据IT认证考试资源网报道，微软将从今年12月21日开始对MCITP:WinServer2008认证的2门考试70-646和70-647进行beta测试！

MCITP WinServer2008认证就是目前微软的主流证书MCSE2003的升级版本，据ITExamPrep.com介绍MCITP:WinServer2008认证与MCSE2003认证不同的就是，在MCSE2003时代只有2个专业方向和1个基本型的证书，而到了MCITP:WinServer2008认证则细分出了相当多的证书方向，届时考生需要报考的科目和选择的余地都会很大，更多的详细信息有待IT认证考试资源网的跟进报道！

70-646: Pro: Windows Server 2008 Administrator 考试大纲及题量分布

Planning for Server Deployment (19%)

• Plan server installations and upgrades.
• May include but is not limited to: Windows Server 2008 edition selection, Rollback planning, Bitlocker implementation requirements
• Plan for automated server deployment.
• May include but is not limited to: Standard server image, Automation and scheduling of server deployments
• Plan infrastructure services server roles.
• May include but is not limited to: Address assignment, Name resolution, Network access control, Directory services, Application services, Certificate services
• Plan application servers and services
• May include but is not limited to: Virtualization server planning, Availability, resilience, and accessibility
• Plan file and print server roles
• May include but is not limited to: Access permissions, Storage quotas, Replication, Indexing, File storage policy, Availability, Printer publishing

• Plan server management strategies.
• May include but is not limited to: Remote administration, Remote desktop, Server management technologies, Server Manager and ServerManagerCMD, Delegation policies and procedures
• Plan for delegated administration.
• May include but is not limited to: Delegate Authority, Delegate Active Directory objects, Application Management
• Plan and implement group policy strategy.
• May include but is not limited to: GPO Management, GPO backup and recovery, Group policy troubleshooting, Group policy planning

• Implement patch management strategy.
• May include but is not limited to: Operating system patch level maintenance, Windows Server;update;Services (WSUS), Application patch level maintenance
• Monitor servers for performance evaluation and optimization.
• May include but is not limited to: Server and service monitoring, Optimization, Event management, Trending and baseline analysis
• Monitor and maintain security and policies.
• May include but is not limited to: Remote access, Monitor and maintain NPAS, Network access, Server security, Firewall rules and policies, Authentication and authorization, Data security, Auditing

• Provision applications.
• May include but is not limited to: Presentation virtualization, Terminal server infrastructure, Resource allocation, Application virtualization alternatives, Application deployment, System Center Configuration Manager
• Provision data.
• May include but is not limited to: Shared resources, Offline data access