Microsoft's MCSE and MCSD will Become HARDER to Win

Microsoft has decided that it will not replace the certification level of the master who, once described as the "climax" of the formation of a professional IT Redmond-centric.Redmond "retired" last year Microsoft Certificate (MCM), Microsoft Certified Master Solutions (MCSM) and Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) certification.

At the time of canning, Redmond said only a couple of hundreds of professionals one year’s felt the need to scale the heights of success, leading Microsoft to suggest the feedback did not help their products to succeed.

Last September, the head of Microsoft certifications Tim Sneath told The Register Microsoft was "trying to see if there is a better way to create a pinnacle, without losing the technical rigor."
Today, Sneath said Microsoft did not provide a new summit, but is in the process of adding rigor to Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) certification to reflect the fact that there is nothing difficult offered under the new certification Redmond.

Sneath said Microsoft wants to make the MCSD and MCSE "difficult for everyone."To do this, we said Microsoft will add "a variety of types of tests richer that make it harder for people to memorize the answers. We are also adding more rich discussion. What types of tests for certifications SQL ask really create a SQL query? "

The obligation to exercise really SQL has been included to reflect a greater effort certifications in the real world, and not just theory.Similarly, Microsoft is testing a new review Cert pilot "who sees the developers hope to put an application in Windows Store have their code reviewed by the team of Microsoft Premier Field Engineering (PFE). Passing this exam and earn a place in the Windows Store will replace one or more tests needed to achieve the WSSD.

Sneath said that this type of structure is designed to make Microsoft certifications more rigorous, while also making it possible for more people to obtain qualifications. Microsoft wants to holders of certification community larger and larger, instead of being able to point to a small elite.
"We're looking at a much broader impact," he said.

As new certifications are formalized, Microsoft will find a way to promote MCSE and MCSD as something special. Sneath said when he won his MCSE about 20 years ago, "I thought it was really special. We want to bring that back." ®