MCITP:SA - Which Exam First??

Hello Peeps,

Well I have changed jobs, I am now in a much more MS Server admin type role. So a perfect opportunity to nail my MCITP:SA.

but what exam should I go for first? and why?

what have people found the best strategy?

Thanks Peeps

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certhelp

iSpaZZZ wrote: »

but what exam should I go for first? and why?

what have people found the best strategy?

There's no official exam to start with. You can take in any order you want. Most start off with 70-640 AD - Configuration. But it is up to you.

Todd Burrell

I don't know the specs for MCITP:SA, but if you have to take a client exam TAKE IT LAST. The 70-680 exam seems to build a great deal on the Server 2008 material and config, etc...

Good luck.

Hypntick

I'm going to go the 70-642 first once i'm done with my CCENT. Figure I may as well make use of all the networking stuff before I forget it.

iSpaZZZ

well i have noticed that the 646 has to be done after the other two (i think), so it's a choice of either AD or networking (essentially) for the first two exams.

I am doing a CCNA / CCENT like Hypntick is so i might go for the networking module first. Thats seems to fit in

unless there is a reason to do it another way around?

neathneathneath

640 or 642 first (depends if you are strong on Active Directory or Networking), and 646 last as its a bit of an animal of an exam (very wide range of topics tested).