The beta of the new Lync exam 74-322 is available to be taken at no cost for the selected Microsoft partners. The exam will be required for Lync gold competency level by October 2012. To read more about the exam requirements and topics covered, check out the blog post: http://beluxpartnerblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/dive-into-the-fundamentals-of-a-lync-system/

Topics Covered (and preapartion materials)

• Design, Deploy and Maintain Lync Server Infrastructure
• Design topology, server placement and infrastructure dependencies http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg412986.aspx http://tinyurl.com/6nbf6vw
• Design user policies http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg425949.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh689987.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398231.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398441.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398709.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398935.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg399032.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg425856.aspx
• Design RBAC
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg425917.aspx
• Backup and Recover Lync Server
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh202160.aspx
• Design and Deploy Conferencing and Video
  • Design conferencing scalability
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg425823.aspx
    http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=22644 (Chapter_04)
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398341.aspx
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg413004.aspx
  • Design a video conferencing infrastructure
• Design and Deploy Voice
  • Design and configure emergency services and location information services
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398154.aspx
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg558516.aspx
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398390.aspx
  • Design and configure voice applications, devices and features
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398842.aspx
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398870.aspx
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398703.aspx
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg413028.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398583.aspx
  • Design and deploy unified messaging
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg399031.aspx
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg413027.aspx
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398768.aspx
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg425807.aspx
  • Design a dial plan and voice policies
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg425853.aspx
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg412876.aspx
  • Design and configure network services