MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Configuration

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The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Configuration certification highlights your area of expertise and validates the knowledge and skills required to configure and deploy Office SharePoint Server 2007. If you have the MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007– Configuration credential, you typically have an understanding of how to configure SharePoint Server 2007, and you have a general understanding of SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005 and .NET 2.0 as they relate to SharePoint Server 2007.

Here are some job roles associated with the MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Configuration certification:

• Deploy Office SharePoint Server 2007
• Upgrade Office SharePoint Server 2007
• Manage Search
• Configure content management
• Configure business forms
• Manage Business Intelligence
• Manage administration
• Secure Office SharePoint Server 2007

How to earn your MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Configuration credential

You must pass one exam to earn the MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Configuration credential.

Required exams (one exam required)

Exam 70-630: TS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuring

Audience profile

A typical candidate for this exam has a minimum of one year of experience in configuring Office SharePoint Server and related technologies. In addition this exam will assume that the candidate is proficient in configuring the following technologies.

• Internet Information Server Administration, and Configuration

• General Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Administration

• General Knowledge Networking Infrastructure services, including TCP/IP, and Clustering

• General Knowledge of Office SharePoint Server 2007

• General understanding of .NET 2.0 as it relates to SharePoint Server 2007

• General Understanding Internet Security and Acceleration Server

• Network Load-balancing for applications

• Administering SQL Server 2000 or 2005 for Office SharePoint Server 2007

• General Security knowledge as it relates to Office SharePoint Server 2007

• Back-up Restoration of data

Credit toward certification

When you pass Exam 70-630 TS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuring, you complete the requirements for the following certification:

• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: SharePoint Server 2007, Configuring

Skills being measured