MCA - Microsoft Certified Architect
NOTE: Before earning an MCA certification, you must earn a current Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) certification, which helps validate your in-depth expertise in a specific Microsoft technology.
The Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) program helps enable the highest-achieving professionals in IT architecture to distinguish their expertise. If you have proven experience as a technology architect who designs and delivers IT solutions for enterprise customers, and technical and leadership skills that surpass those of your peers, consider earning the MCA certification. By doing so, you can validate your advanced proficiency and join an exclusive, world-class community of experts. Successful candidates generally have ten or more years of IT experience, and five or more years of specific architectural experience. Microsoft Certified Master certification is a prerequisite for all MCA Technology certifications.
Why get certified?
The Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) program helps enable the highest-achieving professionals in IT architecture to distinguish their expertise. If you have proven experience as a technology architect who designs and delivers IT solutions for enterprise customers, and technical and leadership skills that surpass those of your peers, consider earning the MCA certification. By doing so, you can validate your advanced proficiency and join an exclusive, world-class community of experts.
By earning the MCA certification, you not only gain industry-leading certification, you also receive exclusive MCA benefits. These benefits include access to the MCA community and the member site, speaking and authoring opportunities, logo merchandise, and more.
The MCA certification is granted after the candidate successfully passes the MCA Board Exam, which includes a three-hour interview with a panel of Microsoft Certified Architects on the MCA Review Board. During the interview, you must definitively display seven competencies of business acumen and technological proficiency.
Successful candidates generally have ten or more years of IT experience, and five or more years of specific architectural experience. Microsoft Certified Master certification is a prerequisite for all MCA Technology certifications.
MCA Certifications
Microsoft currently offers three MCA certifications:
- MCA: Microsoft Exchange Server
- MCA: Microsoft SQL Server
- MCA: Windows Server: Directory
These certifications are designed for architects who specialize in using Microsoft technologies to provide expert solutions. Professionals who hold an MCA certification are generally recognized by Microsoft and the IT industry worldwide as individuals who hold the highest level of professional certification on Microsoft server products.
Steps to becoming a MCA
- Earn a current Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) certification
- Register for the MCA program
- Review the program resources
- Prepare the required program documentation
- Submit your documentation and schedule your interview
- Successfully complete your MCA Board Exam interview
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