MCSA: Windows Server 2012 (Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate)

MSSA: Microsoft Certified Solution Associate or System Administrator? It's a mess!

Before to start I would like to explain the  difference between Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) certifications.

MCSA (Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate) is a certification program intended for people who seek entry-level jobs in an IT (information technology) environment. MCSA is a prerequisite for more advanced Microsoft certifications. 

The MCSA credential supplants the now defunct Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator certification. Students could choose between difference technologies, for instance: 

• Windows Server 2012
• SQL Server 2012
• Windows 8

As they advance in the MCP program, professionals can gain any or all of the following certifications:

• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD)
• Microsoft Certified Product Specialist (MCPS)
• Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)

To prepare for the MCP exams, students can take courses at a certified training company location, in certified courses in a high school or college, or through self-study at Microsoft's self-study Web site or through certified training materials. Students who do not feel ready for MCSA can obtain the more basic MTA (Microsoft Technology Associate) certification first.

To clarify this mess, you could check the Microsoft IT Certification Roadmap and find your path :)

Now, How can I get my Windows Server 2012 MSCA?

Well, in order to get the Windows Server 2012 MSCA the students will need to pass three Certification Exams.
There are:

• MS-20410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 (More info)
• MS-20411: Administering Windows Server 2012 (More info)
• MS-20412: Configured Advanced Windows Server 2012 (More info)

It Sound difficult, Right? 

Well, if you have a little of experience administering Windows Server 2008/2012 the two first certification won't be a big deal, maybe the student will need to study a little more for the last one, Configured Advanced Windows Server 2012, because there you will see a lot of new and strategics stuff to use with Windows Server 2012.

A bit of help to study

To prepare for the exam, the student could use a tool that emulate the exam that you need to pass. With same questions and the same methodology of Microsoft exams ... multiple choice.

This tool is called: Visual CertExam Suite

In the other hand we will need the Exams ... in order to get them you will need to download it from http://www.examcollection.com/ 

So, lets go to work:

1. Download and install the Visual CertExam Suite from here.
2. Now we need to download the Exams from ExamCollection
1. MS-20410
2. MS-20411
3. MS-20412

NOTE: Here you will find the 3 best exams to do. Please download them and enjoy it. Click Here

So, we haven't any excuse now. Lets go to study and to be an MCSA :)