Es-net Microsoft MCP/ MCSA/MCSE Training, Birkenhead,Wirral, Merseyside, Chester, North Wales

Which accreditation -Server 2003 or 2008?
So you are an IT Professional and you want to be Microsoft accredited to ensure that employers recognize your achievements. Should you follow the "old" route to MCSE or the "new" route to Microsoft Certified IT Professional in Server 2008?

The Professional Certification for Windows Server 2008 has been completely altered from the route to MCSE server 2003, which was:-

MCP Microsoft Certified Professional
MCDST Microsoft Certified Desktop support Technician
MCSA Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
MCSE Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

To become Microsoft Certified in Windows Server 2008 the route is:-

Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) in Network Infrastructure
Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) in Active Directory
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) in Server Administration

Our professional advice would be to get an MCSE qualification while you still can. The reasons for this are many but these are the major considerations:-

• The 2003 track certifications MCP, MCSA and MCSE qualifications are well recognized industry standards.
• The 2003 track certifications MCP, MCSA and MCSE qualifications will never be retired. You will not be able to earn them on new operating systems.
• A prerequisite of Server 2008 is a good knowledge of Server 2003. Services and administration in 2008 are enhanced, but based on 2003.
• Many businesses will have mixed legacy environments; you will need a working knowledge of 2003 for many years to come.
• The 2008 qualification is product specific; therefore its life is limited. When Microsoft cease support for the operating system you will have to re-qualify in the new operating system to use the accreditations.
• The underlying 2008 core operating system is totally different, allowing the system to be faster and more robust.

Once you have completed Server 2003 you can move swiftly on to Server 2008. We will give you a FREE SOFTWARE UPGRADE to 2008 when you are ready to proceed. (Or the equivalent monetary value against a tutor led or blended course)


Enroll on our new evening courses starting in September.
We will be offering both server 2003 and 2008. Our Netbook offer is extended to cover these courses.
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Courses now available at Es-Net include Sage, Prince 2, SharePoint, and ITIL.
Es-net are delighted to announce that we are now working with specialist trainers in all these fields and can arrange courses to suit your needs. Contact us for more information on 0151 677 3267 or click here.


This month's jargon buster
Paging - In computer operating systems that have their main memory divided into pages, paging (sometimes called swapping) is a transfer of pages between main memory and an auxiliary store, such as hard disk drive.

Paging is an important part of virtual memory implementation in most contemporary general-purpose operating systems, allowing them to use disk storage for data that does not fit into physical RAM.
Paging is usually implemented as a task built into the kernel of the operating system.