Windows Server 2008 Exams Retiring on July 31st of 2017

Slowhand

According to the Microsoft Learning Retired Exams page:

Exams scheduled to retire

Find exams scheduled to be retired in the next 12 months, listed by technology. (The information that follows is subject to change.)



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Retiring on July 31, 2017
70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring
70-646: Pro: Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator
98-365: Windows Server Administration Fundamentals

Mind you, this doesn't mean that Windows Server 2008 R2 itself is being retired, this is just an announcement for the certification exams. The server product still continues to be supported by Microsoft without any announcement to the contrary, as of this writing.

OctalDump

That's good news, actually. Last I checked they were retiring end of this year.