Microsoft Small Business Specialists are partners who recognize that small-business customers have IT needs and who are able to meet those needs with high-quality solutions built on Microsoft technologies. The solutions are configured according to customer requirements and are supported to ensure customer satisfaction.

Through the Microsoft Independent Software Vendor (ISV) competency, you can gain access to the latest technology, market opportunities, and sales and marketing resources that have been specifically created with ISVs in mind.

Microsoft Certified Partners are independent companies that can provide you with a high level of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and hands-on skills. Microsoft Certified Partners encompass a broad range of expertise and vendor affiliations and their real world perspective can help you prioritize and effectively deliver your technology solutions.

Companies put a lot of time, effort, and money into homegrown security solutions that still don’t provide a unified picture of the safety of their infrastructures. But with the Identity and Security competency, you can demonstrate that you understand how to build a security solution that addresses your customers’ unique challenges.

The Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification proves an IT professional’s expertise in designing and implementing the infrastructure for business solutions based on the Microsoft Windows 2003 Server platform and Windows Server System.

The Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) certification can no longer be earned. All exams required to earn this certification have been retired.

The Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) certification is appropriate for individuals who derive physical database designs, develop logical data models, create physical databases, create data services by using Transact-SQL, manage and maintain databases, configure and manage security, monitor and optimize databases, and install and configure Microsoft SQL Server.

The Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) credential validates your ability to manage and troubleshoot network environments in the Windows operating system. It reflects a unique set of skills required to succeed in a variety of job roles, such as systems administrator, network administrator, information systems administrator, network operations analyst, network technician, and technical support specialist.

The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) credential is for professionals who have the skills to successfully implement a Microsoft product or technology as part of a business solution in an organization. Hands-on experience with a product and a high degree of expertise in working with Microsoft technologies are necessary to successfully achieve certification.

The Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) certification validates a comprehensive set of skills that are necessary to develop applications successfully by using Microsoft Visual Studio, the Microsoft .NET Framework, and other development technologies.