Exam 70-690 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Technical Specialist exam designed to assess candidates’ hands-on skills configuring and managing Windows HPC Server 2008.

This exam is intended for candidates that have three to four years of experience using Windows HPC Server 2008 or two to three years of experience using Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003. Candidates for this exam are IT professionals whose main area of responsibility  is managing or deploying HPC or compute clusters.

This exam covers the following topics:

  • Planning and Deploying the Cluster Infrastructure
  • Deploying Hardware and Managing Devices
  • Managing the Cluster
  • Managing Job Scheduler

For a more detailed list of the skills measured on this exam, check out the prep guide. To schedule your exam, visit Prometric’s Web site.