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Are you still pursuing a SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005, or BizTalk Server 2006 certification? What about your MCDST? Well, time's a wastin'. The exams that are required to earn these certifications retire on June 30th.* After June 30th, 27 different exams will no longer be available to...

Mainstream product support ends for both SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 (.NET 2.0) on April 15, 2011. Mainstream product support for BizTalk Server 2006 and BizTalk Server 2006 R2 end on July 12, 2011. We will be retiring the SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and BizTalk Server 2006 exams...

Exciting things are in the works for developer exams at Microsoft! In Beyond Multiple Choice: Lab Exam Demonstration for Developers , Developer Certification Product Planner Gerry O'Brien demonstrates a proof of concept for a lab that tests your hands-on development skills in the Visual Studio environment...

Exam 70-519 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Technical Specialist exam designed to assess candidates’ knowledge and skills on designing and developing Web applications using Microsoft .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010. Candidates are typically Job Role Professionals who design...

Exam 70-518 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Professional exam designed to assess candidates’ knowledge and skills on making the appropriate job role decisions around Windows-based applications on the desktop using Windows Forms and WPF. Candidates for this exam work on...

Exam 70-511 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Technical Specialist exam designed to assess candidates’ hands-on skills in developing applications using Windows Forms, WPF and the .NET Framework 4. Candidates for this exam work in a development environment that uses Microsoft...

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...

Registration still open for VS 2010 exams As I write this post, I know that 71-515 is now full. However, it’s my understanding that there are still seats available for 511, 513, 516, 518, and 519. Check out this post from Gerry for the details about how to register. How should I study? Typically...

<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...

In 2010, we will be creating online communities where people can contribute and collaborate on exam questions for several live exams. We hope to establish a community-based item pool that not only taps into the real-world expertise of industry professionals but also opens the door for more influencers...

We are just finishing up week two of intense exam design sessions today.  Last week we created the outline for the MCTS Windows and Web exams.  Lots of great discussion by a group of excellent subject matter experts for each session.  Please know that these people are rock stars and they...

October and November will be busy months around here as we start design on the Visual Studio 2010 exams. These sessions will be a little different than what we did for VS2008 as we are working with our Portfolio Design team on a combined effort using our USD 3.0 processes. USD stands for Unified Skills...