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Benefits of MCM (Part III) - It Definitely Pays Off
Posted by Bojan Nenadic on 10 Jun 2011
Benefits of MCM (Part II) - Community
Tech Ed Day 1: Meeting Career Factor
Posted by Bojan Nenadic on 16 May 2011
Benefits of MCM (Part I) - Knowledge
Posted by Bojan Nenadic on 4 May 2011
They Shoot Horses, Don't They
Posted by Bojan Nenadic on 20 Apr 2011
Bojan's final video from the January MCM-Exchange rotation
Posted by erwinc on 8 Apr 2011
The Microsoft Certified Master Qualifying Lab
Posted by Bojan Nenadic on 3 Apr 2011
Bojan's Second Video Post
Posted by erwinc on 31 Mar 2011
Bojan's first video update
Posted by erwinc on 25 Mar 2011
Microsoft Certified Master - Week 3
Posted by Bojan Nenadic on 23 Mar 2011
Bojan's Story Starts!
Posted by erwinc on 18 Mar 2011
Microsoft Certified Master - Week 2
Posted by Bojan Nenadic on 1 Feb 2011
Time to Dust Off and Move On
Posted by Bojan Nenadic on 25 Jan 2011
Microsoft Certified Master in Figures - Week 1
Posted by Bojan Nenadic on 21 Jan 2011
Mastering the Aspirations
Posted by Bojan Nenadic on 18 Jan 2011
Today was the start of the last week of the Exchange MCM course. Basically, that means we had our second exam this morning, we'll have our third on Friday and then the 6-hour qualifying lab on Saturday. And then it's all over. That basically means that this is likely the last post from Redmond and it will be short. I will probably expand on it next week, so if you are interested in further information, subscribe via RSS or by email.
Snippets of information from Week 2:
The greatest difference about week 2 was that we all settled into the routine of the course and felt far more comfortable working in groups and helping each other out. The course director and all instructors told us this from day 1, but it takes a few days for it to kick in. The result of this can be seen in our exam results this morning, where I believe we dramatically improved on our last week (which was already very high). So, if and when any one of you comes here - make sure you take every opportunity to participate in study groups. It's good for your general sanity, as well.
The week ended with all of us going for drinks with Lync and Sharepoint MCM candidates and folk from product groups, Technet and so on.
Finally, a big thank you to all who sent their messages of support after the last week's stumble. It helped a great deal to maintain motivation. I found my traction and am back on track.
I have that same diagram in my notebook, less the stick figure with the sad face. Some how, they make a lot more sense when they are being drawn. Looking at it a few days later doesn't quite do it justice.
My question is how detailed have you study database? If person doesn't have database background or never worked before will it be difficult?
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@Mr. Newman, first of all - apologies for the late reply. The last week of the course was incredibly fast-paced and with the Qualifying Lab at the end, flight home, jet lag and time I tried to reclaim with my family - I have neglected the blog a bit.
To answer your question, dealing with Exchange databases in the MCM course is focused on understanding its purpose, structure and operation. It is a closed database, in the sense that the only access to it is indirect - through the Information Store itself. So, you don't need to know the details of tables, indexes, records etc., but you do need to know what they are - purely to understand the nature of it and translate then into performance, optimised design and so on.
I hope that gives you a better idea of its relative difficulty level.
In order to be accepted for MCM you have to already be pretty good at what you do. Maybe not right at