Microsoft MCSE Exam Review

Introduction

The MCSE has always been one of the most highly regarded certs in the IT Industry. It is also one of the longest ones as well.

Its first focus was on the concepts and implementation of various network infrastructure topologies. Although any IT professional with some experience in this area could appear for the exams related to this cert, it was geared primarily towards the network administrator job title.

After a long period of time, Microsoft decided to retire the MCSE. But the IT Industry continued to still highly value this cert and hold it in great esteem, so it was brought back to an active level status.

There two big changes made to the MCSE:

1. It went through a name change. Rather than being called the “Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer,” it is now called the “Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert”
2. The intent of it has changed. Rather than focusing strictly on just networking, it now has multiple areas of specialization (or tracks) that reflect the current state of the IT industry

The four tracks are as follows:

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• Business Applications
• Data Analytics
• Mobile and Wireless Technologies
• Cloud/Productivity

This article will review these tracks in more detail. It is important to keep in mind that two of these domains will be retiring in the near future, thus the MCSE candidate must plan accordingly. One, Cloud Infrastructure, will be retired in March 2019; therefore, this article chooses to focus on those which will be more relevant to the student.

MCSE: Business Applications

By achieving this particular cert, the IT professional has demonstrated they have in-depth knowledge as well as a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics. The exams in this track include the following:

• Exam MB2-717: Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales: This is intended for those candidates that deploy and support (Read more...)