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 Microsoft Virtualization At Microsoft, virtualization means helping IT departments maximize cost savings and improve business
continuity. Our solutions address both physical and virtual infrastructure, and can be easily managed through
Microsoft Certification makes a difference:
> 55% of hiring managers think certification is a criterion for hiring.1

Certification Paths
a single console. Earning a Microsoft Virtualization certification shows hiring managers and project leads that
> 75% of managers believe that certification is important to team performance.2
you have the expertise to confidently plan, deliver, operate, and manage Microsoft Virtualization solutions.
It also demonstrates your ability to use the latest virtualization technologies, including server virtualization, > 71% of Microsoft Certified Professionals believe that Microsoft Certification helped
virtualization management, application virtualization, and desktop virtualization technologies. them receive a promotion or raise from their current employer.3

Required Exam(s)
PATHS TO MCITP
MICROSOFT CERTIFIED
IT PROFESSIONAL

MCITP Required Certification(s)

Virtualization Administrator

exam 70-693
Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator

MCTS (2 certifications)
Windows Server 2008 R2 Desktop Virtualization Configuration (1) and one of the following:
Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Virtualization Configuration (2) OR Windows Server
Virtualization Configuration (2)
PATHS TO MCTS
MICROSOFT CERTIFIED
TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST

MCTS MCTS MCTS

Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Windows Server 2008 R2 Desktop Windows Server Virtualization
Virtualization Configuration Virtualization Configuration Configuration

exam 70-659 exam 70-669 exam 70-652

TS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Windows Server 2008 R2, Desktop TS: Windows Server Virtualization,
Virtualization Virtualization Configuring

1 2006 Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Customer Satisfaction Survey

2 “Impact of Training: Functional Excellence Leads to Operational Productivity”, IDC, Doc #215762, Dec. 2008
3 2007 Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Customer Satisfaction Survey
Microsoft Learning Resources

To prepare for Microsoft Certification exams:

CL ASSROOM TRAINING MICROSOFT E-LEARNING MS PRESS BOOKS

Exam 70-652 Course 6422: Implementing and Managing Collection 6319: Configuring Hyper-V MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam
TS: Windows Server Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 70-652): Configuring Windows Server
Virtualization, Configuring Virtualization1

Exam 70-659 Course 10215: Implementing and Managing Check www.microsoft.com/learning MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam
TS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Server Virtualization for additional resources. 70-652): Configuring Windows Server
Server Virtualization Virtualization1

Exam 70-669 Course 10324: Implementing and Managing Check www.microsoft.com/learning Windows Server 2008 Remote
Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Desktop Virtualization for additional resources. Desktop Services Resource Kit2
Desktop Virtualization

Exam 70-693 Course 50273: Planning and Designing Check www.microsoft.com/learning Check www.microsoft.com/learning
Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Virtualization for additional resources. for additional resources.
Virtualization Administrator

1 This Training Kit includes coverage of Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V.

2 This Microsoft Press book is not specifically designed for exam preparation but covers much of the same subject matter as the presentation virtualization and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure portions of
Exam 70-669.

For more information about Learning Resources, visit www.microsoft.com/learning.

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