Lync Becomes Skype For Business, and So Do MCSE Exams

The transition from Microsoft Lync to Skype for Business represented one of the most visible and consequential rebranding exercises in the history of enterprise communication technology. When Microsoft announced that its widely deployed unified communications platform would be renamed and significantly enhanced under the Skype for Business banner, the decision sent ripples across the entire… Read More »

MCSA Office 365: Another Path to MCSE Communication, Messaging or SharePoint

Editorial update — October 2026: MCSA: Office 365 and the former MCSE Communication, Messaging and SharePoint tracks are historical certification pathways. They cannot now be followed as described: Microsoft retired the remaining MCSA/MCSE exams on January 31, 2021. The former exam map helps explain the evolution of Microsoft cloud-administration roles; candidates choosing a new exam… Read More »