Candidates should have one to two years of experience using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or two to three years of experience using a previous version of SQL Server. Candidates for this exam are IT professionals who work in jobs in which database development is their main area of responsibility, or they work in environments in which databases are central to their primary job roles. These job roles include the following: •IT generalists who work in environments in which SQL Server 2008 R2 is part of an overall solution •IT professionals who manage systems that run SQL Server 2008 R2 •Developers who build applications that use SQL Server 2008 R2 •IT professionals who work with third-party applications that are built on SQL Server 2008 R2