MCSE: Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence certification confirms that you have the skills and ability to design, build, and deploy solutions that deliver more data to more people across your organization. MCSE: Business Intelligence certification validates your ability to:

  • Build, manage, maintain, and troubleshoot a SQL Server Analysis Services database
  • Plan and design business intelligence infrastructure
  • Design and build reports and data models
  • Design an extract, transform, and load (ETL) solution

Candidates must pass five exams to achieve this certification, all relating to Microsoft SQL Server 2012. Topics include querying, administering, implementing a data warehouse, implementing data models and reports and designing business intelligence solutions with Microsoft SQL Server. Passing the first three exams earns the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) SQL Server 2012 certification; the last two exams the MCSE: Business Intelligence.

The MCSE: Business Intelligence is good for three years. To recertify, certification holders must take the latest recertification exam before the credential expires or review a list of skills modules in Microsoft Virtual Academy and pass all related assessments.

MCSE: Business Intelligence
Prerequisites/Required Courses None Required

Optional training:
20461:Querying Microsoft SQL Server
20462:Administering Microsoft SQL Server Databases
20463: Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server
20466: Implementing Data Models and Reports with Microsoft SQL Server
20467: Designing Self-Service Business Intelligence and Big Data Solutions

Number of Exams Five exams:
461: Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012
462: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases
463: Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012
466: Implementing Data Models and Reports with Microsoft SQL Server
467: Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server

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Note: Candidates can substitute one of the following for Exam 463:
Exam 411: Administering Windows Server 2012
Exam 412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services
Exam 483: Programming in C

Cost per Exam $150 USD per exam

Exams administered by Pearson VUE: http://pearsonvue.com/microsoft/

URL https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mcse-sql-business-intelligence.aspx
Self-Study Materials Each exam page has links to instructor-led training, exam prep videos, self-paced training, practice tests and books.