MCSE 2000 Or MCSE Server 2003 -

As most of us in the IT industry already know, the MCSE Certification is one of the most sought after and most widely recognized high-level Microsoft Certification today. In fact, there are more MCSEs in the world than holders of any other certification, which tells us about its popularity and demand. This is primarily because the sizes of the networks and enterprises are growing larger and larger, which in turn has created a heavy demand for trained professionals to manage these environments. Thus it comes as no surprise that the MCSE certification continues to be most coveted skill in the IT job market on popular jobsites such as Monster.com, USA and Jobserve.com, UK.

The MCSE certification provides the training and know-how to design and implement an infrastructure for business solutions based on the Windows platform (MCSE 2000) and Microsoft Server System (MCSE 2003). Both of these MCSE tracks include options for specializing in MCSE: Messaging and MCSE: security. Ideally, the certification should be taken up after 2 - 3 years hands-on experience in Networking and Windows Server. This having been said, however, even a beginner can get the MCSE certification by undergoing professional training and putting in the required hard work.

MCSE Certification on Microsoft Windows 2000

This certification is most suitable for IT professionals working in the complex computing environment of a typical medium-to-large organization. The professionals with this MCSE certification are entrusted with the overall design, implementation, support and maintenance of business infrastructures based on Windows 2000 platform. Their day to day activities include the implementation and administration of network operating systems, desktop operating systems, network services and applications such as file and print services, database services, messaging services, proxy server or firewall services, dial-in server services, and Web hosting.

MCSE Certification on Windows Server 2003

This certification covers all the functionalities of the Windows Server Operating System, such as security, reliability, availability, and scalability. Earning this MCSE certification validates your ability to make IT infrastructures more efficient, increase productivity of the employees, and deliver more applications. These tasks on the latest Microsoft server operating system demonstrate your expertise to employers, clients, and peers.

In a nutshell certified professionals in this track are involved in the planning, designing, and implementation of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 solutions and architectures in medium to large sized companies, implementation and administration of a network operating system in environments with 200 to 26,000 supported users in approximately 5 to 150 physical locations and implementation of network services and applications leveraging the benefits of Microsoft .NET technologies for connecting information, people, systems, and devices.