Developer Certifications (and why your team needs them) Colin Lyth/Gerry O'Brien, Microsoft Learning Live Meetings fo

1. Developer Certifications (and why your team needs them)Colin Lyth/Gerry O'Brien, Microsoft LearningLive Meetings for Managers

2. Agenda • Certification and Developers • Microsoft Certification structure • Microsoft Developer Certifications • Your employees and our future…

3. The value of certification for You “Unequivocally, certification, as a measure of skill, showed a positive correlation to performance improvement.” “Impact of Training: Functional Excellence Leads to Operational Productivity,” IDC, Doc# 215762, Dec. 2008 A 2007 survey reported that 38 percent of MCPs surveyed (up from 32 percent a year earlier) feel their ability to be more productive on the job was directly attributable to certification. Microsoft Learning (2007). Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) customer satisfaction study (2007 ed.). Redmond, WA: Various An MSEmploy study, which analyzed the resumes of 15,526 IT professionals in France and Germany, found that those with one or more MCPs were 15 percent more stable, and those with full certifications were 24 percent more stable in their jobs than their peers with no certifications. MSEmploy survey, February 2008, MSEmploy.com

4. Developers do care about certifications! Allows for Increased Employment and Project Opportunities: • Certifications add value to a developers’ resume / CV • They improve job opportunities – They help a developer get the job • They especially help new, less experienced, developers to find work • They attract new clients and projects to consulting organizations • They’re virtually a pre-requisite for getting work in the public sector Sought After By Many Employers: • Certifications are desired by employers • Many companies prefer to recruit certified developers • They assure that the developer is well-versed in the fundamentals • They raise the level of the developers’ professionalism • They reinforce the employees’, or contractors’, expertise MSL Developer Certification Qualitative Research study July 2010 Favorable Impressions Outweigh Unfavorable Ones

5. The Developer slice vs. IW and Windwos Server

6. The Visual Studio 2010 family

7. Microsoft Technology Specialist Series (MCTS) • Designed to validate your deep skills on the features and functionality of key technologies and how to use it. For instance: • Implement • Build • Troubleshoot • Debug… • Requirements: • One to two exams • At least one year of relevant experience and IT training • Path to earn one of our Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) certifications

8. Microsoft Certified Professional Series (MCPD) • Designed to help you validate a comprehensive set of job-related skills including the when/where/why strategies. For instance: • Project management • Design applications • Deploy applications • Requirements: • One to two exams • One or more Specialist Series certifications • Two to three years of relevant experience • Commitment to remaining current in best practices and technologies • Provide hiring mangers an indicator of relevant expertise

9. “Fundamentals ” Core Developer Technical Specialist .NET Framework 4, Data Access To create data-driven applications that access data from various sources, such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Microsoft Office Access, object data sources, XML, or other flat-file sources. • Modeling Data • Managing Connections and Context Querying Data • Manipulating Data • Developing and Deploying Reliable Applications .NET Framework 4, Service Communication Applications • Creating Services • Hosting and Configuring Services • Consuming Services • Securing Services • Managing the Service Instance Life Cycle • Monitoring and Troubleshooting Distributed Systems To create applications that communicate with servers or other applications in a connected or disconnected state.

10. MCPD: Windows Developer 4 To make the appropriate job role decisions around Windows-based applications on the desktop using Windows Forms and WPF. • Designing the Layers of a Solution • Designing the Presentation Layer • Designing the Data Access Layer • Planning a Solution Deployment • Designing for Stability and Maintenance .NET Framework 4, Windows Applications To create Windows-based applications that run on corporate servers or user desktop computers. • Building a User Interface by Using Basic Techniques • Enhancing a User Interface by Using Advanced Techniques • Managing Data at the User Interface Layer • Enhancing the Functionality and Usability of a Solution • Stabilizing and Releasing a Solution

11. MCPD: Web Developer 4 • Designing the Application Architecture • Designing the User Experience • Designing Data Strategies and Structures • Designing Security Architecture and Implementation • Preparing For and Investigating Application Issues • Designing a Deployment Strategy To design and develop Web applications using Microsoft .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010. .NET Framework 4, Web Applications To create Web-based applications that run on the ASP.NET platform and are hosted on Internet Information Server. • Developing Web Forms Pages • Developing and Using Web Forms Controls • Implementing Client-Side Scripting and AJAX • Configuring and Extending a Web Application • Displaying and Manipulating Data • Developing a Web Application by Using ASP.NET MVC 2

12. MCPD: SharePoint Developer 2010 This exam is designed to test the candidate's knowledge and skills on designing developing applications on the Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 platform. • Creating an Application Design • Designing UX • Managing Application Development • Optimizing SharePoint Application Design • Designing SharePoint Composite Applications • Designing SharePoint Solutions and Features SharePoint 2010, Application Development This exam is designed to test the candidate's knowledge and skills on developing applications on the Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 platform. • Working with the SharePoint User Interface (19%) • Developing Web Parts and Controls (21%) • Developing Business Logic (19%) • Working With SharePoint Data (22%) • Stabilizing and Deploying SharePoint Components (19%)

13. Industry Predictions – 5 Year Outlook Public IT cloud services will grow at over five times the rate of traditional IT products - IDC By 2013-more than 25 percent of user firms will be using Cloud development platforms to develop and test critical, internal software that enables and supports business operations. - Saugatech By 2014- at least 15 percent of organizations will use Private Clouds for daily business operations; fewer than 10 percent will utilize Internal Clouds for operational systems. -Saugatech By 2014 20% of businesses will own no IT assets - Gartner NA adoption will shift from 70.2% in 2009 to 51.4% in 2014 - IDC By 2015, 25 percent or more of TOTAL enterprise IT workloads will be Cloud-based -Saugatech By 2015, 40 percent or more of NEW enterprise IT spend will be Cloud-based - Saugatech High tech, Financial services sectors and public sectors will be most aggressive adopters through 2014 - Gartner World market for Cloud Services Shifts growth from $58.6B in 2009 To $148.8B by 2014 - Gartner Public Cloud Offerings will contribute 25% IT product spending growth by 2014 - IDC Through 2014, enterprises will spend $112B on SaaS, PaaS, IaaS - Gartner By 2013, 75 percent or more of SMBs, large enterprises and public sector organizations will be using one or more Cloud IT instances to enable and support ongoing business operations. - Saugatech By 2015m 45 percent or more of NEW enterprise IT workloads will be Cloud-based. -Saugatech

14. Cloud Impact on Developer Skills LEVERAGE EXISTING ENHANCE AND EXTEND DEVELOP NEW • Use familiar toolset – VS2010 • Use standard traditional .NET and other languages • Use Silverlight • Move skills into the cloud with Azure SDK • Connect existing Web and Windows Apps with services and data in the cloud • Enable application security integration with the cloud with Windows Identity Foundation and LiveID • Design cloud applications from start • Super scalability - design applications without considering processing constraints • AppFabric SDK for Service Bus and Access Control to integrate the Internet applications whether HTTP or ATOM or rich internet applications with advanced connectivity

15. MCPD: Azure Developer 4 To design and develop applications that will be hosted on the Windows Azure platform. • Designing Data Storage Architecture • Optimizing Data Access and Messaging • Designing the Application Architecture • Preparing for Application and Service Deployment • Investigating and Analyzing Applications • Designing Integrated Solutions

16. Leverage VS2010 Efficiency • DELIVER QUALITYCODE • Spend less time debugging • Embrace manual testing • Take a proactive approach to project management • BENEFIT FROM ANINTEGRATED AND SIMPLIFIED DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE • UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVITY • Deliver great rich user experiences on Windows 7, Silverlight, and Office • Bring your ideas to life with rapid prototyping • Turn your whiteboard intoliving architecture assets • All your team members will collaborate using an integrated toolset • You can customize VS to fit your work style • You can use your existing skills with new application types

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