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MCITP:EST and MCITP:DA for Windows 7!

JordusJordus Banned Posts: 336
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MS is developing the MCITP: Enterprise Support Tech cert for Windows 7 but also in development is the MCITP: Desktop Administrator cert for Windows 7.

This sounds more up my alley. I hated being branded a "EST" when my job was basically tier 2-3 stuff all day long.

More info here:

Born to Learn : Sneak peek at Windows 7 exam development
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    sthomassthomas Member Posts: 1,240 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Wasn't the MCITP:EST for techs would provide level 2 or 3 support anyway? To me Enterprise Support Tech sounds better than Desktop Administrator but that is just my opinion. I think MS is getting carried away with all of there certification names. I remember the good old days when there was just MCDST, now is Microsoft going to have 4 certs for support techs? MCTS:Windows 7, MCITP:CST (Consumer Support Tech), MCITP:EST, and MCITP: DA?
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    JordusJordus Banned Posts: 336
    DSTs are generally tier 1-2 (1 if theres no helpdesk).

    DA's are generally 2 but mostly 3, in large infrastructures they set up images/deployments and ensure that the actual desktop policies and things are working appropriately.

    Such large environments often segregate workstation and server support with different admins.
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    sthomassthomas Member Posts: 1,240 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Jordus wrote: »
    DSTs are generally tier 1-2 (1 if theres no helpdesk).

    DA's are generally 2 but mostly 3, in large infrastructures they set up images/deployments and ensure that the actual desktop policies and things are working appropriately.

    Such large environments often segregate workstation and server support with different admins.

    That is interesting, I guess I was looking at it from the perspective of a small to medium sized business were the jobs are not really seperated as much. Thanks for the info, I emailed the dude from Microsoft to see if I can help with the MCITP: DA development.
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    AndretiiAndretii Member Posts: 210
    A Windows 7 cert sounds like a moral booster at this early stage not really a career booster imho. icon_rolleyes.gif
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    JordusJordus Banned Posts: 336
    Andretii wrote: »
    A Windows 7 cert sounds like a moral booster at this early stage not really a career booster imho. icon_rolleyes.gif


    Um they arent released. It will likely be atleast a year before they are even in Beta.

    There is nothing wrong with looking forward at what will be available and how one can upgrade their certs. icon_cool.gif
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    RD28327RD28327 Member Posts: 79 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I'm just wondering if there will be a transition path from MCDST (XP) to Windows 7, without having to take any Vista exams.
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    RD28327RD28327 Member Posts: 79 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Certainly there has got to be an upgrade path from MCDST (XP) to the Windows 7 certs. I'm just not interested in Vista since not a lot of people (business, government agencies, education, etc.) are migrating to it. Lots more folks will look at Windows 7 before even thinking about Vista. Still wondering about the certification upgrade path though.
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    JordusJordus Banned Posts: 336
    I am hoping there is an upgrade path from MCITP:EST to MCITP:DA.

    Id prefer the DA and dont want to start over at the bottom.
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