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This question is raised often amongst experienced IT professionals and in the most part their argument is that across the board, current MCTS and MCITP exams have become easier than the older "MCP" exams. I may stand alone here, but I must respectfully disagree :-S Let me share one point of...

Yes, it’s true: we’re raising our MCP exam prices for the first time in almost a decade. (Technically, I should probably say "changing" since not every country will see an increase, but for most of you, it's an increase.) The new prices go into effect on July 1 st (August 1...

This week, the Certification team will host three events during PDC hours to give developers the opportunity to see what’s new in certification at Microsoft and help shape our program. All events will take place on Thursday, October 28, in Building 40, Classroom 3 on Microsoft Main Campus in Redmond...

What are the best situations, common mistakes, or typical tasks that should be the focus in exams? Should we ask how to share SharePoint content externally? How about configuring a SharePoint 2010 farm? How much should we focus on configuring search? We would like to invite SharePoint subject matter...

By now, you’re probably aware of our new “ Microsoft Certification Packs ” promotion. (Judging from our download activity to date, I’d say you guys are well aware.) But after reading some of your comments and questions, I also know that some of you are scratching your heads wondering...

You accidentally dial the wrong number, calling an old boyfriend by mistake. You compose an e-mail complaining about your boss, and somehow send it to your boss. It’s never pretty when these things happen; and, when we make mistakes like this we usually feel like idiots. Fortunately, there’s...

Exam 70-177 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Technical Specialist exam designed to assess candidates’ hands-on skills using and configuring Microsoft Project Server 2010. Candidates for this exam: are experienced in implementing and supporting the Microsoft Project Server...

What are the real-world situations that you face on the job? What are the common mistakes, troubleshooting scenarios, or design considerations you think we at Microsoft Learning should consider when testing for Windows Server technical skills? As a Windows Server technology professional, you are invited...

Exam 70-512 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Technical Specialist exam designed to test the candidate's knowledge and skills on installing, configuring, and maintaining Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Server. Candidates typically work in an enterprise development organization...

Exam 74-404 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is an exam designed to validate that candidates have the skills to design, deploy, and administer Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2 (R2). Candidates for this exam should have experience with interoperability between Office...

Exam 70-669 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Technical Specialist exam designed to assess candidates’ hands-on skills in Windows Server 2008 R2 desktop virtualization. Candidates for this exam should have more than one and a half years of experience as virtualization administrators...

Based on some recent events, I find it necessary to post this as a notification to all those who take certification exams. This applies to certifications across different vendors, not just Microsoft. During the opening screens of the exam, before you reach the actual question portion, a non-disclosure...

You are invited to take part in one or more beta exams for Visual Studio 2010 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 4. If you pass one of the beta exams, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam in its released form. The 71-xxx identifier is used for registering...

Given that yesterday we launched a new version of Born to Learn, I thought it might be fitting to bring back one of the Oldies But Goodies. This is one of Trika's posts from the "So, a booth babe and a geek walk in to a bar..." days. It's great information that people often have questions...

No red telephone for me—Sniff! Some of you may remember the Beta Drama, Red Telephones, and Silver Linings post from a few months ago. We did follow up with Prometric about whether they could move the registration start time from midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST) to sometime when Prometric offices...

Given that Valentine’s Day came and went over the weekend, I thought I’d send a little Valentine out to all of our friends on Born to Learn, celebrating our beloved readers. (Please forgive the complete lack of flowery prose. There’s a reason that I don’t work for Hallmark!) O B2L community! How do I...

Last July we launched a program that enables subject matter experts (SMEs) to express interest in participating in content development for Microsoft Learning. At the moment, our SME database contains about 2000 profiles—way more than I ever expected. If you have created a SME profile, you should have...

Anticipating the rapid adoption of Windows 7, Microsoft Learning introduced numerous training and certification resources and offers to help IT professionals and developers get up to speed quickly. Many of these resources, including certification upgrade paths, are now available on a single Web page...

<warning> This is a long post </warning> Want to see if you’re ready to develop for the Azure platform?  Do you have what it takes to create Web apps using ASP.NET, JavaScript, AJAX and Silverlight?  What about desktop apps using WPF?  Perhaps your the service developer using...

Exam 70-579 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a technical specialist (TS) exam designed to assess candidates’ hands-on skills configuring Windows Mobile 6.5 devices. . A qualified candidate for this exam possesses a deep and broad understanding of managing and configuring the user...