Microsoft Exams Scheduled to retire on July 31 2015

Find exams scheduled to be retired on July 31 2015, listed by technology. (The information that follows is subject to change.)

Lync and Lync Server:

• 74-322: Microsoft Lync Server 2010—Advanced Design and Deployment
• 74-335: Lync Network Readiness Assessment
• 70-336: Core Solutions of Microsoft Lync Server 2013
• 70-337: Enterprise Voice Online Services with Microsoft Lync Server 2013
• 74-338: Lync 2013 Depth Support Engineer

Project and Project Server:

• 70-177: TS: Microsoft Project Server 2010, Configuring
• 70-178: TS: Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2010

SQL Server:

• 70-433: TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Database Deployment
• 70-450: PRO: Designing, Optimizing, and Maintaining a Database Administrative Solution Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008
• 70-451: PRO: Designing Database Solutions and Data Access Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Visual Studio:

• 70-518: PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4
• 70-519: PRO: Designing and Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4
• 98-363: Web Development Fundamentals
• 98-372: Microsoft .NET Fundamentals
• 98-374: MTA: Gaming Development Fundamentals

Windows:

• 70-681: Windows 7 and Office 2010, Deploying
• 98-349: Windows Operating System Fundamentals

Windows Server:

• 70-643: TS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring
• 70-647: Pro: Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Administrator
• 70-649: TS: Upgrading Your MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, Technology Specialist
• 70-659: TS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization
• 70-669: TS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Desktop Virtualization
• 70-693: PRO: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator

Other technologies:

• 70-158: TS: Microsoft Forefront Identity and Access Management, Configuring
• 70-595: TS: Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions by Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010
• 74-674: TS: Delivering Value Planning Services

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2010: A Year in Numbers for Microsoft Certifications

English Exams Published:

• 4 Microsoft Office exams
• 7 Microsoft Technical Associate (MTA) exams
• 14 Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) exams
• 6 Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)exams
• 3 Upgrade exams
• 8 Microsoft Certified Masters (MCM)exams
• 8 Microsoft Dynamics exams
• 21 beta exams (includes TS, PRO, and MOS betas; how many did you participate in?)
• Total of 67 exams published in 2010 in English

Exams Published by Language:

• Chinese: 38
• Danish: 7
• Dutch: 4
• French: 22
• German: 31
• Italian: 1
• Japanese: 33
• Korean: 8
• Polish: 1
• Portuguese: 34
• Russian: 14
• Spanish: 13
• Turkish: 1

Total publications across all languages: 278 (includes beta publications))

Exam Development:

• 157 SMEs participated in an objective domain session for an exam released in 2010
• 652 SMEs participated in the blueprinting process for an exam released in 2010
• 7270 SMEs participated in beta
• 1508 meal cards used by SMEs participating in exam development sessions in Redmond
• Average spend per meal card: $7.57 (breakfast burritos!)

SME Database (are you a member yet?):

• 1029 SMEs joined the database
• 3690 beta invitations were sent to those SMEs

Questions Created through Community Development Initiative:

• Item ideas created for 6 technologies (.NET, SharePoint Server, SQL Server, Exchange Server, Windows 7, and Windows Server) and 19 exams
• 400 items were generated by 150 SMEs

What were people being certified on in 2010?

• Across all MS certifications: Microsoft Certified Application Specialist on Office Word 2007
• Within our technical certifications: MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
• By technology: Office 2003, Office 2007, and Windows Server 2008

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