SQL Server exams are getting retired within next 12 months

New exams are getting added and older exams are either getting revised or retired. Microsoft Learning has decided to retire some exams including few SQL Server exams and has planned dates for the retirement. Here are the SQL Server exams under this retirement plan;

Exam	Retirement Date
70-450: PRO: Designing, Optimizing, and Maintaining a Database Administrative Solution Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008	31-Jul-2015
70-451: PRO: Designing Database Solutions and Data Access Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008	31-Jul-2015
70-459: Transition Your MCITP: Database Administrator 2008 or MCITP: Database Developer 2008 to MCSE: Data Platform	31-Jul-2015
70-460: Transition Your MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008 to MCSE: Business Intelligence	31-Jul-2015

Note that, if one of above exam is part of your certification, this does not mean that your certification is getting invalidated, it is still valid. If you have done one of these exams, do not worry, it will still display in your transcript even after the retirement. If you are planning to take one of these, do it before the retirement date.

For more info (to see other exams under this plan), visit: https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/retired-certification-exams.aspx.