70-410 Microsoft Certified Solution Expert in Windows Server 2012

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FY13 Product Portfolios
Windows Server 2012
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Agenda
Facilitated Learning
Virtual/Direct Learning
Early Readiness Learning
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Facilitated Learning
New Release Cadence
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Release Cadence Old
vs. Revised
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Facilitated Learning
A Version MOC
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A MOC Replacing Beta MOC
Avoid confusion around the term Beta
May use RTM software
Simplified versioning cadence
Available well in advance of non-MSL content
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A MOC Expectations
Enhanced quality with strict release criteria
Based on the first, best software release
available
Available prior to software GA 2-6 months before
B
Covers exam topics (maps to OD)
Consistent pricing
Content Complete (as dictated by software)
Digital form only - Print option in Courseware
Marketplace - TBD
For MCTs familiar with pre-release software
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A MOC Specifications
Content on features not included/complete in
prerelease software may be missing or incomplete
No companion content in cloud
A MOC will be 80-90 complete
Will not impact Students ability to complete
course MCTs ability to teach course Coverage of
exam topics

• Handbook
• Module Files
• Labs
• Setup Guide
• Trainer Guide

Instructor notes and slides are 80-90 of final
form
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A MOC Courses Now Have MCT Prep Kit
A NEW component of A MOC not available
previously with Beta MOC!
A OneNote Trainer Pack (OTP) Course, module, and
lesson overviews, slides, instructor notes,
handbook content, Lab scenarios, exercises,
tasks, and Lab Answer Keys
Train-the-Trainer (TTT) video Recorded
LiveMeeting session in which the course author
reviews highlights of the course and best
practices in teaching the course as a guide to
MCTs
The OTP and TTT video will be made available on
the MCT Download Center
Deliver OTP and TTT at least 15 days before new
A MOC (targeting 30 days)
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A MOC Key Take-Aways
Digital-only offering (until migration to new
Courseware Marketplace is completed)
Updates on A MOC (and all subsequent versions)
will be in new Product Release Schedule
MCTs NEW MCT Prep Kits for preparatory purposes
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Facilitated Learning
Exam/Course Alignment
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Exam/Course Number Alignment

• Key to our Exam/Course Alignment
  Strategy
• Closer ties between Exam and Courseware
  development teams
• Title naming the same across exams and courses
• Numbering alignment
• New Taxonomy
• Applies to exam-aligned Microsoft courseware
• Consistent with current format 5-digit course
  numbers
• First two numeric digits to designate language
• Following 3 digits correspond to the aligned exam
  number
• Using 2xxxx and 3xxxx number series

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Example Of New MOC/Exam Naming Taxonomy
MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum MCSA Windows Server 2012 curriculum
  Exam English German French Japanese Brazilian Portuguese Italian Spanish Russian Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional Korean Polish Turkish Arabic
  Exam Course Course Course Course Course Course Course Course Course Course Course Course Course Course
Server Core 1 70-410 20410 21410 22410 23410 24410 25410 26410 27410 28410 29410 30410 31410 32410 33410
Server Core 2 70-411 20411 21411 22411 23411 24411 25411 26411 27411 28411 29411 30411 31411 32411 33411
Server Core 3 70-412 20412 21412 22412 23412 24412 25412 26412 27412 28412 29412 30412 31412 32412 33412
Note Display above is for purposes of
identifying language series numbers and not an
indication into which languages these courses
will be localized
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Virtual Direct Learning
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What Is A Jump Start?
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Microsoft Learning Jump Starts In Market
Building Apps for Azure Dec, 2010
Windows Phone 7 Oct, 2010
Virtualization for VMware March, 2011
Office 365 Introduction May, 2011
Windows Phone Mango Aug, 2011
Cloud 101 March, 2012
Lync 2010 Deployment April, 2012
Private Cloud Feb, 2012
Consumerization of IT May, 2012
Lync 2012 Design April, 2012
Office 365 Administration (Certification) May,
2012
Office 365 Deployment (Certification) June, 2012
Windows Server 2012 June, 2012
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Early Readiness Learning
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What Is A First Look Clinic (FLC) /Hands-On-Lab
(HoL)?
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New First Look Clinics - Developers
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New First Look Clinics IT Pros
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FY13 Product Portfolios
Developer
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Visual Studio 2012 Target Audiences

• Two Audiences
• Metro Developers
• Web Developers
• Coding Responsibilities
• JavaScript Development
• HTML5, CSS3
• C Development
• Specialization Tasks
• Metro style Apps
• Advanced Metro style Apps
• Consume services, contracts
• Web Applications
• Web Services
• Azure hosted, REST architected

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MCSD Metro Style Apps (HTML/JS)



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MCSD Metro Style Apps (C)



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MCSD Web Apps



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FY13 Product Portfolios
Windows 8
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Upgrade From Windows 7


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MCSA Windows 8


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Upgrade From Windows Server 2008


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MCSA Windows Server 2012



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MCSE Server Infrastructure



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MCSE The Certification Destination for IT
Professionals
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Summary of Changes
Smaller slide images Remove slides that dont add
value Remove page breaks Combine Module overview
pages Updated Slide Template Cleaner Slide Design
(remove clutter) Concise writing where
appropriate
Simplify
Remove page breaks
Improved slide design
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Benefits
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