Posted by louisyoung187@hotmail.com on 03/09/07 13:39

On Mar 9, 1:44 pm, "AK" <arshad.k...@policyadmin.co.uk> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am wondering if anyone could help me in choosing a right training
> course.
>
> My company has agreed to send me on a training course for sql server
> administration. However it is up to me to choose the right training
> course available. i have recently took up a job of sql 2000 dba from a
> developer position. i have worked on t-sql for years but from past few
> months i am also manaing the sql 2000 databases. now my company wants
> to send me for comprehensive MCDBA training. However i am bit
> reluctant to accept that as i heard from quiet a few poeple that MCDBA
> is going to be outdated and i should prefer going for MCTS 2005. But i
> am afreaid if i get trained on 2005 would i be able to manage 2000
> databases efficiently. Morever my compnay haven't got any plans of
> migrating to 2005 in near future but eventually will do that i
> believe. I also have following doubts...
>
> 1. Will MCTS hold more weightage than mcdba?
> 2. Would MCTS help in my career more than MCTS
> 3. Is MCTS 2005 training would help me doing my dba job smoothly on
> 2000 databases?
>
> Please help me in making the right decision.
>
> Thanks,
>
> A.

I would suggest doing MCDBA since that is the environment you are
currently working in.

If and when your company decides to upgrade to 2005, you can decide if
you want to upgrade your certification to MCTS. Since you already have
the job, the level of certification here isn't that important.

Cheers
Louis

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