Exam 70-414: Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure is an advanced Microsoft exam covering the second part of a two-exam series. The series tests skills for designing, implementing, and maintaining Windows Server 2012 infrastructure in enterprise-scale, highly virtualized environments. This exam focuses on planning, configuring, and managing services that include identity and access, high availability, and server infrastructure. Passing it validates the candidate’s capabilities in those areas; passing it together with the other exam confirms the broader skills described for designing, deploying, and maintaining services and infrastructure in that environment. The listed role is administrator, and the associated product is Windows Server. The exam’s stated subject is specifically Windows Server 2012 infrastructure, so its scope is tied to that server environment rather than general administration.
Who it is for
It suits advanced-level administrators whose work involves Windows Server 2012 infrastructure in enterprise-scale, highly virtualized environments. Candidates should be prepared for the listed focus on identity and access, high availability, and server infrastructure.
What is good
- Covers identity and access services.
- Includes high availability and server infrastructure.
- Part of a two-exam series.
- Designed for advanced-level candidates.
What to know first
- Focused on Windows Server 2012.
- The broader validation requires passing the other exam too.
Verdict
This is a specialized exam for administrators working with Windows Server 2012 infrastructure. Its stated scope includes planning, configuring, and managing core services in highly virtualized enterprise environments.
