So I am in a bit of a quandry about how I should proceed with a situation that has come up at work. We employ numerous technical resources in many different areas of specialization. I myself am in a Core Infrastructure role focusing on virtualization. But we have other people who focus on other technologies like SQL, Sharepoint, Exchange, etc who spend 90% of their time working only on those technologies rather than general infrastructure. As we bring in entry-level resources or interns we want to train them and get them up to speed on these technologies, but we also feel that they should have some degree of background in Windows server.
At first we were thinking of having them earn an MCITP:Server Administrator cert, then focus on their technology-specific certification. As we started looking at the material though it was clear that the MCITP:SA track was going to be at a skill level above where these resources are now, in addition to focusing on areas that they would not likely need. After all, how many entry level Sharepoint admins/developers need to know how AD or a Windows network infrastructure works?
So then we started looking at the Server+ certification, but there are large portions of this cert that focus on hardware-specific knowledge domains (interface cards, drive types, rack infrastructure, etc). While it won't hurt them to have that knowledge, it's way out of scope for what these people will be doing.
So my question is this: are there are decent certifications out there (Microsoft or other) that focus on server software fundamentals?
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CompTIA A+, Network+, Server+, Security+
MCTS:Windows 7
MCTS:Hyper-V
MCTS:System Center Virtual Machine Manager
MCTS:Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization
MCSE:Security 2003
MCITP:Enterprise Administrator
At first we were thinking of having them earn an MCITP:Server Administrator cert, then focus on their technology-specific certification. As we started looking at the material though it was clear that the MCITP:SA track was going to be at a skill level above where these resources are now, in addition to focusing on areas that they would not likely need. After all, how many entry level Sharepoint admins/developers need to know how AD or a Windows network infrastructure works?
So then we started looking at the Server+ certification, but there are large portions of this cert that focus on hardware-specific knowledge domains (interface cards, drive types, rack infrastructure, etc). While it won't hurt them to have that knowledge, it's way out of scope for what these people will be doing.
So my question is this: are there are decent certifications out there (Microsoft or other) that focus on server software fundamentals?
________________________________________
CompTIA A+, Network+, Server+, Security+
MCTS:Windows 7
MCTS:Hyper-V
MCTS:System Center Virtual Machine Manager
MCTS:Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization
MCSE:Security 2003
MCITP:Enterprise Administrator