Why developing skill is so important for MCSE: Messaging certification?

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The MCSE’s Messaging certification is a globally recognized credential for IT professionals. The Messaging certification proves the professional’s capability to use the cloud. By using the cloud, a company can enhance the productivity and user’s flexibility, reduce the rate of data loss and can provide data security of the company. If a professional earns this MCSE’s Messaging certification will become eligible to get a good job in the field of computer networks as a system administrator. This certification program requires a re-certification after every three years from the time of certification. By getting the re-certification candidate shows that he can perform his task in the relevant field consistently. 

The Messaging certification validates the candidates knowledge and skill set in the field of Exchange 2013 infrastructure. This is an important certification, which evaluates the skill of an individual which is required for installation, configuration of the Exchange. This certification also validates the awareness of the messaging installation in a real world scenario. The certification also evaluates the knowledge of transport configuration, mailbox role and Access management. The certification examines the awareness of integrated messaging, security and installation of Exchange. The candidates have to focus on getting these skills required to take the Messaging certification exam. Developing all these skills is a very important part in achieving the Messaging certification. If you want to earn the Messaging certification, then you have to develop the skills required for the exam because if an individual wants to work in the appropriate IT field i.e. computer administration and networking.

For earning the certification develop following skills:

The Messaging certification exam checks the candidate’s knowledge and capability to plan and manage transport and provide solutions for transportation. There are two exams which the candidate needs to pass for earning his Messaging certification. These two levels of the exam are the Core Solutions for MS Exchange Server (2013) and the second one is Advanced Solutions for MS Exchange Server (2013).

1. Planning of the high availability of solutions: The planning of the redundancy and redundancy records. The designing the inter-site transport of mails, designing of messaging solutions. The configuration of servers, send-receive connectors. The strategy for emails is also included. The troubleshooting of the new architecture of transport and monitoring of transport has covered this area of planning. The management of content, connection filters, and also the management of anti malware strategy is covered.
2. Planning of mailbox and database: This section covers the planning related to database and storage needs, virtualization needs and the management of mailbox capacity. The management  of the folders strategy, address book and the configuration of folders is included. The installation and management mailbox solutions and monitoring the proper file sharing and database copies are performed under this section. The management of the mailbox issue such as its folder permissions, auto mapping, etc. are covered.
3. Planning and management of client access services: Installation of client access server, configuring web applications, planning of authentication method and client connectivity. The skills to perform these tasks are evaluated. Additionally, the mobility solutions, load management of Windows network is also covered. The knowledge of troubleshooting of mobile devices is tested in this section.
4. Management of Exchange Strategy: This area includes the planning and management of Exchange services. Preparation of domains for Exchange, planning of the topology active directories. Management  of Exchange workload such as the configuration of several policies related to user workload, system workload and workload events. 

The candidates should develop the skills required to perform the tasks described above. The knowledge of such aspects is evaluated in the Exam 341. It is important to develop all these skills as to gain high score in the Messaging  Certification and also to perform well after getting the job in the appropriate field. The development of skills is a core requirement of any certification program since, on the basis of such skill set a candidate passes the exam and the credibility of any certification is based on the required knowledge in any IT field. If a candidate holds such a certification, it proves his reliability in his specific field. In this way the development of skills is a base of this Messaging Certification program as the certification is earned by the individuals who have the knowledge which is required to pass the exams.

There are few more skills tested by the Messaging Certification under the Exam 342. The skills are explained below:

1. Configuration and management of unified messaging: The configuration of IP gateways, call router, call answering protocols, and the dialing plans are also covered under this area of operations.  The assigning of the dial plan to a user and maintenance of voice mail security is a part of this section.
2. Management of data center and site: The implementation of data center coordination and cross site configuration. The planning of the send- receive connector’s strategy for the site is covered.
3. Management of advanced security: The section coversplanning a suitable strategy for security, evaluation of rights management and domain security. The configuring of mailbox audit, mailbox access logging and all audit logs are included.
4. Management of archiving and data loss preventions: The process of setting up online data archiving with Office 365, implementing and creating the archive policy. The configuration and maintenance of messaging records.

The skills required for the operations described above are evaluated in the Exam 342 and developing such skill set is required because this exam covers the equal mass of the Messaging Certification program. For earning the certification the candidates have to focus on developing the skills required to pass the Exam 342. The equal focus on both the exams is required in order to get the MCSE’s Messaging Certification.