Get Certified on Windows 2000 while you still can!
If you are just getting started on some Microsoft Certifications, you will definitely want to take a look at the new generation of technology specific certifications, or at the Windows 2003 MCSA/MCSE track.
If you have started the Windows 2000 track (and just haven't gotten around to finishing up your certification), or if you have been meaning to take the upgrade test to turn your Windows 2000 MCSA/MCSE into a Windows 2003 MCSA/MCSE, now is the time to start cramming. As announced by Trika Harms zum Spreckel on her blog, the following certifications will be retired next year:
- 70-292: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000
- 70-296: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSE Certified on Windows 2000
- 70-232: Implementing and Maintaining Highly Available Web Solutions with Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server Technologies and Microsoft® Application Center 2000
- 70-210: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional
- 70-214: Implementing and Managing Security in a Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
- 70-215: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server
- 70-216: Implementing and Administering a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Network Infrastructure
- 70-217: Implementing and Administering a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
- 70-218: Managing a Windows 2000 Network Environment
- 70-219: Designing a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
- 70-220: Designing Security for a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Network
- 70-221: Designing a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Network Infrastructure
- 70-226: Designing Highly Available Web Solutions with Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server Technologies
- 70-222: Migrating from Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 to Microsoft® Windows® 2000
- 70-244: Supporting and Maintaining a Microsoft® Windows NT® Server 4.0 Network
- 70-224: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Exchange 2000 Server
- 70-225: Designing and Deploying a Messaging Infrastructure with Microsoft® Exchange 2000 Server
- 70-223: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Clustering Services by Using Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server
- 70-234: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft® Commerce Server 2000
- 70-230: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft® BizTalk Server 2000, Enterprise Edition
- 70-227: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Enterprise Edition
- 70-086: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft® Systems Management Server 2.0