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Over the last year, Microsoft Learning’s exam development team has been doing some really awesome work to incorporate more types of questions into our exams. We added these question types in order to make our exams more real-world and relevant. And that’s a benefit to you because when our...

While scouting training and certification resources for SharePoint Server 2010, I stumbled across the SharePoint Connection Coast to Coast Tour + Microsoft SharePoint Bootcamp , being held in Las Vegas, Boston, San Diego, San Francisco, San Antonio and Chicago, starting April 18, 2011. It’s a great...

Exams 664 and 665 are available in Prometric testing centers! This means that you now can earn the MCTS: Lync Server 2010, Configuration and the MCITP: Lync Server 2010 Administrator certifications. Microsoft Lync Server 2010 is an integral part of the Microsoft "software-plus-services" cloud...

If you’ve earned a Microsoft Certification, you may have initially prepared by reviewing an exam preparation guide . These guides provide an overview of the focus of an exam, what certification(s) it counts towards, and candidates’ level of expertise, along with the skills measured and suggested...

We're planning updates to various tools, systems, and sites to serve you better. One tool we're looking at is the Microsoft Certification Planner tool, where you can track your progress toward achieving a specific certification. Synchronized with your personal transcript, Certification Planner...

B usiness is moving to the cloud. According to IDC predictions for 2011, 80% of new software will be available as cloud services; by 2014, over one-third of software purchases will be delivered through the cloud .* To keep pace with their customers and employers, most IT professionals and developers...

Check out this recent New York Times article that discusses the learning benefits from testing: To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test "Taking a test is not just a passive mechanism for assessing how much people know, according to new research. It actually helps people learn, and it works...

You are invited to take beta exam 71-665: PRO: Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Administrator. If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam in its released form. By participating in beta exams, you have the opportunity to provide the Microsoft...

Recently I was trying to look up the results for my Microsoft Excel 2010 beta exam. (In case you’re wondering—I passed!) I found the Excel 2010 results by using the MC ID on the printout that I received after taking the exam. However, I noticed that the results from other exams I have taken...

Do you have work experience working with Microsoft® SQL Server® code-named 'Denali'? Want to help us create the first set of Denali exams? Here’s your chance! We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for the following exams: 70-460 PRO: Designing, Optimizing and Maintaining...

Exam 70-681 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Technical Specialist exam, designed to assess a candidate's ability to deploy and upgrade to Windows 7 and Office 2010 images. Candidates for this exam are IT professionals who deploy and maintain Windows 7 desktops and Office 2010...

We’ll be opening registration for the following beta exam soon: 70-506 TS: Silverlight 4, Development As with every beta exam, seats are limited. We’ll be using our MSL SME database to recruit for the first round of beta participants. For your best chance of participating, create a SME profile...

Are you the “security guy/gal” in your company? Did you implement a multi-factor authentication protocol for your refrigerator? If security is what you “do” I have a favor to ask. Our friends over at CompTIA are developing a new advanced security certification exam to follow their...

Well, it isn’t really “IW” but that’s our broader bucket for exams covering SharePoint and Microsoft Project, and there is exam news for both products. First, as many of you know but we still get a lot of questions about, we released the highly anticipated SharePoint 2010 exams...

Did you know that two MCTSs is better than one? Don't believe me? Well, read on. Today I was looking for something on ZDNET. I stumbled across the TechRepublic 2010 IT Skills and Salary Report . Some of you may have participated in the survey, based on Erwin's post last fall . I cruised through...

Last week, Microsoft released Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) beta at their Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC). Monday, I received noticed that I needed to install it on my work system. Like most updates, it took minutes to install and I was back to work-as-usual. For many enterprises, the release of...

The following 11 certificates are not yet available on the Certificate Manager tool for either download or purchase. These should be available for download by August 9, if not sooner. MCPD: Windows Developer 4 MCPD: Web Developer 4 MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Data Access MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Service Communication...

Do you have work experience focused on AppFabric and API specific development tasks associated with Windows Azure applications? Want to help us create the first Windows Azure exam? Here’s your chance! We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for the following exam: 70-583 TS: Windows Azure...

Do you have work experience with developing applications for Silverlight? Want to help us create the first Silverlight exam? Here’s your chance! We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for the following exam: 70-506 TS: Silverlight 4, Development We’ll be using the MSL SME database...

You are invited to take beta exam 71-681: TS: Windows® 7 and Office 2010, Deploying . If you pass the beta exam, 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 for beta versions of MCP exams...