Microsoft’s certification has been changed

I was browsing the internet last night when I came across the new certifications for Windows Server 2012.  They are:

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)

Basically Microsoft is going for more cloud integration with its new line of products and has decided to change its certification path accordingly.

What I did notice is that the new MCSA also applies to Windows Server 2008 R2.  You see the exams required to achieve the new MCSA Windows Server 2008 certification are the same exams required to achieve the MCITP Server Administrator certification.

Microsoft have stated that if you already hold the MCITP Server Administrator certification you automatically enrol for the new MCSA.  So you receive a new qualification for not doing anything.  Great!!

So all this sounds rosy then doesn’t it? Not really you see I have one major gripe with the new setup.  Microsoft has decided that “The Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) certification is for IT professionals and developers looking to get their first job in Microsoft technology”.  Since MCSA is the equivalent of the ‘old’ MCITP it means that overnight I have gone from an ‘expert’ in Windows Server 2008 R2 technologies to ‘looking for my first job’.   To get the same recognition I would now have to study for further exams to get to the same standing I previously held.  Doesn’t this just seem wrong?  The technology (in this case Windows Server 2008 R2) hasn’t changed but apparently my level of understanding has!!

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