I have seen a flurry of people taking Microsoft certification training in the last few months. I myself have been on some as well.
It is hard enough to go and do the courses and then find the time to study and do the certification exams. One thing that makes it easier is the opportunity to [...]

Information Technology is a constantly changing field, new products replace old ones. From Microsoft alone there are a range of new products flowing into mainstream environments. Some of these new applications and systems include:

Windows Server 2008 r2
Windows Server 2008
Windows 7
Microsoft SQL 2008
Exchange 2007