Okay – I will try to post without causing a ruckus. Let’s see if I can do it!
Announcement:
In accordance with this commitment, Microsoft Learning will retire 12 exams on March 31, 2009. These exams focus on technologies no longer included in Microsoft mainstream support, and are requirements for the Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD), Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD), and Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) certifications. To complete these credentials, you must pass all required exams before they retire.
Click here for a listing of discontinued exams: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcpexams/status/examstoretire.mspx
Your MCP Gal - Sarah
Comments
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 5:14 PM by Steve
Hey Sarah,
Do you know if the courses associated with the exams will be pulled from the DLC? If so, will it be all Framework 1.x courses - even if they have no mapping to an exam e.g. 2124 / 2373 etc?
Monday, March 02, 2009 9:00 AM by Ann
No ruckus here - but I do have a question: is someone on the Microsoft team still updating the Beta Exam blog (http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/)? If not, is there another centralized source for that information? It s just that it hasn t been updated since November. If there s a new centralized source, please let us know!
Friday, March 06, 2009 10:16 PM by Les
I have a stupid question.
The page you link to say all expiring exams are 40% off, the 70-447 is 40% off but isn t on your list. Is this exam retiring on 3/31?
Saturday, March 07, 2009 4:44 PM by FilY
what exams are they going to take off the list ?
Friday, March 13, 2009 2:49 AM by Alice
Les -- hmm, I think that is a good question... I found a page at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/offers/discount/default.mspx that lists 70-447 (Upgrade MCDBA Skills to MCITP Database Administrator by Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005) as being 40% off, and says:
"Complete your Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD), Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD), or Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) certification or upgrade your certifications to Visual Studio 2005 or SQL Server 2005 with a 40 percent automatic price reduction on retiring and upgrade exams. The price reduction is valid on:
• All exams scheduled to retire on March 31, 2009
• All upgrade exams to Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 certifications"
So it looks like they re saying that the upgrade-to-2005 exams are not being retired on 3-31-09, but they are also temporarily receiving the discount.
Friday, March 13, 2009 12:13 PM by Krosen
Ann: Yes, we still update the beta exams blog. Believe it or not, we haven t had any betas since then!
Friday, March 13, 2009 12:24 PM by Krista
Alice: The upgrade exams to Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 are not retiring at the end of this month. However, the discount on them is permanent rather than temporary.