Sql Server 2000 Certification

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Sql Server 2000 Certification

maskew

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June 30, 2010 at 7:41 am

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Hi folks
I have been using sql server 2000 for a few years however I have no qualifications to show for this. I am wanting to become microsoft certified, however when looking at the microsoft website they state that the majority of the exams to become certified in sql server 2000 are now 'retired'. See the link below
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/mcdba.aspx#tab2
As far as I understand this, it is now not possible to become certified in sql server 2000.
Can anyone shed any light on this for me, am I perhaps reading this the wrong way?
Any advice will be much appreciated.
Kind regards
Michael

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Dan.Humphries SSChampion Points: 12125 More actions · Answer 1

This is industry behavior as new products come out old products are outdated and roll off of support. Microsoft is currently at SQL Server 2008 and that is the product they are supporting. Microsoft 2000 has been outdated by these newer releases and I would expect that shortly after the next release microsoft will stop supporting 2000 at all.

Dan

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 2

maskew (6/30/2010)
As far as I understand this, it is now not possible to become certified in sql server 2000.

Correct. All the exams are retired and can no longer be written. They were retired 2 or so years ago.

Gail Shaw
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Duncan Pryde SSCertifiable Points: 7956 More actions · Answer 3

If you've been using SQL 2000 for a few years, you shouldn't have too many problems getting certified in SQL 2008, at least to MCTS level. After all, that only requires one exam for the basic cert (as opposed to 4 needed for the old MCDBA, including a server exam). Although there are plenty of new features, they aren't that hard to learn, and it would be a good excuse for you to get yourself trained up in the latest version.

Just buy a copy of SQL 2008 Developer edition and one of the Microsoft or Sybex study guides for either the admin (70-432) or developer (70-433) exams, depending on which you feel more comfortable with.

And good luck!

Duncan

maskew Old Hand Points: 306 More actions · Answer 4

Hi

Thanks to everyone for giving me a reply, very much appreciated.

Michael