Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Certs
A quick look at the MCTS Web page confirms several observations: Lots of credentials fall under this umbrella (32 in all) These credentials cover lots of different ground: .NET Framework 2.0 (3) and...
View ArticleMicrosoft Certified IT Professional Credentials
To some extent, it’s fair to look at the MCITP credentials as an answer to the question: “Where do MCTS on the networking/admin side go for the next rung in the MS certification ladder?” This is...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s First Foray into Performance Based Testing Extended Again
Anybody who’s followed the IT certification game for any length of time is aware of two basic types of tests used to assess candidate skills and knowledge: static, question-and-answer testing and...
View ArticleA Conversation with Bill Wall, MS Director of Certification and Career...
To begin today’s blog, I need to disclose some shared background and history with Mr. Wall. He’s the guy who developed the Novell Certified Engineer (CNE) program at Novell at the same time that I...
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Windows 7 Exams Are Coming!
The “Born to Learn” blog from Microsoft Learning is proving to be an effective and useful source of advance information from MS. Call it a “source of planned leaks” and you wouldn’t be at all out of...
View ArticleMCPBACK gets you your next MCP exam for $25
Microsoft MCP exams — which include any and all exams that count toward MCTS, MCITP, and MCPD — usually cost $125 a pop. Right now, if you sign up for any MCP that leads to one of those three...
View ArticleErik Eckel Opines on “10 Best IT Certifications”
In digging through some Microsoft PR materials recently, I came across mention of a Top 10 IT certification list that Erik Eckel put together for TechRepublic, later reprinted by big-time training...
View ArticleMS Certification Profusion Leads to Confusion?
In the latest round of articles posted at one of my favorite IT Certification Websites, GoCertify.com, guest author and full-time trainer Brian Nelson raises some interesting issues about the latest...
View ArticleThe enduring value of IT certification
In running the contest to select winners for some MCP exam vouchers graciously donated by Microsoft, and in profiling four of the six winners (so far, I’m still chasing the other two) I’ve found myself...
View ArticleMCP Exam Voucher Winner John C.
John C, Virgina Beach, VA 1. What do you currently do for a living? I am a Systems Engineer and work with databases – primarily SQL Server but some Oracle. I started on SQL Server version 6.5 and have...
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