two required exams in this sequence:
ExAM 88-970: SQL Server 2008 Microsoft Certified
Master: Knowledge Exam (1) and ExAM 88-971: SQL
Server 2008 Microsoft Certified Master: Lab Exam (2)
MCITP (2 CERTIFICATIOnS)
Database Developer 2008 (1) and
Database Administrator 2008 (2)
PATHS TO MCITP
MICROSOFT CERTIFIED
IT PROFESSIOnAL
MCITP MCITP MCITP
Database Administrator 2008 Database Developer 2008 Business Intelligence Developer 2008
ExAM 70-450
ExAM 70-451 ExAM 70-452
PRO: Designing, Optimizing and
PRO: Designing Database Solutions and Data PRO: SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence
Maintaining a Database Server Infrastructure
Access Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Development and Maintenance
using Microsoft SQL Server 2008
MCTS MCTS
MCTS
SQL Server 2008, Implementation SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence
SQL Server 2008, Database Development
and Maintenance Development and Maintenance
PATHS TO MCTS
MICROSOFT CERTIFIED
TECHnOLOGY SPECIALIST
MCTS MCTS MCTS
SQL Server 2008, Implementation SQL Server 2008, Database SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence
and Maintenance Development Development and Maintenance
ExAM 70-448
ExAM 70-432 ExAM 70-433
TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008,
TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008,
Business Intelligence Development
Implementation and Maintenance Database Development
and Maintenance
UPGRADE PATHS
FROM SQL SERVER 2005
MCITP Business Intelligence
MCITP Database Administrator 2008 MCITP Database Developer 2008 Developer 2008
MCTS SQL Server 2008, MCTS SQL Server 2008, Database MCTS SQL Server 2008, Business
Implementation and Maintenance Development Intelligence Development and
Maintenance
ExAM 70-453 ExAM 70-454 ExAMS 70-455
Upgrade: Transition your MCITP Database Upgrade: Transition your MCITP Database Upgrade: Transition your MCITP Business
Administrator Skills to MCITP Database Developer Skills to MCITP Database Intelligence Developer Skills to MCITP
Administrator 2008 Developer 2008 Business Intelligence Developer 2008
MCITP MCITP MCITP
Database Administrator Database Developer Business Intelligence Developer
(SQL SERVER 2005) (SQL SERVER 2005) (SQL SERVER 2005)
1 2006 Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Customer Satisfaction Survey
2 “Impact of Training: Functional Excellence Leads to Operational Productivity”, IDC, Doc #215762, Dec. 2008
3 2007 Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Customer Satisfaction Survey

3. Microsoft Learning Resources
To prepare for Microsoft Certification exams:
CL ASSROOM TRAInInG MICROSOFT E-LEARnInG MS PRESS BOOKS
ExAM 70-432 Course 6231A: Maintaining a Microsoft Collection 6369: Implementing MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam
TS: Microsoft SQL Server SQL Server 2008 Database (5 days) and Maintaining a Microsoft SQL 70-432): Microsoft SQL Server 2008—
2008, Implementation and Course 6232A: Implementing a Server 2008 Database (16 hours) Implementation and Maintenance
Maintenance Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database (5 Collection 2778: Writing Queries (ISBN: 9780735626058)
days, partial coverage) Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Transact-SQL (18 hours)
ExAM 70-433 Course 6232A: Implementing a Microsoft Collection 6370: SQL Server 2008 MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit
TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 Database (5 days) Database Development (20 hours) (Exam 70-433): Microsoft SQL Server
Database Development Course 2778A: Writing Queries Using Collection 2778: Writing Queries 2008—Database Development (ISBN:
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 9780735626393)
(3 days) Transact-SQL (18 hours)
Course 6231A: Maintaining a Microsoft
SQL Server 2008 Database (5 days,
partial coverage)
ExAM 70-448 Course 6234A: Implementing and Collection 6233: Implementing MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit
TS: Microsoft SQL Server Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Maintaining Business (Exam 70-448): Microsoft SQL
2008, Business Intelligence Analysis Services (3 days) Intelligence in SQL 2008: Server 2008—Business Intelligence
Development and Maintenance Course 6235A: Implementing and Integration Services, Reporting Development and Maintenance (ISBN:
Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Services and Analysis Services 9780735626362)
Integration Services (3 days) (24 hours)
Course 6236A: Implementing and
Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Reporting Services (3 days)
ExAM 70-450 Course 6315: Designing, Optimizing, Check www.microsoft.com/ Check www.microsoft.com/learning
PRO: Designing, Optimizing and Maintaining SQL Server 2008 Servers learning for additional resources. for additional resources.
and Maintaining a Database (5 days)
Administrative Solution Using
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
ExAM 70-451 Course 6316: Designing, Developing Check www.microsoft.com/ Check www.microsoft.com/learning
PRO: Designing Database and Optimizing SQL Server 2008 learning for additional resources. for additional resources.
Solutions and Data Access Using Databases (5 days)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
ExAM 70-452 Course 6314: Designing SQL Server 2008 Check www.microsoft.com/ Check www.microsoft.com/learning
PRO: Designing a Business Business Intelligence Solutions (5 days) learning for additional resources. for additional resources.
Intelligence Infrastructure Using
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
ExAM 70-453 Course 6158: Updating Your SQL Server Check www.microsoft.com/ MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam
Upgrade: Transition Your MCITP 2005 Skills to SQL Server 2008 (3 days, learning for additional resources. 70-432): Microsoft SQL Server 2008—
SQL Server 2005 DBA to MCITP partial coverage) Implementation and Maintenance
SQL Server 2008 (ISBN: 9780735626058)
ExAM 70-454 Check www.microsoft.com/learning for Check www.microsoft.com/ MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit
Upgrade: Transition Your MCITP additional resources. learning for additional resources. (Exam 70-433): Microsoft SQL Server
SQL Server 2005 DBD to MCITP 2008—Database Development (ISBN:
SQL Server 2008 DBD 9780735626393)
Find prep materials for 88-970: SQL Server 2008 MCM Knowledge Exam, and 88-971: SQL Server 2008 MCM Lab Exam at www.microsoft.com/learning/master-sql
For more information about Learning Resources, visit www.microsoft.com/learning.
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