MCITP: Database Administrator Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Database Administrator

MCITP: Database Administrator

Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Database Administrator (MCITP: Database Administrator) is the premier certification for database server administrators. This certification demonstrates that you can keep up with your enterprise business solutions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Candidate profile
Database administrators install or configure Microsoft SQL Server and manage or maintain databases or multidimensional databases, user accounts, database availability, recovery, and reporting. They also design or implement security or server automation and monitor and troubleshoot SQL Server activity. Database administrators are typically employed by mid-sized to large organizations.

How to earn your MCITP: Database Administrator
To earn this certification, you must pass three exams: one Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) prerequisite exam and two Professional Series exams.

There is an upgrade path of only two exams for a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA).

This certification will retire when Microsoft discontinues mainstream support for the related technology.

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Prerequisite MCTS exam
Exam 70-431 - Review the preparation guide for Exam 70–431: TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 – Implementation and Maintenance

Professional Series exams
Exam 70-443 - Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-443: PRO: Designing a Database Server Infrastructure by Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Exam 70-444 - Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-444: PRO: Optimizing and Maintaining a Database Administration Solution by Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Upgrade path for an MCDBA
If you are an MCDBA, because of your existing expertise you can upgrade to this certification with a shorter path, as shown in the following table.

Prerequisite MCTS exam for an MCDBA
Exam 70-431
Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-431: TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 – Implementation and Maintenance

Upgrade exam for an MCDBA
Exam 70-447
Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-447: UPGRADE: MCDBA Skills to MCITP Database Administrator by Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005

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• SQL Server 2008 certifications
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• MCTS: SQL Server 2005
• MCDBA on Microsoft SQL Server 2000