Get ready for cloud: new Microsoft training and certifications from Solartech

To keep pace with their customers and employers, most IT professionals and developers will need to have additional skills. If you are ready for the challenge, Microsoft is ready to help. Our new training courses will help you acquire the skills you need for success, and our new certifications will help you prove to employers and customers that you have the necessary knowledge and skills.

Microsoft cloud services: Training and certification

Cloud technology creates new opportunities and job roles, but it also impacts current ones. Over the next year, we will introduce new certifications on Microsoft cloud services and will update many of our current certifications to include cloud-related skills. We’ll provide training for these cloud computing offerings through Official Microsoft Learning Products, including Microsoft Press books, Microsoft Official Courses, and Official Microsoft E-Learning.

We recommend that you start by building skills that apply to both on-premise computing and cloud computing. If you already have on-premise skills, you can enhance your skill set to include cloud computing. Consult the following table for guidance on where to get started.

	Goal	Certification paths	Required exams	Get training
Platform as a service	Build your skills	MCPD: Web Developer 4 Earning the MCPD: Web Developer 4 certification will help you gain core web development skills and better prepare you to develop for the cloud. You are not required to pursue the MCPD: Windows Azure Developer certification.	Exam 70-513 Exam 70-515 Exam 70-516 Exam 70-519	10262: Developing Windows Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 10264:Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 10265:Devloping Data Access Solutions with Microsoft Studio 2010 10522:Application Design with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
		Or
		MCPD: Windows Developer 4 Earning the MCPD: Windows Developer 4 certification will help you gain core Windows development skills and better prepare you to develop applications by using cloud technology. You are not required to pursue the MCPD: Windows Azure Developer certification.	Exam 70-511 Exam 70-513 Exam 70-516 Exam 70-518	10262: Developing Windows Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 10263: Developing Windows Communication Foundation Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 10265:Devloping Data Access Solutions with Microsoft Studio 2010 10522:Application Design with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
	Obtain new skills	MCPD: Windows Azure Developer Show employers and clients that you are ready to support the move to cloud services by earning the MCPD: Windows Azure Developer certification. This certification helps validate your ability to design, build, and deploy cloud-based applications that will be hosted on the Windows Azure platform.	Exam 70-513 Exam 70-516 Exam 70-583	10263: Developing Windows Communication Foundation Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 10265:Devloping Data Access Solutions with Microsoft Studio 2010 50466: Windows Azure Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Infrastructure as a service	Build your skills	MCITP: Server Administrator Earning the MCITP: Server Administrator certification will help you gain core Windows Server skills and better prepare you to support a cloud infrastructure. It is not required that you pursue the MCITP: Virtualization Administrator certification.	Exam 70-640 Exam 70-642 Exam 70-646	6425: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services Training 6426: Configuring Identity and Access Solutions with Windows Server 2008 Active Directory 6421: Configuring and troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
	Obtain new skills	MCITP: Virtualization Administrator Get ready for "private cloud" by earning your MCITP: Virtualization Administrator certification. This certification helps validate your knowledge and skills in designing and deploying virtualization solutions when using Windows Server 2008 R2 in an enterprise organization.	Exam 70-669 Exam 70-693 plus either Exam 70-659 or Exam 70-652	10324: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Desktop Virtualizationon 50273:Planning, and Designing Microsoft Virtualization Solutions 10215: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization 6422: Implementing and Managing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Training
	Obtain new skills	MCTS: Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, Configuring System Center solutions help IT professionals manage the physical and virtual IT environments across data centers, client computers, and devices. This certification helps validate key skills to build a "private cloud."	Exam 70-400	50028: Installing and Configuring System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
Software as a service	Build your skills	MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator 2010 Demonstrate your professional messaging expertise by earning the MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator certification. Updates that include cloud-related skills are now available.	Exam 70-662 Exam 70-663	10135:Configuring, Managing and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 10233: Desiging and Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
		Or
		MCITP: SharePoint Administrator 20101 Demonstrate your Microsoft SharePoint 2010 administration skills. Updates will include cloud-related skills.	Exam 70-667 Exam 70-668	10174: Configuring and Managing Microsoft SharePoint 2010 10231: Designing a Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Infrastructure
		Or
	Obtain new skills	MCITP: Lync Server 2010 Administrator This certification helps show that you have the skills to deploy and configure Microsoft Lync Server 2010, an integral part of the Microsoft software as a service offering, called Microsoft Office 365.	Exam 70-664 and Exam 70-665	10533: Deploying, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Lync Server 2010 10534: Planning and Designing a Microsoft Lync Server 2010

 

Virtualization Training Options

Public Training Schedule:  Solartech has two company owed training locations in NJ and NYC plus 70 affiliated training locations in US and Canada.  Please click here to view our public training schedule to locate your  Virtualization training.

Live & Eco-Friendly Training (LivE):  Over 50% of our customers have chose this "green" training solutions.  It's 100% live hands-on training.  Please ask us about this training option for your  Virtualization training and see a live demo.

eLearning with LiveMentor:  If you have limited time or budget, our LiveMentor based elearning can be the answer for you.  You will have the flexibility to access Microsoft Official elearning course(s) anytime for up to 1 year plus you will get 90 days unlimited live support from our subject matter experts.  Please contact us for your  Virtualization training if you are interested in this cost effective option.

Private onsite training:  We provide onsite training and our "classroom in a box" mobile turnkey solutions make your onsite training easy to manage. We can even customize the content to meet your needs too.  Let us know how can we help you on your Virtualization training.

Private training at Solartech: If you do have a group, we can offer private training solutions which allows you to customize content and receive targeted training.

We accept Microsoft Software Assurance Training Vouchers for  Virtualization training.

 

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