Microsoft killing many certifications

[bluebooger]

come on, you think the SQL Server certs aren't valuable in the tech industry ?
or Windows Server ?

" It's like saying that they shouldn't follow the industry when it changes, they should continue doing things people no longer want."

the industry hasn't changed that much that knowledge of maintaining Windows Server is no longer required
and people still want these certs
and companies still want people with this knowledge

I work in one of the biggest hospitals in new york city and everyone of these technologies is used

MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Admin
MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Dev
MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014
MCSA: Windows Server 2016
MCSE: Data Management & Analytics
70-339: Managing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016
70-345: Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016
70-461: Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014
70-462: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases
70-463: Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014
70-464: Developing Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases
70-465: Designing Database Solutions for Microsoft SQL Server
70-466: Implementing Data Models and Reports with Microsoft SQL Server
70-467: Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server
70-740: Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016
70-741: Networking with Windows Server 2016

this isn't the industry changing --- this is just that MS is pushing Azure