On July 14, 2004, Microsoft announced the statistics of the latest Microsoft certificates, since Microsoft Certified Professional MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) projects have started in 1992, with a total of nearly 960,000 MCPs, more than 110,000 MCSAs. More than 250,000 MCSE, more than 120,000 MCDBAs and more than 50,000 MCSDs produced, and they also make tremendous contributions to the entire Microsoft certification (MCSE data does not include MCSE of NT Server).
We have summarized the previous information with this latest information (involving data from July two years from 2002 to July 2004), it is not difficult to see some changes and whole of Microsoft's certification. Some trends in Microsoft certification.
Note: The following information is from Microsoft's official
Since October 14, 2002, Microsoft did not calculate the number of people obtained by the previous Windows NT era, so the number of MCSe has decreased much more than before.
It should be noted that there are many candidates holding more than 1 Microsoft certification, and the MCP certificate is also the easiest to obtain certification items (only 1 test can be passed), so holding the MCP certificate will so many .
Windows 2003 series certification, the year is 3 or 4 times in 2004, from the original more than 10,000 people now, this is the result of the Microsoft and the exam center. This promotion is much smooth relative to the Upgrade from NT to Win2000 MCSE.
When I was upgraded from NT to Win2000 MCSE, Microsoft first made decision in 1999 to abolish NT4.0 MCSE certificates in 2001, and then have to modify the invalid NT4.0 MCSE certificate due to the development of the entire economy. The plan, and since then Microsoft's certificate has no time limit and is invalidated, only the operating system is eliminated.
Then the test center announced after a period of 2001, the Microsoft Examination costs have doubled, and it is strongly promoted its exam coupons, so this is also a highlight of MCSE certification before the end of 2001.
About MCP Internet, MCP Site Building, Mcse Internet Certificate, because Microsoft has eliminated most of the above three certifications in February 28, 2001, these are the Certificates of the Windows NT era, in recent Microsoft website revision These certifications will then retreat from the main menu.
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