How to Become Certified as a MCITP: Database Administrator

The MCITP: Database Administrator certification requires an individual to pass two examinations as well as have an MCTS: SQL Server 2005 certification. The two exams are the 70-443 and the 70-444, and they require extensive training in SQL Server 2005 to complete. If you're already an MCDBA on SQL Server 2005, you can take the 70-447 exam only, instead of 70-443 and 70-444, and upgrade your MCDBA to an MCITP.

In the past, the exams were structured to test knowledge of products by remembering specifications and with a minimum of extrapolation to real-world business situations. People often memorized answers from “exam cram” books or from “brain dump” websites and were able to pass the ...

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