Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)

Demonstrate that you have the skills necessary to lead organizations in the successful design, implementation, and administration of Microsoft SQL Server™ databases with the Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) credential.

MCDBA on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Certification Benefits

• Industry recognition of your knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft products and technologies.

• Receive a 50 percent rebate or discount on a one-year subscription to Microsoft TechNet or TechNet Plus—offered for your first year of certification only. (Fulfillment details vary, depending on your location. Please see your Welcome Kit for details.) A TechNet subscription provides MCDBAs with a portable IT survival kit that is updated monthly. Contents include the complete Microsoft Knowledge Base that Microsoft Support uses as well as service packs and kits.

• A Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN®) subscription. MCDBAs receive rebates or discounts on a one-year subscription to MSDN during the first year of certification. (Fulfillment details will vary, depending on your location; please see your Welcome Kit for details.) The rebate or discount amount is $200 US for MSDN Professional and $500 US for MSDN Universal.

• A one-year subscription to SQL Server Magazine, the number 1 resource for Microsoft SQL™ Server professionals. Written by industry experts, the magazine contains technical and how-to tips and advice—a must for anyone working with SQL Server. The regular price for a one-year subscription is $49.95 US a year. The offer is free for MCDBAs. Information on how to initiate the subscription is included in the MCDBA Welcome Kit. Or go directly to SQL Server Magazine's Web site and subscribe online.

• Access to technical and product information direct from Microsoft through a security-enhanced area of the MCP site.

• Access to exclusive discounts on products and services from selected companies. Individuals who are currently certified can learn more about exclusive discounts by visiting the secured MCP site.

• The MCDBA logo, certificate, transcript, wallet card, and lapel pin that identify you as a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) to colleagues and clients. Electronic files of logos and your transcript may be downloaded from the secured MCP site upon certification.

• Invitations to Microsoft conferences, technical training sessions, and special events.

• Free access to Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online, a career and professional development magazine. Security-enhanced content on the Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online Web site includes the current issue (available only to MCPs), additional online-only content and columns, an MCP-only database, and regular chats with Microsoft and other technical experts.

• A discount on membership to PASS, the Professional Association for SQL Server. In addition to playing a key role in the only worldwide, user-run SQL Server user group endorsed by Microsoft, members enjoy unique access to a world of educational opportunities. PASS is extending an invitation to MCPs to take advantage of PASS voting membership and all the rewards that come with it for only $50 US ($100 US off the regular price). Visit the secured MCP site for details on how to receive this benefit.

MCDBA on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Certification Requirements

Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) on Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 candidates need to pass three core exams and one elective exam that provide a valid and reliable measure of technical proficiency and expertise in the implementation and administration of SQL Server databases.

NEW: Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 exams now can be used to fulfill the networking systems core exam requirement in combination with SQL Server 2000 exams. See the Windows Server 2003 Exam Integration FAQ for details.

MCDBAs on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 are not required to pass Windows Server 2003 exams to retain MCDBA certification. The Windows 2000 Server exams and the Windows Server 2003 exams for the MCDBA on SQL Server 2000 certification remain available concurrently.

Microsoft Exam Guide

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