I know, it sounds scary asking that question as a Microsoft Certified Trainer but I think it does need to be asked. For those of you who don't know, Microsoft is taking a "new direction" with their certifications. Instead of having "premier" certs like the MCSE or the MCSD they are now offering shorter and more specialized choices like the MCTS or the MCITP. I don't think I like that.

When they first changed the MCSD to the new format, I accepted it because in the developer world, a person tends to be a web developer or a windows developer. It isn't that they don't have the capacity to write whatever code they want, it is just usually not required in their job. Having a more specialized cert makes sense there.

The problem is they have done the same thing to the MCSE. Most network administrators HAVE to be a jack of all trades. Their jobs are not as "all or nothing". I think having the "supreme" certification option is important to allow someone to show that they have that capacity. Of course, someone could say that you should just go out and get all of the certifications. I think that could be prohibitive, either financially or time wise since there are a lot of exams to take to do that.

What do you think?

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