The Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) on Microsoft
SQL Server 2005 credential is the premier certification for professionals
who implement and administer Microsoft SQL Server™ databases. The
certification is appropriate for individuals who derive physical database
designs, develop logical data models, create physical databases, create data
services by using Transact-SQL, manage and maintain databases, configure and
manage security, monitor and optimize databases, and install and configure
SQL Server.
The MCITP on SQL Server 2005 Certification Is Appropriate For
- Database Administrators
- Junior Developers
- Database Analysts
- Database Developers
- IT Experts
- Programmers
By earning the premier MCITP on SQL Server 2005 credential, individuals
are demonstrating that they have the skills necessary to lead organizations
in the successful design, implementation, and administration of SQL Server
databases. We pride ourselves on taking an
intelligent, meticulous student and opening up career doors. Knowledge
of Microsoft Access is required.
Benefits
Microsoft Certified IT Professionals (MCITPs) on Microsoft SQL
Server 2005 receive the following benefits:
- Industry recognition of your knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft
products and technologies.
- Receive a 50 percent rebate or discount on a one-year subscription to
Microsoft TechNet or TechNet Plus—offered for your first year of
certification only. A TechNet subscription provides MCITPs with a portable
IT survival kit that is updated monthly. Contents include the complete
Microsoft Knowledge Base that Microsoft Support uses as well as service
packs and kits.
- A Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN®) subscription. MCITPs
receive rebates or discounts on a one-year subscription to MSDN during
the first year of certification. (Fulfillment details will vary,
depending on your location; please see your Welcome Kit for details.)
- A one-year subscription to SQL Server Magazine, the number 1
resource for Microsoft SQL™ Server professionals. Written by industry
experts, the magazine contains technical and how-to tips and advice—a must
for anyone working with SQL Server. The regular price for a one-year
subscription is $49.95 US a year. The offer is free for MCITPs.
- Access to technical and product information direct from Microsoft
through a secured area of the MCP site.
- Access to exclusive discounts on products and services from selected
companies as listed on the MCP website.
- The MCITP logo, certificate, transcript, wallet card, and lapel pin
that identify you as a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) to
colleagues and clients. Electronic files of logos and your transcript may
be downloaded from the secured MCP site upon graduation
from PC Professor and certification from
Microsoft.
- Invitations to Microsoft conferences, technical training sessions, and
special events.
- Free access to Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online,
a career and professional development magazine. Secured content on the
Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online Web site includes the
current issue (available only to MCPs), additional online-only content and
columns, an MCP-only database, and regular chats with Microsoft and other
technical experts.
- A discount on membership to PASS, the Professional Association for SQL
Server. In addition to playing a key role in the only worldwide, user-run
SQL Server user group endorsed by Microsoft, members enjoy unique access
to a world of educational opportunities.
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