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Win2K MCSE Survey: Upgrade IS in Your Future
Survey of MCPmag.com newsletter recipients indicates large number of NT 4.0 MCSEs plan to recertify before the deadline.
According to a recent MCPmag.com e-mail survey, 69 percent of NT 4.0 MCSEs said they had planned to recertify before the year-end deadline. In fact, those who planned to also outnumbered those who did not plan to recertify by 7 to 1.
The survey also asked about interest in the 70-240, Win2K Accelerated exam. Of those who are qualified to take it, nearly three-quarters of respondents said they had obtained the voucher but haven't yet registered for the exam.
The survey also polled respondents to choose exams that they expected to take (taking the exam before the deadline or passing it was not an issue). As was expected, the top three choices were the Win2K-related Design exams (70-219, 70-220, 70-221, and 70-222), followed by 70-224, Exchange 2000; 70-244, Supporting NT 4.0; and 70-228, SQL Admin.
The survey was not scientific. It was sent out to nearly 100,000 MCPmag.com newsletter recipients on June 7, with voting closed on June 22. The survey received 4,111 unique responses.
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| Survey:
MCSE in Your Future? |
| A. Upgrading
to MCSE (Windows 2000) |
|
376
|
I'm an MCSE
(NT 4.0); I don't plan to
upgrade. |
|
1,412
|
I'm an MCSE
(NT 4.0) and will attempt
to upgrade to the MCSE (Windows
2000) before the deadline. |
|
644
|
I'm an MCSE
(NT 4.0) and will attempt
to upgrade at my own pace
(deadline is not an issue). |
|
241
|
I'm new to
the MCP program (that is,
I haven't completed any
MCSE track) and will try
to obtain the MCSE (Windows
2000). |
|
275
|
I'm already
an MCSE (Windows 2000). |
|
|
|
| B. 70-240
Win2K Accelerated Exam |
|
1,394
|
I'm an MCSE
(NT 4.0) and I've ordered
my voucher but I've yet
to take the exam. |
|
290
|
I'm an MCSE
(NT 4.0) and I plan to upgrade
my certification but won't
take 70-240 to do it. |
|
64
|
I'm an MCSE
(Windows 2000); I took 70-240
but didn't pass, then took
the long road. |
|
50
|
I passed 70-240,
but I still need to fulfill
the rest of the requirements. |
|
80
|
I'm an MCSE
(Windows 2000); I passed
70-240 to get it. |
| |
|
| C. I plan
to take the following elective
exams: |
|
707
|
70-219 Design
Win2K Directory Services |
|
584
|
70-220 Design
Win2K Security |
|
550
|
70-221 Design
Win2K Network Infrastructure |
|
410
|
70-222 Migrating
from NT 4.0 to Win2K |
|
97
|
70-223 Microsoft
Clustering Services |
|
318
|
70-224 Admin
Exchange 2000 |
|
122
|
70-225 Design
Exchange 2000 Messaging
Infrastructure |
|
66
|
70-226 Design
Highly Available Web Solutions |
|
193
|
70-227 ISA
Server 2000 |
|
233
|
70-228 Admin
SQL Server 2000 |
|
142
|
70-229 Design
SQL Server 2000 Databases |
|
12
|
70-230 BizTalk
2000 |
|
14
|
70-232 Application
Center 2000 |
|
14
|
70-234 Commerce
Server 2000 (MCSD elective
only) |
|
257
|
70-244 Supporting
NT 4.0 |
|
|
|