The Introduction Thread

60 Days to MCSE

60 Days to MCSE
It's a challenge. It's a study group. It's a bunch of IT professionals who are set on adding Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert to their credentials, and they'll do it in 60 days!

The Introduction Thread

  • Are you takingn Mike up in the challenge? Want to join the study group? Make yourself and your goal known!

    Name:

    Twitter handle:

    Blog URL:

    Current Microsoft certs:

    Certification goal:

    Start date (MMMDDYYYY):

    Anticipated achievement date (MMMDDYYYY):

     



    [edited by: Veronica Sopher (Microsoft Learning) at 12:07 PM (GMT -7) on 21 Apr 2012]

  • Name: Matt Griffin

    Twitter handle: mattgrif

    Blog URL: http://mattblogsit.com

    Current Microsoft certs: MCITP, MCTS, MCSA, pretty much Windows Support Tech, Windows Server Admin, and a couple SC certs!

    Certification goal: MCSE: Private Cloud

    Start date (MMMDDYYYY): Accepted challenge 04-19, started 04-20

    Anticipated achievement date (MMMDDYYYY): Week of Tech Ed

  • Hello All,

    I am currently a Technical Consultant in Manchester UK, and am hoping to get my MCSE Private cloud as soon as the 70-246 comes out.

    Name: Paul Sanders

    Twitter handle: @paulsanders87

    Blog URL: http://www.tameyourcloud.com

    Current Microsoft certs: MCITP Enterprise Admin, MCTS SCOM and SCCM

    Certification goal: MCSE Private Cloud (and hopefully the MCM when its out :) )

    Start date (MMMDDYYYY): 22/04/2012

    Anticipated achievement date (MMMDDYYYY): June 2012

  • Name: Fredrik Nilsson

    Twitter handle: fredriknilsson_

    Blog URL: http://moln1.wordpress.com

    Current Microsoft certs: MCITP Virtalization Administrator Windows 2008 R2

    Certification goal: MCSE Private Cloud

    Start date (MMMDDYYYY):  04/15/2012

    Anticipated achievement date (MMMDDYYYY): 14/06/2012 End of Teched NA

  • Name: Peter Gray

    Twitter handle: @mke077

    Blog URL: becausegraymatters.wordpress.org

    Current Microsoft certs: <none current>

    Certification goal: MCSE:PC

    Start date (MMMDDYYYY): 4/16

    Anticipated achievement date (MMMDDYYYY): 6/14

  • Hello everyone!!

    Name:  Joe Hodkinson

    Twitter handle: @JoeHodkinson

    Blog URL: croftcomputers.wordpress.com

    Current Microsoft certs: MCITP Windows Server 2008

    Certification goal: MCSE Private Cloud

    Start date: ~ 23/04/2012

    Anticipated achievement date: 30/6/2012

  • Hi everyone! I'm all in! :)

    Name: Thomas Paulsen

    Twitter handle: @tplive

    Blog URL: http://tptech.wordpress.com

    Current Microsoft certs: MCITP: Enterprise Administrator, MCITP: SharePoint 2010, Windows and Office Deployment

    Certification goal: MCSE: Private Cloud

    Start date (MMMDDYYYY): 05/01/2012

    Anticipated achievement date (MMMDDYYYY): 06/30/2012

  • Hi all, I know I'm starting a little late, and I also need to get a couple extra exams along the way for my MCT requirements (70-669 and 70-243), but good luck to everyone!

    Name: James Hamilton-Adams

    Twitter handle: @jhamct

    Blog URL: http://jhamct.wordpress.com

    Current Microsoft certs: mcse (2000/2003), MCITP:EA, MCITP:Enterprise Messaging 2010, MCITP:Sharepoint 2010, MCTS:SCCM 2007

    Certification goal: MCSE:Private Cloud

    Start date (MMMDDYYYY): 05/05/2012

    Anticipated achievement date (MMMDDYYYY): 06/30/2012

  • Name: John Wildes

    Twitter handle: @jpwildes

    Blog URL:

    Current Microsoft certs: MCP Windows

    Certification goal: MCSE - Private Cloud

    Start date (MMMDDYYYY): 10MAY2012

    Anticipated achievement date (MMMDDYYYY): 10JUN2012 (or whenever the production exams are available)

    I've been in the industry for ever doing all things Microsoft related, and have never devoted the time to getting a certification only because it seemed the changed so fast.  This one will probably be no exception, but I don't believe there is a better time to be certified, with all the changes on the horizon with Windows 8, Server 2012, and the new System Center 2012 products.

  • Name: Dale Sayers

    Twitter handle: TechnoArcher

    Blog URL:

    Current Microsoft certs: MSCE (old school)

    Certification goal: MCSE: Private Cloud

    Start date : May 14th, 2012

    Anticipated achievement date:  July 9th, 2012

  • Name:Milton Goh

    Twitter handle:@miltongoh

    Blog URL: NIL (Currently under renovation)

    Current Microsoft certs:MCTS Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization, MCTS SharePoint 2010, Configuration

    Certification goal: 70-640 (2nd Week of June), 70-642 (4th Week of June), 70-646 (3rd Week of July) and 70-247 (August) --> MCSE Private Cloud

    Start date: June 11th, 2012

    Anticipated achievement date: Aug 10th, 2012

  • Name: Jared Shockley

    Twitter handle: @jshoq

    Blog URL: http://jaredontech.com (coming soon)

    Current Microsoft certs: None

    Certification goal: MCSE:PC, MCSE:BI, MCITPs in Exchange, Lync, SharePoint, CISSP

    Start date (MMMDDYYYY): May 13, 2012

    Anticipated achievement date for MCSE:PC (MMMDDYYYY): July 15, 2012

    Late jump due to factors out of my control.

  • Name: Andrew Steele

    Twitter handle: @labattz

    Blog URL:

    Current Microsoft certs: None

    Certification goal: MCSE:PC / Private Cloud

    Start date (MMMDDYYYY): May 14, 2012

    Anticipated achievement date for MCSE:PC (MMMDDYYYY): July 31, 2012

    Making the transition over from the NDS world.  Be gentle...

  • Name: Hermine Turner

    Twitter handle: fairygeekmother

    Blog URL: taptechspeak.com

    Current Microsoft certs: MCTS,  MCT, MCSA/MCITP-SA,

    MOS Master Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Instructor

    Certification goal: MCSE: Private Cloud

    Start date (MMMDDYYYY): May 29 2012

    Anticipated achievement date (MMMDDYYYY):

    Jul 30 2012

  • Name: Andre Thompson

    Twitter handle: @thompsonandre

    Blog URL: andrethompson.blogspot.com

    Current Microsoft certs: MCP, MCSE

    Certification goal: MCITP

    Start date (MMMDDYYYY): MAY172012

    Anticipated achievement date (MMMDDYYYY):  DEC012012