Microsoft’s MCITP: Database Administrator certification is one of the latest in the range of new generation certification offered by Microsoft. The MCITP: Database Administrator certification is intended for DBAs who have skills such as installing or configuring Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and managing or maintaining databases or multidimensional databases.

You can also certify as an MCITP on the Microsoft Windows Vista. If you are looking for this certification, please visit the MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician certification exam page.

The job roles for MCITP certified professionals typically include: database administrators, database developers, or application developers.

The pre-requisite for this certification is the MCTS: SQL Server 2005 certification (test 70-431). To get MCITP: Database Administrator status, you have to pass two mandatory core tests (70-443 and 70-444).