Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
"MCSE" redirects here. For Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, see Solution Series.The Microsoft Certified Solution expert MCSE program began with Windows NT 3.1 and is today one of the most widely known Microsoft certification programs. It is available for the Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 platforms. Microsoft has, in effect, discontinued the MCSE certifications for future versions of Windows, replacing the single Platform MCSE award with a plethora of other more narrowly focused certifications.
Each platform MCSE award required passing a different set of examinations. MCSE qualified individuals will have the ability to provide business solutions by appropriate design and implementation of the requisite infrastructure. MCSE Certification Program is useful for Technical Support & Systems Engineers, Technical Consultants, Network and Systems Analysts and also for regular Software Engineers and Software Professionals.
There are many ways of obtaining MCSE training, including training at local training centers. MCSE training can be done even at home by using CD-ROMs or through books. The Certification courses usually have extensive contents and some of the basic tutorials can guide a candidate to pass the examination, if the candidate has a basic knowledge of Microsoft systems.
The topic of these Certification examinations include network security, computer networking infrastructure, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and other topics of both general networking interest as well as specific Microsoft products.
There are specializations also available for the MCSE's along other different tracks. For 2003, these tracks were Security and Messaging. For obtaining these specializations, it was required that an individual has to do an associated Elective, design and then an extra core exam. The denotation that is usually used for these Certification Programs on resumes etc., are MCSE:Security and MCSE:Messaging.
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