Essendon wrote: » You should go for the MCITP: EA.
Essendon wrote: » Since you are just starting out on the certification front, you should start off with the 2008 exams. Thing is the 7 MCSE exams are going to take you 2-3 months each, the 293+294+297/298 could take longer. So you are potentially looking at about 20 months. Now compare with the MCITP:EA exams, you got to take 5 (4 server + 1 client) exams. You can take the 620 Vista exam to complete the client OS requirement (way easier than the 70-680 Win7 exam). The 4 server exams would likely take: 640 ~ 2 months 642 ~ 2months 643 ~ 2-3 months 647 ~ 3-6 months (this one is the hardest, may take longer). So you should have the MCITP: EA wrapped up in say 12-14 months. Also consider the fact that if you get the MCSE now, you'll need another two exams to upgrade to the MCITP: EA. Another thing to consider is by the time you finish your MCSE (that's 2 years) a lot of businesses would've made the switch to Server 2008. You should go for the MCITP: EA.
arvin2212 wrote: » Hello, I've recently bought a few materials and a server to help me with obtaining the title of MCITP. This of course, includes the knowledge as well. Now, as i sit and think and read more, i am in realization that perhaps i should master windows server 2003 before jumping to windows server 2008 since many organizations are still running windows server 2003 based on their needs and their applications. The thing i noticed is, that there are a lot of papers to be taken, which is about 7 if i am not mistaken. It is not a problem for me, but I don't know where to start. I've also heard that some papers have been retired and thus this worries me. My question would be, where do i begin (Which papers do i take first and so on). Also, your feedback, if you would approve or disapprove my decision would be greatly appreciate. (Although this being in a MCSE forum, that question is a no brainer)
