exam 70-444

PRO: Optimizing and Maintaining a Database Administration Solution by Using Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005

Audience profile
Candidates for this exam are professional database administrators who optimize and maintain database solutions. They have three or more years dedicated to database work, which may include two or more of the following phases in the product lifecycle: design, development, deployment, optimization, maintenance, or support. The typical work environment is an enterprise or a medium-sized organization. Candidates should be experienced in using Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

Candidates for this exam should be an expert in the following areas:
• Defining high-availability solutions
• Automating administrative tasks
• Defining security solutions
• Monitoring and troubleshooting the database server
• Designing and executing deployments
• Defining the infrastructure (such as storage, hardware, and number of servers or instances)

Credit toward certification
When you pass Exam 70-444: PRO: Optimizing and Maintaining a Database Administration Solution by Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005, you earn credit toward the following certification:

•Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Database Administrator