Microsoft Cloud Certifications and Training

Business is moving to the cloud. According to IDC predictions for 2011, 80% of new software will be available as cloud services; by 2014, over one-third of software purchases will be delivered through the cloud.* To keep pace with their customers and employers, most IT professionals and developers will require additional skills. If you’re 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 your knowledge and skills to employers and customers.

	Goal	Certification Paths	Certification Availability	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. It is not required to pursue the MCPD: Windows Azure Developer certification.	Available now	70-513, 70-515, 70-516, and 70-519	Visual Studio Training Portal
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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 for the cloud. It is not required to pursue the MCPD: Windows Azure Developer certification.	Available now	70-511, 70-513, 70-516, and 70-518	Visual Studio Training Portal
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 validates your ability to design, build, and deploy cloud-based applications for hosting on the Windows Azure platform.	New! Available now	70-513, 70-516, and 70-583	Windows Azure Training Portal
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 to pursue the MCITP: Virtualization Administrator certification.	Available now	70-640, 70-642, and 70-646	Windows Server Training Portal
Obtain new skills	MCITP: Virtualization Administrator Get ready for private cloud by earning your MCITP: Virtualization Administrator certification. This certification validates your knowledge and skills in designing and deploying virtualization solutions when using Windows Server 2008 R2 in an enterprise organization.	Available now	70-669 and 70-693 plus either 70-659 or 70-652	Virtualization Training Portal
Software as a Service	Build your skills	MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator 20101 Demonstrate your professional messaging expertise by earning the MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator certification. Updates to include cloud-related skills coming soon.	Available now— Updates coming soon	70-662 and 70-663	Exchange Server Training Portal
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MCITP: SharePoint Administrator 20102 Demonstrate your SharePoint 2010 administration skills. Updates to include cloud-related skills coming soon.	Available now— Updates coming soon	70-667 and 70-668	SharePoint Training Portal
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Dynamics CRM 2011 Certifications3 New certifications will cover relevant skills for both cloud and on premise implementations of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. Certifications include Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Applications and Microsoft Dynamics 2011 Customization and Configuration.	Coming soon	Access Dynamics Customer site or Partner site for more information	Dynamics CRM training
Obtain new skills	MCITP: Lync Server 2010 Administrator4 This certification shows that you have the skills to deploy and configure Lync Server 2010, an integral part of the Microsoft SaaS offering—Office 365.	Coming soon	70-664 and 70-665	Course 10533A ---- Course 10534A