SQL Server 2012 Certifications

The article 'Move Your Career to the Cloud with the Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert certification' sets out details of the new certification.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nraja/archive/2012/04/12/move-your-career-to-the-cloud-with-the-microsoft-certified-solutions-expert-certification.aspx

This new set of SQL Server certifications aims to provide a broader and deeper set of technology skills. The new certification is across technology solutions based on cutting-edge technologies for both On-premise or in the cloud solutions. The certification details are

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-sql-server-MCSA.aspx
Exam 461 Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Exam 462 Administering a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Database
Exam 463 Implementing Data Warehouses with Microsoft SQL Server 2012

• To transition your certification
• Exam 457 Part 1
• Exam 458 Part 2

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) Data Platform
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-sql-server-data-platform.aspx?WT.mc_id=v3_MSL_social_MCSEDP

Exam 464 Developing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases
Exam 465 Designing Database Solutions for SQL Server 2012

• To transition your certification
• MCITP: Database Administrator 2008
• Exam 457 Part 1
• Exam 458 Part 2
• Exam 459 Transition your MCITP: Database Administrator 2008 to MCSE: Data Platform

MCSE: Business Intelligence
Further details of this route are here:-
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-sql-server-business-intelligence.aspx