Tuesday, January 15, 2008

MCTS: Business Desktop Deployment

Consider earning the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) certification to let your enterprise employer know you are ready to lead an upcoming deployment, or if you want your resumé to stand out to a hiring manager looking for BDD expertise.

An MCTS credential in Business Desktop Deployment can demonstrate to clients and employers your ability to successfully deploy and maintain client desktops using the appropriate Microsoft tools during the various stages of the deployment lifecycle. This certification validates your familiarity and expertise with the BDD technology, encompassing:

• Deploying the 2007 Microsoft Office system

• Deploying Windows Vista

• Using the Business Desktop Deployment Workbench

• Deploying applications by using the Application Compatibility Toolkit

• Managing user state migration

• Managing Windows Vista and the 2007 Office system deployments by using System Management Server (SMS) 2003

The MCTS: Business Desktop Deployment credential is an excellent compliment to your Windows Server administration skills set. It can be used as an elective for a number of Windows Server certifications.

How to earn Your MCTS: Business Desktop Deployment

To achieve this certification, you must pass one exam. This certification will be retired when Microsoft discontinues mainstream support for the related technology.

Required exam

Exam 70–624

Audience profile

Candidates for this exam are IT professionals who deploy and maintain Windows Vista desktops. Candidates have a minimum of one year of experience managing day-to-day issues with desktop deployments. This exam is the Windows Vista version of Exam 74-134: Pre-Installing Microsoft Products and Technologies, focused on the OEM Pre-installation Kit (OPK).

The candidate for Exam 70-624 will have experience in the following areas:

  • Deploying desktop operating systems
  • Automating and customizing deployments by using scripts and answer files
  • Deploying applications during and after operating system deployments
  • Deploying upgrade packages
  • Using the Business Desktop Deployment tools
  • Windows PE
  • Upgrading existing systems
Skills being measured

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