Each certification may include one or more exams. Exam 70-740 counts towards MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification. You will have to pass exams 70-741 and 70-742 to complete the requirements for that certification. Once you pass all the required exams, you will be able to download the MCSA: Windows Server 2016 and the MCP certificate. Please note that Microsoft Specialist certificates have retired on March 31, 2019. Meanwhile, please note that taking one exam will no longer automatically award MCP status to candidates. Candidates will not enter the Microsoft Certified Professional Program until they earn a technical or role-based certification so will have limited features available to them. Please note that this was implemented for all role-based exams and certifications at when they launched. MCP certification will no longer be awarded to any candidates who take a single MCP-type exam after. Any/all previously earned MCP certifications will be retained.
Microsoft 70-741 exam tests the theoretical as well as the practical capacity at Windows Server 2016 technologies of the candidate that is required to acquire this certification. 70-741 exam has 60 questions that the person must to solve in about two hours. The number of questions can vary from paper to paper as Microsoft does not inform about the exact number of questions that will appear. The questions are all objective and the candidate has to give the exam in Microsoft Test Centers. The candidates can pick from the six given languages to write this exam. The six languages include English, German, French, Chinese, Japanese, and Portuguese. Language selection can be done while filling the form.
MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification is one of the most sought-after certifications for IT professionals, which includes working with Windows Server and performing administrative tasks around it. It starts with installing and configuring Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), managing and maintaining AD DS objects and advanced configurations, configuring Group Policy, Active Directory Certificate Services, and Active Directory Federation Services and Rights Management. At the end of each chapter, convenient test questions will help you in preparing for the certification in a practical manner.
70-413 MCSE exam is part one of a series of two exams that test the skills and knowledge necessary to design and maintain a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure in an enterprise scaled, highly virtualized environment. Passing this exam validates a candidate’s ability to plan, and implement the Windows Server 2012 services, such as server deployment, server virtualization, and network access and infrastructure.
The AZ-100 and AZ-101 exams replace the older 70-533 exam, which will be retired on December 31, 2018. These two exams are part of Microsoft’s new role-based certification program. Candidates pass both exams will earn the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification. The AZ-100 exam contains five subject areas and that’s how we’ve structured this learning path as well. We’ll start with managing Azure subscriptions and resources. Next, we’ll get into implementing and managing storage, including Azure Storage and Recovery Services Vault. Then you’ll learn how to deploy virtual machines running either Windows or Linux. After that, we’ll go into configuring enterprise-grade virtual networks. Finally, Azure Active Directory is a managed version of Microsoft’s tried and true directory software.
Candidates for this exam are Azure Administrators who manage cloud services that span storage, security and compute cloud capabilities. Candidates have a deep understanding of each service across the full IT lifecycle and take requests for infrastructure services and environments. Candidates for AZ-101 exam should have proficiency in using PowerShell, Azure Portal, ARM templates, operating systems, cloud infrastructure, virtualization, and so on.
Candidates for this exam should have subject matter expertise in designing and implementing solutions that run on Microsoft Azure, including aspects like compute, network, storage, and security. Candidates should have intermediate-level skills for administering Azure. Candidates should understand Azure development and DevOps processes. Responsibilities for an Azure Solution Architect include advising stakeholders and translating business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable cloud solutions. An Azure Solution Architect partners with cloud administrators, cloud DBAs, and clients to implement solutions. A candidate for this exam should have advanced experience and knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platform, budgeting, and governance–this role should manage how decisions in each area affect an overall solution. In addition, this role should have expert-level skills in Azure administration and have experience with Azure development and DevOps processes.
Candidates for this exam should have subject matter expertise implementing, managing, and monitoring an organization’s Microsoft Azure environment. A candidate for this exam should have at least six months of hands-on experience administering Azure, along with a strong understanding of core Azure services, Azure workloads, security, and governance. In addition, this role should have experience using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure portal, and Azure Resource Manager templates.
Candidates for this exam should have subject matter expertise designing, building, testing, and maintaining cloud applications and services on Microsoft Azure. A candidate for this certification should have 1-2 years professional development experience and experience with Microsoft Azure. In addition, the candidate for this role should have the ability to program in a language supported by Azure and proficiency in Azure SDKs, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, data storage options, data connections, APIs, app authentication and authorization, compute and container deployment, debugging, performance tuning, and monitoring.
Candidates for this exam should have subject matter expertise in designing and implementing solutions that run on Microsoft Azure, including aspects like compute, network, storage, and security. Candidates should have intermediate-level skills for administering Azure. Candidates should understand Azure development and DevOps processes. Responsibilities for an Azure Solution Architect include advising stakeholders and translating business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable cloud solutions. An Azure Solution Architect partners with cloud administrators, cloud DBAs, and clients to implement solutions. A candidate for this exam should have advanced experience and knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platform, budgeting, and governance–this role should manage how decisions in each area affect an overall solution. In addition, this role should have expert-level skills in Azure administration and have experience with Azure development and DevOps processes.