Blog Posts about Microsoft Certification

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Microsoft split TechEd into two parts this year: one week for developers, one for "IT Professionals" (database, server, business intelligence, CRM, Office -- basically almost everyone who isn't strictly a developer, I guess).  Because of my editorial slant, I'm attending the IT Pro week right now.

Have any of you noticed how hot SharePoint products and technologies have become over the past year or so. According to industry sources, sales of SharePoint will top $1 billion this year alone. For our purposes, we must ask the question: "What SharePoint certifications are available, and how can I earn 'em as quickly as possible?"

I have spoken elsewhere in this space about my firm conviction that Microsoft Exam 70-620, TS: Windows Vista, Configuring, is an embarrassingly easy test. Allow me to make a case for your taking this exam as soon as possible.

Many of you are in the process of earning your Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) credential in Windows Server 2003. I have an insider's tip that may shorten your certification path somewhat.

Well, I suppose that of late I have been predisposed toward discussing IT certification exam security. What inspired this topic, I think, is the staggering number of students who ask me in all innocence, "Should I use braindumps to study for my tests?"

Computer-based testing happens to be the most common delivery mechanism that most IT certification vendors use to deploy their exams. Unfortunately, some test-takers make faulty or incomplete assumptions with regard to how computer-based testing systems work. In this essay I will address three of the most prevalent myths as culled from my professional experience as a technical trainer.

Physicians call 20/20 hindsight as the "retrospectoscope." Likewise, I would bet you 20 dollars to a stale jelly donut you left the testing center after taking your first certification exam with a number of "I wish I knew..." gotchas. Let me share five of my personal favorites with you.

It seems to me that the operating mantra of some of those who steal copyrighted IT certification test-prep materials (CBTs, practice exams, study guides, etc.) is "Knowledge is free! Spread the knowledge!" While I am all for the legal and legitimate spreading of knowledge, I nonetheless want to remind these individuals that there is always a price to be paid for gaining new understanding.

A looming question on the minds of many who are credentialed as Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers (MCSEs) is, "How in the world do I upgrade my certification to Windows Server 2008? The process, as it stands today, seems so convoluted." Well, let me help you make some sense of this admittedly tricky transition path.