MCITP: Enterprise Admin title no longer retires Jan 31, 2014, moved to July 31, 2014

In looking this up, I found two conflicting answers ....

IT Certifications | MCP | Microsoft

Q.Will I be able to earn a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certification for passing exams
that count towards the MCSA: Windows Server 2008 certification?
A.You will continue to earn an MCTS for passing Exams 70-640 and 70-642 until January 31, 2014.
Also until January 31, 2014, when you earn an MCSA: Windows Server 2008 certification, you will receive
the MCITP: Server Administrator certification. After January 31, 2014, the MCITP: Server Administrator
and MCITP: Enterprise Administrator certifications will be retired.

Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)

The MCITP: Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008 and the MCITP:
Virtualization Administrator on Windows Server 2008 R2 certifications will be retired on July 31, 2014.
You must meet all of the requirements for a certification prior to the certification retirement
date in order to earn that certification.

I called Microsoft and confirmed July 31, 2014 is the new retirement date.

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Tyb

I busted my butt getting the Enterprise Admin before the deadline lol For all still preparing for it: good luck!!

dubhubb

I just contacted Microsoft and was told the MCITP certifications would be retiring in July, but the MCTS certifications have no set retirement date.

wayne_wonder

Can anyone shed any light on the 70-640/642 etc are the mcts still running or do you just get the mcsa

pizzaboy

According to the website those two exams still get you the MCTS credential.
Exam 70-640: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
Exam 70-642: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring

EyeCan'tCode

For those such as myself, who wouldn't be able to pass the necessary exams for the MCITP before July, Where do we go from here? Do we go the MCSE route, or is there another similar cert available?