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MCITP Lync Server Administrator VS the New MCSE Communication Certification

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For Microsoft Lync Server 2010, there is a certification MCITP Lync Server Administrator requiring the passing of 2 exams, namely Exam 70-664 https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-664 and 70-665 https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-665.

The new successor of MCITP Lync Server Administrator is the new MCSE Communication https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/mcse-lync-certification.aspx on its new Lync platform, which requires the pre-requisite certification of MCSA (Microsoft Certified Solution Associate) on Windows Server 2012 https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/mcsa-windows-server-certification.aspx, after which upon passing 2 elective exams will earn the individual a MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solution Expert) on the all new Lync platform.

These 2 new Lync exams are as follows: -

Exam 70-336 https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Exam.aspx?ID=70-336 and Exam 70-337 https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Exam.aspx?ID=70-337#.

Skills measured in Exam 70-336 are here https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Exam.aspx?ID=70-336 featuring the following topics:

  • Plan and Design a Lync Topology
  • Plan and Design Lync Features
  • Deploy and Configure Lync
  • Manage Operations and Data Resiliency for Lync

Skills measured in Exam 70-337 are here https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Exam.aspx?ID=70-337# featuring the following topics:

  • Design Enterprise Voice
  • Design and Configure Network Services
  • Configure Enterprise Voice
  • Plan and Configure a Lync Online Hybrid Solution

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Ken Sim 

MCT, MCSE (Solution Expert) Server Infrastructure (Windows Server 2012), MCSE Desktop Infrastructure, MCSE Private Cloud (System Center 2012), MCSE Data Platform (SQL 2012), MCSA (Solution Associate), MCSE+Internet, MCSE+Security, MCSE+Messaging, MCITP Enterprise Admin, MCITP Virtualization Admin (Hyper-V), MCITP Database Admin, MCITP Messaging Admin (Exchange 2010), MCITP Sharepoint Admin (Sharepoint 2010), MCTS, MCDBA, MCSD, MCPD

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