Microsoft mijenja sustav certifikacije: povlači MCSA, MCSD i MCSE

Microsoft od 30. lipnja 2020. povlači određene obrazovne programe za certificiranje  i zasebne ispite za Windows Server 2019 i SQL Server 2019.

Prema službenoj objavi, Microsoft će prestati održavati ispite i izdavati Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA), Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) i Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) certifikate.

Pojedinci i dalje mogu dobiti te potvrde, ali morat će položiti sve potrebne ispite prije nego što se povuku, savjetuje Microsoft. Oni koji su položili ili polože ispite do krajnjeg roka, primit će valjane potvrde koje će biti važeće dvije godine, odnosno najdulje do kraja lipnja 2022. godine.

Korporacija također ukida certifikaciju za Windows Server 2019 i SQL Server 2019.  I to je na neki način razumljivo jer šire svoju ponudu certifikata na rješenja u oblaku. Već su to i učinili u rujnu 2018. godine, kada su proširili portfelj certifikata za ukupno 34, na području Azure (Administrator, Developer, Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer…), Modern Workplace i Business Applications.

Potpuni popis certifikata koji će biti poništeni od 30. lipnja izgleda ovako:

⦁    MCSA: BI Reporting
⦁    MCSA: Dynamics 365 for Operations
⦁    MCSA: SQL 2016 BI Development
⦁    MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Admin
⦁    MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Dev
⦁    MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014
⦁    MCSA: Universal Windows Platform
⦁    MCSA: Web Applications
⦁    MCSA: Windows Server 2012
⦁    MCSA: Windows Server 2016
⦁    MCSD: App Builder
⦁    MCSE: Business Applications
⦁    MCSE: Core Infrastructure
⦁    MCSE: Data Management & Analytics
⦁    MCSE: Productivity

Exams Retiring on June 30, 2020:

⦁    70-333: Deploying Enterprise Voice with Skype for Business 2015
⦁    70-334: Core Solutions for Microsoft Skype for Business 2015
⦁    70-339: Managing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016
⦁    70-345: Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016
⦁    70-457: Developing Mobile Apps
⦁    70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
⦁    70-411: Administering Windows Server 2012
⦁    70-412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services
⦁    70-413: Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure
⦁    70-414: Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure
⦁    70-417: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012
⦁    70-461: Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014
⦁    70-462: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases
⦁    70-463: Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014
⦁    70-464: Developing Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases
⦁    70-465: Designing Database Solutions for Microsoft SQL Server
⦁    70-466: Implementing Data Models and Reports with Microsoft SQL Server
⦁    70-467: Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server
⦁    70-480: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3
⦁    70-483: Programming in C#
⦁    70-486: Developing ASP.NET MVC Web Applications
⦁    70-487: Developing Microsoft Azure and Web Services
⦁    70-537: Configuring and Operating a Hybrid Cloud with Microsoft Azure Stack
⦁    70-705: Designing and Providing Microsoft Licensing Solutions to Large Organizations
⦁    70-740: Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016
⦁    70-741: Networking with Windows Server 2016
⦁    70-742: Identity with Windows Server 2016
⦁    70-743: Upgrading Your skills to MCSA: Windows Server 2016
⦁    70-744: Securing Windows Server 2016
⦁    70-745: Implementing a Software-Defined Datacenter
⦁    70-761: Querying Data with Transact-SQL
⦁    70-762: Developing SQL Databases
⦁    70-764: Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure
⦁    70-765: Provisioning SQL Databases
⦁    70-767: Implementing a Data Warehouse using SQL
⦁    70-768: Developing SQL Data Models
⦁    70-777: Implementing Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB Solutions
⦁    70-778: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI
⦁    70-779: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Excel
⦁    MB2-716: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customization and Configuration
⦁    MB6-894: Development, Extensions and Deployment for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
⦁    MB6-897: Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Retail
⦁    MB6-898: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Human Resources

Važno je napomenuti da certifikati Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) i Microsoftov  tehnološki suradnik (MTA) još nisu pogođeni ovom inovacijom.

Izgleda da su reakcije profesionalaca na Microsoftove najavljene izmjene u programu certifikacije uglavnom negativne, ako pogledate objave na službenom Twitter računu kompanije.