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How difficult is MCITP

EildorEildor Member Posts: 444
in MCTS / MCITP on Windows 2008 General
I'm thinking of going for MCITP once I'm finished with CCNP, and was wondering how difficult MCITP is compared to CCNA and to CCNP. How much time should I put aside for MCITP?

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    ptilsenptilsen Member Posts: 2,835 ■■■■■■■■■■
    So much depends on the individual's skillset, experience, aptitude, study habits, and study material. Cisco and Microsoft are two vendors who provide solutions for different market segments. Plus, there is no such certification as MCITP. Presumably, you refer to MCITP: Enterprise Administrator.

    All that said, here is my opinion on the subject. In order of overall difficulty:
    MCSA
    MCITP: SA
    CCNA
    MCITP: EA
    MCSE
    CCNP
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    HypntickHypntick Member Posts: 1,451 ■■■■■■□□□□
    ptilsen wrote: »
    So much depends on the individual's skillset, experience, aptitude, study habits, and study material. Cisco and Microsoft are two vendors who provide solutions for different market segments. Plus, there is no such certification as MCITP. Presumably, you refer to MCITP: Enterprise Administrator.

    All that said, here is my opinion on the subject. In order of overall difficulty:
    MCSA
    MCITP: SA
    CCNA
    MCITP: EA
    MCSE
    CCNP

    To be fair I haven't done ICND2 for the full CCNA, but I would rank the SA as harder than that just based on what i've seen. Maybe i've got more experience and aptitude with Cisco than I do with MS, but trying to wrap my head around the 70-642 was painful.
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    ptilsenptilsen Member Posts: 2,835 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Right, it's all pretty subjective. What I would say is that the top three are largely on par and the bottom three are largely on par. MCITP:EA/MCSE are definitely harder than CCNA, and CCNP is definitely harder than MCSA/MCITP:SA. Outside of that, yeah, the order is disputable.
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    EildorEildor Member Posts: 444
    Well that gives me some sort of an idea as to what to expect. Thank you all!
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