the Microsoft Partner Network
Hosting Competency training and exam
requirements
Hosting
1
Guidance
• This document is designed to help Partners
understand the certification requirements for the new
Microsoft Partner Network competencies.
• All of the following recommended training options are
aligned to Microsoft Official Curriculum. All Microsoft
Official Courses are delivered by Microsoft Certified
Trainers.
• For full details of Competency benefits and
requirements go here
• Please note: Partners can attain multiple silver competencies. Your employees or contractors who pass the applicable competency exams
are eligible towards multiple silver competencies.
• Partners can attain multiple gold competencies. Your employees or contractors who pass the applicable competency exams are only
eligible towards one gold competency.
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Hosting – Silver Requirements
Silver Competency Requirements:
Notes 1. You must employ or contract with at least two people who have each passed one of any the Exams under Server Part
1 or 2
Windows Server SharePoint Server
M6427: Configuring and M6421: Configuring and M10215: Implementing 10174: Configuring and 10175: Microsoft
Troubleshooting Internet Troubleshooting a and Managing Managing Microsoft SharePoint 2010,
Information Services in Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Server SharePoint 2010 Application Development
Further Exam Choices
Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Virtualization (Hyper-
3 Days 5 Days V) 5 Days 5 Days
SILVER Part 1
M6428: Configuring and 5 Days
Troubleshooting Windows Exam70-642: TS: Windows
Server 2008 Terminal 70-659: TS: Windows
Server 2008 Network Server 2008 R2, Server Exam 70-667: Exam 70-573: TS:
Services Infrastructure,
2 Days Virtualization TS: Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft SharePoint
Configuring 2010, Configuring 2010, Application
Exam 70-643: TS: Windows Development
Server 2008 Applications
Infrastructure, Configuring
options please see appendix
For a list of more exam
System Center Exchange Server ISA Server
50023: Managing Microsoft M10135: Configuring, Managing 2824 – Implementing Microsoft
System Center Data Protection and Troubleshooting Microsoft Internet Security and
Manager 2007 Exchange Server 2010 Acceleration Server
5 Days
5 Days 5 Days
Exam 70-658: TS: Microsoft
Exam 70-662: TS: Exchange Exam 70-351: TS: Microsoft
System Center Data Protection
Server 2010, Configuring Internet Security and
Manager 2007, Configuring
Acceleration(ISA) Server 2006,
Configuring
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Hosting – Silver Requirements
Silver Competency Requirements:
Notes 1. You must employ or contract with at least two people who have each passed one of any the Exams under Server Part
1 or 2
Lync Server
10533: Deploying, Configuring
and Administering Microsoft
Lync Server 2010
Further Exam
SILVER Part 1
Choices
5 Days
Exam 70-664: TS: Microsoft
Lync Server 2010, Configuring
see appendix
exam options please
For a List of more
Lync Server 2010
10534 – Planning and Designing
a Microsoft Lync Server 2010
Solution
5 Days
Exam 70-665: PRO: Microsoft
Lync Server 2010,
Administrating
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Hosting – Gold Requirements - MCP 1
Notes Gold Competency Requirement - MCP 1
1. You must employ or contract with four people, each of whom must hold a different credential
• The First Individual must be certified in either MCITP: Server Administrator OR MCITP: Enterprise Administrator
2. To obtain the relevant MCITP Credential, delegates must pass the required prerequisite MCTS (Technology Specialist) examinations.
M6425: Configuring and M6421: Configuring and M6427: Configuring and M6292: Installing and
Troubleshooting Windows Troubleshooting a Windows Troubleshooting Internet Configuring Windows 7 Client
Server 2008 Active Directory Server 2008 R2 Network Information Services in 4 Days
Domain Services Infrastructure Windows Server 2008
5 Days 5 Days 3 Days
M6426: Configuring Identity and M6428: Configuring and Exam 70-680: TS: Microsoft
Access Solutions with Windows Exam70-642: TS: Windows Troubleshooting Windows Windows 7, Configuring
Server 2008 Active Directory Server 2008 Network Server 2008 Terminal Services
3 Days Infrastructure, Configuring 2 Days
Exam 70-640: TS: Windows
GOLD
Server 2008 Active Directory Exam 70-643: TS: Windows
Server 2008 Applications
Infrastructure, Configuring
M6435: Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
5 Days
M6436: Designing a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Infrastructure
M6433: Planning and Implementing Windows
and Services
Server 2008
5 Days
5 Days
M6437: Designing a Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure
3 Days
Exam 70-646: PRO: Windows Server 2008 , Server
Administrator Exam 70-647: PRO: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator
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Hosting – Gold Requirements - MCP 1
M10324: Implementing and M10215: Implementing and
Managing Microsoft Desktop Managing Microsoft Server
Virtualisation Virtualization (Hyper-V)
5 Days 5 Days
Exam 70-669: TS: Windows Exam 70-659: TS: Windows
Server 2008 R2, Desktop Server 2008 R2, Server
Virtualization Virtualization
GOLD
M50273: Planning and
Designing Microsoft
Virtualization Solutions Gold Competency Requirement - MCP 1 – Additional
Notes
5 Days options for MCP 1 include:
1) MCM: Windows Server 2008 Directory
Exam 70-693: Pro: Windows 2) MCA: Windows Server Directory 2008
Server 2008 R2, Virtualization
Administrator
Notes
Gold Competency Requirement - MCP 2 You must employ or contract with four people, each of whom must hold a different credential
• The Second Individual must hold the MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator Credential
1. To obtain the relevant MCITP Credential, delegates must pass the required prerequisite MCTS (Technology Specialist) examinations.
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Hosting – Gold Requirements MCP 2, 3 & 4
Notes Gold Competency Requirement - MCP 2, 3 & 4
1. You must employ or contract with three people, each of whom must hold a different credential
2. To obtain the relevant MCITP Credential, delegates must pass the required prerequisite MCTS (Technology Specialist) examinations.
M6234: Implementing and M6232: Implementing a M6231: Maintaining a
M10135: Configuring, Managing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
Maintaining Microsoft SQL Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
and Troubleshooting Microsoft Database
Server 2008 Analysis Services Database
Exchange Server 2010 5 Days
3 Days 5 Days
5 Days And Optional
And Optional
M6235: Implementing and M6231: Maintaining a M6232: Implementing a
5 Days Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
Maintaining Microsoft SQL Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
Exam 70-662: TS: Exchange Server 2008 Integration Services Database Database
Server 2010, Configuring 3 days 5 Days 5 Days
Exam 70-433: TS: Microsoft SQL Exam 70-432: TS: Microsoft SQL
GOLD
M6236: Implementing and Server 2008, Implementation
Server 2008, Database
Maintaining Microsoft SQL and Maintenance
Development
Server 2008 Reporting Services
3 days
Exam 70-448: TS: Microsoft SQL
Server 2008, Business
10233 – Designing and Intelligence Development and
Deploying Messaging Solutions Maintenance
with Microsoft Exchange Server
2010
50401: Designing and Optimizing 50400: Designing, Optimizing, and
5 Days Database Solutions with Microsoft Maintaining a Database Administrative
SQL Server 2008 Solution for Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Exam 70-663: MCITP: Designing
and Deploying Messaging
5 Days 5 Days
Solutions with Microsoft
Exchange Server 2010
Exam 70-452: PRO: Designing a Exam 70-451: PRO: Designing Exam 70-450: Pro: Designing, Optimising
Business Intelligence Database Solutions and Data Access and Maintaining a Database Administrative
Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Solution for Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Infrastructure using Microsoft
SQL Server 2008
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Hosting – Gold Requirements MCP 2, 3 & 4
Notes Gold Competency Requirement - MCP 2, 3 & 4
1. You must employ or contract with three people, each of whom must hold a different credential
2. To obtain the relevant MCITP Credential, delegates must pass the required prerequisite MCTS (Technology Specialist) examinations.
10533: Deploying, Configuring Gold Competency Requirement - MCP 2, 3 and 4 –
and Administering Microsoft Additional options for MCP 2, 3 and 4 include:
Lync Server 2010 1) MCM: Microsoft Lync Server 2010
Notes
2) MCM: SharePoint Server 2010
3) MCM: SQL Server 2008
5 Days
4) MCA: SharePoint Server 2010
Exam 70-664: TS: Microsoft Lync 5) MCA: SQL Server 2008
6) MCM: Exchange Server 2010
Server 2010, Configuring
7) MCA: Exchange Server 2010
GOLD
10534 – Planning and Designing
a Microsoft Lync Server 2010
Solution
5 Days
Exam 70-665: PRO: Microsoft
Lync Server 2010,
Administrating
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Other Available Exams
Silver
70-647: PRO: Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Administrator
70-452: PRO: Designing a Business Intelligence Infrastructure Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008
70-663: PRO: Designing and Deploying Messaging Solutions with Exchange Server 2010
70-451: PRO: Designing Database Solutions and Data Access Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008
70-649: Upgrading your MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, Technology Specialist
70-668: PRO: SharePoint Server 2010, Administrator
Hosting
70-665: PRO: Unified Communications
70-576: PRO: Designing and Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Applications
70-402: PRO: Microsoft System Center, Data Center Administrator
70-652: TS: Windows Server Virtualisation, Configuring
70-693: Pro: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator
MB2-631: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Customisation and Configuration
MB2-632: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Applications
MB2-633: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Installation and Deployment
MB2-634: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Extending Microsoft Dynamics
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