SharePoint Exams and Certifications Released!
Announcing the... Windows SharePoint Server 3.0, Configuring and Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuring exams!
Congratulations and special thanks to those of you who helping us and Microsoft Learning with building the objective domain and exam questions (most of which were SharePoint MVPs). We received a very strong and positive response from our pilot exam takers. I've seen a few blog posts where people have passed either one or both of the IT Pro exams. Congratulations!
These exams give you the opportunity to prove your SharePoint Products & Technologies knowledge to both your companies, peers, and something special for your resume/CV for your future.
IT Pro Exams (Released!):
TS: Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuring (became available on January 8, 2007)
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-631.mspx
TS: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring (became available on January 8, 2007)
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-630.mspx
Certifications:
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: SharePoint Server 2007, Configuring
Audience Profile:
A typical candidate for this exam has a minimum of one year of experience in configuring Windows SharePoint related technologies. In addition this exam will assume that the candidate is proficient in configuring the following technologies.
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Web Administration/Internet Information Services 6.0 |
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General Windows Server 2003 Directory Administration |
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General Networking Infrastructure |
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General Knowledge of Office SharePoint Server 2007 |
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General understanding of .NET 2.0 as it relates to SharePoint Services 3.0 |
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General understanding of Internet Security and Acceleration Server |
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Network Load-balancing for applications |
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Administering SQL Server 2000 or 2005 for SharePoint Services 3.0 |
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General Security/Authentication practices |
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Back-up/Restoration of data |
Dev Exams (ETA: March):
TS: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - Application Development
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-541.mspx
The Technology Specialist (TS) Exam 70-541: TS: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - Application Development is in development. It is expected to be released in mid-winter 2007.
TS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 - Application Development
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-542.mspx
The Technology Specialist (TS) Exam 70-542: TS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 - Application Development is in development. It is expected to be released in March 2007.
