Post reply

MCSA 2012 or 2016?

  • December 8, 2016 at 10:33 am

    #316621

    Hey all,

    I have been a DBA for about four years now and in order to help pad my resume and prove I have a fundamental understanding of SQL server, I am thinking of finally going to knock out my MCSA.

    Question is, is it still worth it to take the 2012 exams, or should I wait for the 2016 exams to get out of beta and then go take them?

    Which would help out the best in the short term if I was going to start job hunting early next spring?

    I will cross post this to the 2016 forum as well.

    Thanks!

  • December 8, 2016 at 10:45 am

    #1916864

    Repeat of post http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1841367-2799-1.aspx under different account?

    Try to keep one topic per questions 🙂 😎

    Thom~

    Excuse my typos and sometimes awful grammar. My fingers work faster than my brain does.
    Larnu.uk

  • December 8, 2016 at 11:19 am

    #1916875

    I got my SQL2012/2014 MCSA in May 2016, which was probably a month before SQL2016 RTM came out.

    The official books for the three new SQL 2016 MCSA come out in January.(I pre-ordered one already)

    The new MCSA's require two exams apiece i think, where the 2012/14 requires three exams;

    but the new 2016's are more specialized in each subject matter (hence the breakout of one MCSA to three new flavors)

    I would suggest going with the latest and greatest: study for the new 2016 MCSA's, and whichever one fits your skillset.

    Lowell

    --help us help you! If you post a question, make sure you include a CREATE TABLE... statement and INSERT INTO... statement into that table to give the volunteers here representative data. with your description of the problem, we can provide a tested, verifiable solution to your question! asking the question the right way gets you a tested answer the fastest way possible!

  • December 8, 2016 at 12:50 pm

    #1916886

    Thom A (12/8/2016)

    Repeat of post http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1841367-2799-1.aspx under different account?

    Try to keep one topic per questions 🙂 😎

    You linked to this thread.

    Luis C.
    General Disclaimer:
    Are you seriously taking the advice and code from someone from the internet without testing it? Do you at least understand it? Or can it easily kill your server?

    How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help: Option 1 / Option 2

  • December 8, 2016 at 1:53 pm

    #1916899

    Luis Cazares (12/8/2016)

    Thom A (12/8/2016)

    Repeat of post http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1841367-2799-1.aspx under different account?

    Try to keep one topic per questions 🙂 😎

    You linked to this thread.

    Doh!!! :pinch:

    Thom~

    Excuse my typos and sometimes awful grammar. My fingers work faster than my brain does.
    Larnu.uk

Viewing 5 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)

You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Login to reply