MCSE Communication Lync Server 2013 Certification

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The MCSE: Communication is the new Lync 2013 certification. A new requirement of most MCSE certifications (Including MCSE: Communication) is the prerequisite MCSA: Windows Server 2012 certification. Students can attend this bootcamp and test Lync 2013 exams 70-336 & 70-337 without holding the MCSA: Windows 2012 certication - however, the MCSE: Communication certification will not be awarded without the MCSA: Windows 2012. While attending our MCSE: Lync 2013 training - you will have the opportunity to take these 2 exams. Our camp is focused on teaching students how to use the technology, not just how to pass the exams.

Test Pass Academy employs and contracts training solution specialists, consultants and expert Microsoft Certified Trainers that have been doing Microsoft training back since the Microsoft NT days. This course is taught by world class Microsoft Certified Trainers who have hands on practical experience. Aside from the best training, our course prepares you to take the Microsoft Official Certification Exams - which are offered by Pearson VUE, on-site at the same facility.
If your goal is to learn how to use Lync 2013 and pass the certification exams - you found the right place. This course is a hybrid of actual hands on learning, combined with focused materials mapped to exam objectives.  You will not find a more comprehensive program anywhere. Our bootcamp will provide the right amount of training needed for you to Test with Confidence.

This course prepares students to pass both of the following MCSE: Communication Exams from Microsoft.

What is the MCSE Communication Lync Server 2013 Certification Bootcamp?
Microsoft Lync is an enterprise-ready unified communications platform. Lync connects people everywhere, on Windows 8 and other devices, as part of their everyday productivity experience. Lync provides a consistent, single client experience for presence, instant messaging, voice, video and a great meeting experience. Lync 2013 users can connect to anyone on Skype, enabling rich communication with hundreds of millions of people around the world

Certifications Earned During This Bootcamp:

    Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE): Communication

What will I learn in the MCSE Communication Lync Server 2013 Bootcamp?

The MCSE: Communication Lync 2013 Bootcamp is 7 days of an intense deep dive into Lync 2013. Our instructors guide you through step by step examples and demonstrations, not just long lectures. Your instructor will create real world scenarios for lab environments.

Class Objectives (Following information customized from Microsoft Courses) 20336: Core Solutions of Microsoft Lync Server 2013. 20337: Enterprise Voice and Online Services with Microsoft Lync Server 2013.

    Plan and Design a Lync Topology
        Plan Lync Site Topology
        Plan Lync server support infrastructure
        Plan Lync Servers
        Design a Lync Server HA/DR solution
        Design Edge Services
    Plan and Design Lync Features
        Design Conferencing
        Design Lync Remote and External Access
        Plan for Lync user experience
        Plan for clients and devices
        Plan migration from previous versions
        Plan end-user training for Lync Client Features
    Deploy and Configure Lync
        Configure and publish topology
        Configure Conferencing
        Configure Lync Remote and External access
        Configure Persistent Chat
        Deploy and configure Clients and devices
        Migrate from previous versions of Lync
        Configure HA/DR
    Manage Operations and Data Resiliency for Lync
        Troubleshoot the Lync Environment
        Manage the Lync Environment
        Verify Lync environment health
        Mitigate Data Loss
        Manage monitoring and archiving services
    Design Enterprise Voice
        Design Enterprise Voice Topology
        Design call routing
        Design Voice Interoperability to PSTN
        Design voice applications
        Design Unified Messaging
    Design and Configure Network Services
        Design for Network Optimization
        Plan network services for Lync
        Configure network services for Lync
    Configure Enterprise Voice
        Configure voice applications
        Configure call routing
        Configure Unified Messaging for Lync
    Plan and Configure a Lync Online Hybrid Solution
        Plan Lync Online hybrid solution
        Migrate to Lync Online
        Diagnose Connectivity in a Lync Online Hybrid Environment
        Administer Online UM.Design a SharePoint Topology

     
Attendee Requirement & Prerequisites:

Candidates are IT consultants and telecommunications consulting professionals who design, plan, deploy, and maintain solutions for unified communications (UC). Candidates should be able to translate business requirements into technical architecture and design for a UC solution.  They should have a minimum of two years of experience with Microsoft Lync technologies and be familiar with supported migration scenarios. Candidates should be proficient in deploying Lync Server solutions for end users, endpoint devices, telephony, audio/video and web conferences, security, and high availability. Candidates should also know how tomonitor and troubleshoot Lync Server using Microsoft tools. In addition, candidates should be proficient with Active Directory Domain Services, data networks, and telecommunications standards and components that support the configuration of Lync Server. Candidates should be familiar with the requirements for integrating Lync Server with Microsoft Exchange Server and Office 365.

The minimally qualified candidate typically should have experience making decisions concerning the design, implementation, and maintenance of the following:

    Central and branch office sites
    Standard and Enterprise edition deployment
    High availability and disaster recovery
    Remote Access\External access
    Enterprise voice; Unified Messaging; Conferencing; Persistent Chat;
    Data compliance; Client endpoints; Migration from previous versions of Lync