With all the buzz currently in the industry about 'cloud' technology it's worth keeping up to speed with industry certifications and, especially, ones which provide the core understanding for cloud based solutions. Microsoft have many varied certification routes and I will not go in to detail on these here (their learning portal is worth a visit however) but one route of key interest for cloudy types is Windows Server 2008 R2 Virtualization. A bit of an overview of Microsoft certifications - the old school may remember MCP, MCSE etc - nowadays, we are in the age of MCTS and MCITP. …
