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My Road to Certification: Meet Marius Sandbu

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My Road to Certification: Meet Fredrik Nilsson

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Take a Tour of the New Born to Learn Community!

Ousjah — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:43:05 GMT

This is great. I like the easy navigation, Clean look and layout. Keep it up. We'll let you know should we have any required updates or enhancements to be done.

Take a Tour of the New Born to Learn Community!

Mariano S. Cosentino (Regional Lead - Argentina) — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:34:35 GMT

I like the new look, really metro style .... errr .... I mean "Windows 8" style :-) (wink wink)

for now it's a bit strange, but we will see how it feels with the daily use ...

thanks for your hard work.

Second Shot Ends Soon – Don’t miss your chance for a free retake

danar618.hotmail.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:14:23 GMT

Hi, I am planning to take the 70-448 before it ends on july 31 this year. If I register now before may 31, can I then use the "second shot" in july or is that to late?

90 Days to MCSA: Windows Server 2012 Edition

shjacks.hotmail.com — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:56:18 GMT

Why is Exam 70-410 $150 in the United States but is $80 in India where Microsoft gets its H1B workers? My Congressman would like to know also.

90 Days to MCSA: Windows Server 2012 Edition

shjacks.hotmail.com — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:42:07 GMT

Why are certification tests less expensive in countries Microsoft hires H1B employees from than in the United States? My congressman would also like to know.

Don't Do This: Part 2

KevinM — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:48:51 GMT

@ecoute89:

I know the command line is nothing new, I've worked in IT for 20+ years and have been using PCs since the days of MS-DOS and CP/M.

I'm not saying that someone who only knows how to use the command line (like in Linux/Unix) is only half an engineer. I'm saying that someone who is getting certified on Windows and doesn't know how to use the command-line and PowerShell probably as well as the GUI shouldn't be able to earn the Microsoft certification, because those features are key to being able to correctly deploy and manage Windows systems. There is a great deal of functionality in Windows that is ONLY exposed via command-line, there is no GUI equivalent for many commands. The STATED MS-preferred direction for Windows server deployments going forward is GUI-less. One day the GUI may even go away for servers. If you only know how to use the GUI then you ARE half a Windows admin.

Regarding a previous comment of yours, I just re-read and was able to figure out what you're getting at:

"Kerri has stated in the past that Braindumps are no no full stop. It does not matter if they have exam questions in them that are taken straight from the exam of made up questions. it does not matter if they have pointers."

If it doesn't have actual exam content then it's not a braindump. How can a practice exam full of "made up questions" be a braindump? It's very clear what is forbidden, and that it sharing actual exam content, either in the form of providing direct questions and/or answers, or giving people specific knowledge about specific test content.

Don't Do This: Part 2

ecoute89.hotmail.com — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:40:09 GMT

@KevinM

If I go to Sun, Novell, RHE or any other 'Nix certification I am not going to be marked wrong because I know how to do something in cmd but not GUI or visa versa.

60-70+ percent of machines that make the internet are non MS, based of NIX. That doesn't even include those that utilise core infrastructure from Amazon, Rackspace or other cloud providers............. Are you really saying that those people are half way (certified) engineers, half way system adminstrators, solution architects etc. because they might not use Powershell and might use a gui instead ?

Your statement suggests that someone with years of experience, been using the product since beta and knowledge out of their posterior is a 'half way' cert because they don't wish to use Powershell whilst there are GUI options? Someone who passes a 2012 exam because they did a course learnt PS commands is not a 'half way' cert.....

Command line and Powershell interfacing is not new KevinM. This is just MS trying to sell a concept it borrowed from Nix and BSD. Nothing wrong with borrowing but forcing people to use it by putting it in exams is just wrong...... and again to your comment - learning Powershell cmdlets does not instantly make for the better. What would be the number 99% (who knows) of the functions are done through GUI or CMD. Does that 1% of things that can't be done through the GUI make one cert better than another.......... really ?

90 Days to MCSA: Windows Server 2012 Edition

ivanmor.gmail.com — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:32:04 GMT

Have passed 70-410 and am writing 70-411 on this friday, I FEEL ready!!!

Don't Do This: Part 2

KevinM — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:37:17 GMT

@ecoute89: The reason that they are pushing more questions that cover command line/PowerShell methods of managing systems and software is because that is the direction that the software is heading. It started with PowerShell and Server Core in Windows 2008, then in 2008 R2 they added hundreds of new cmdlets to extend PowerShell functionality. With 2012 they added even more cmdlets, and have made it much easier for people to deploy Server Core systems by allowing you to remove the full GUI after installation and configuration (if you chose not to deploy at Server Core to begin with). The stated direction from Microsoft product teams has been to continue to push towards Server Core installations and PowerShell for management functionality (blogs.technet.com/.../windows-server-8-server-applications-and-the-minimal-server-interface.aspx ). There has been speculation that eventually the server GUI will go away, though that doesn't appear to be in the immediate future. At any rate, best learn it both ways...it's hard to considered yourself a certified expert if you only know it half-way.

Now available! 70-690: TS: Windows HPC Server 2008, Configuring and Managing

Francisco Luque — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:31:38 GMT

Hello, I am trying to find training material for course 50290 for a client but I have not found any yet. How can there be an exam if there is no material to prepare it?

Don't Do This: Part 2

ecoute89.hotmail.com — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:51:36 GMT

@KevinM

Kerri has stated in the past that Braindumps are no no full stop. It does not matter if they have exam questions in them that are taken straight from the exam of made up questions. it does not matter if they have pointers.

With regards to your first series of comments it is quiet low for someone who has worked, lived and breathed the tech to fail an exam because they don't know how to do something in GUI but know how to do it in Powershell. Alternatively know how to do something in the GUI but not Powershell. I've left feedback before that this is nothing but MS marketing pushing its way into exams.

I in fact used myself in that scenario for SCCM and Exchange which I have been using since the early versions, both admin and engineering. I was just amazed to see questions in the SCCM 2012 exam that refer to a command line from SMS days that is no longer required. In the exchange exam being asked only about Powershell when it is also available through the GUI. if you have done these exams you know which questions I am referring to.

There is nothing wrong with resources that help you pass the exams. Don't do real questions but do everything else. And Kerry man up to the marketing area and keep the exams professional and independent.

Don't Do This: Part 2

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My Road to Certification: Meet Neal McFee

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