What are the benefits of becoming an MCDBA?
A. Benefits of the MCDBA certification include industry recognition of proficiency with Microsoft products, direct access to technical information through a Web site, MCDBA logo and certificate, and invitations to Microsoft conferences, technical training sessions, and special events, with additional benefits to be announced. Sales of Microsoft SQL Server licenses is growing at a rapid rate and projects that the market for Windows-based databases exploded with more than 50 percent total growth from 1997 to 2000. As the demand for the SQL Server product increases, the demand for skilled Microsoft SQL Server database administrators is also expected to increase significantly. The database administrator job title and function are a well-recognized skill set in the industry. Database professionals are recognized for participating in conceptual and logical data modeling and physical design, and implementation, maintenance and support of databases.