The MCSA Windows Server 2012 is the pre-requisite qualification to a range of MCSE qualifications.In order to pick which qualification is right for you, take a look at your job role and see the slides above.

1. MCSEWHICH TRACK
TO CHOOSE?

2. MOVING ON
FROM MCSA
• MCSA Windows Server 2012 is the prerequisite to a range of MCSE
qualifications.
• The MCSE: Messaging and MCSE:
Communications tracks are for those
specializing in Exchange Server and Lync
Server technologies.
• The MCSE: SharePoint track is also an
option for those planning to work with
SharePoint on a regular basis.

3. THE “NOT SO
EASY” ONES
• They include the MCSE: Server
Infrastructure, MCSE: Private Cloud, and
Microsoft Specialist: Server
Virtualization with Windows Server and
System Center qualifications.

4. CHOOSING
THE RIGHT
ONE FOR YOU
Take a look at your job role and ask
yourself the following questions:
– How much do I work with System
Center 2012 R2?
– How much do I work with
Microsoft Virtualization
technologies?

5. SCENARIO 1
• You work primarily with Microsoft
infrastructure, using Microsoft
Virtualization and want to evaluate the
System Center 2012 R2 suite:

6. MCSE: SERVER
INFRASTRUCTURE
IS THE CHOICE
FOR YOU.
• Exam 70-413 Designing and implementing a
server infrastructure – The MCSA is concerned
with how the roles work and how they are
configured, the MCSE: Server Infrastructure is
concerned with how the roles work together.
Candidates must consider design scenarios
created to test how they would fulfill particular
design briefs.
• Exam 70-414 Implementing an Advanced Server
Infrastructure – This exam introduces the System
Center 2012 R2 suite of products. You will look at
Virtual Machine Manager, Operations Manager,
Data Protection Manager, Orchestrator and
Service Manager. If you are not sure as to whether
the System Center suite is for you, then by the end
of your MCSE: Server Infrastructure study you will
have a clear idea of how each of the suite's
products fits together, how System Center works
with Server 2012 and how well the suite will fit in
to your network.

7. SCENARIO 2
• You work primarily with Microsoft
infrastructure and you use Hyper-V and
Virtual Machine Manager to manage
your virtualization environment. Or you
currently work with a third-party
hypervisor and will be transitioning to
Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Manager.

8. MICROSOFT
SPECIALIST: SERVER
VIRTUALIZATION
WITH WINDOWS
SERVER AND SYSTEM
CENTER
IS FOR YOU
• Exam 74-409 Server Virtualization with Windows
Server and System Center – This exam tests a
candidate's knowledge in two key areas. First, you
must understand all out-of-the-box features for
Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V role, including
Networking, Storage, VM creation and settings, and
high-availability features such has Hyper-V failover
clustering and Hyper-V Replica.
• Secondly, candidates will require detailed
knowledge of System Center Virtual Machine
Manager, including Installation of VMM, Virtual
Machine deployment, backup and restore of your
VMM environment, Networking and cloud
resources.
• You will be able to implement a virtualized
environment on a network using Windows Server
2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine
Manager.

9. SCENARIO 3
• You work in a datacenter managing the
virtual environment for your internal
business units or for your customers.
You now wish to gain an in-depth
knowledge of the System Center 2012 R2
product suite.

10. MCSE:
PRIVATE
CLOUD
IS FOR YOU
• Exam 70-247 Configuring and Deploying a
Private Cloud with System Center 2012 R2 – This
exam tests a candidate's knowledge on
installing and configuring Virtual Machine
Manager, Operations Manager, Data Protection
Manager, App Controller, Orchestrator and
Service Manager. Unlike Exam 70-414, which only
covers an overview of these products, 70-247
focuses on each of these in detail. You will gain
knowledge required to install these products in
their environments, driving automation and
centralized control over their resources.
• Exam 70-246 Monitoring and Operating a
Private Cloud with System Center 2012 – This
exam is concerned with the centralized
monitoring of the System Center suite itself, and
covers the Service Manager product in greater
detail.