Microsoft’s MCITP Certification series is supposed to be the biggest set of certifications to come around in years.  These MCITP certifications are an excellent way to validate your skills on the most up-to-date Microsoft technology. But what about us old-school MCSE certification people? We’ve got years of experience and hard work put in. We’ve built up “sweat equity!” We shouldn’t have to start from scratch just because there’s a new group of certifications available, right? So I went out to see if we had any options. Fortunately we do. Microsoft offers individuals who hold the MCSE 2003 or MCSA 2003 the opportunity to upgrade their Windows Server 2003 credentials to Windows Server 2008 credentials. I’m going to take a look at how it all works, and what it takes for you to upgrade. (more…)