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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Serious Hardware/Software Crap > The IT Certification Megathread: Straight Outta CompTIA
 
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[oMa]Whackster
Sep 13, 2000
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Bear in mind that if you've got MCITP Desktop Administrator, you can upgrade to MCSA Server 2012 with one exam (70-417) so you don't actually need to do the three separate 2008 or 2012 exams although you'll need to cover the material in your studying. Then it's two additional exams to whichever of the MCSE 2012 qualifications you fancy.

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[oMa]Whackster
Sep 13, 2000
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ApocalypseMeow posted:

Just booked my 70-410 exam for the end of January, so far the studying doesn't seem too tough so far
I'm quite comfortable with Server 2003/2008, although I'm quite new to scripting and have little PowerShell experience so that's what I'm spending the most time on.

I ordered the Learn Windows PowerShell 3 in a Month of Lunches book that seems recommend all over the place.

Are there any other good resources for learning Powershell V3 besides the material I've got and hands on practice?
Has anyone else done 70-410 yet and how did they find it?

I used the voucher to pay for all 3 MCSA Server 2012 exams at a discount to get a jump start on Server 2012, before realising that for 411 and 412 seeing as the books aren't even in print yet :eng99:
I did the 40-417 last week, which is basically 3 mini-exams of 410, 411 and 412. It was reasonably straightforward; my best tip is make sure you know how to do all the routine server role/feature installation on a core installation. I'd recommend looking at the jumpstart guides from Microsoft itself as there's some excellent stuff on there. The 2-day 70-417 jumpstart course in particular is really good and will give you a great overview of what's required for all three exams. It was a live event, but it's now streamable on demand after registering.

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[oMa]Whackster
Sep 13, 2000
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Passed my 70-414 on Monday to complete my MCSE:Server Infrastructure. I took the 70-417 upgrade route, and the 70-414 was definitely the toughest for me out of the 3 exams - there were plenty of questions I was pretty confident I'd got right but I scraped through with a mid 7xx/1000 score.

I used the MS Exam reference book for 70-413 and CBT nuggets for both 70-413 and 70-414, alongside my home lab and work environments.

Feeling like I want to line something else up to do next, but I think I'm going to wait until there's some actual study material available for the Private Cloud and Desktop Infrastructure exams.

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[oMa]Whackster
Sep 13, 2000
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MJP posted:

How long did it take for you to study for the 414 and 413?
For each exam I probably did about 1-2 hours of studying course material per day over the course of a month, but in my day job I'm messing about with a bunch of Server 2012 boxes and System Center 2012 so I was getting plenty of hands on experience too.

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[oMa]Whackster
Sep 13, 2000
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QPZIL posted:

Do you get an application error? That's what I got and had to sign up over the phone.
Website crashes out for me after applying the discount code - is that what happened to you?

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[oMa]Whackster
Sep 13, 2000
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I guess Microsoft were due yet another complete reworking of the MCSE/MCSD system, it's only been a couple of years since the last one:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/27/microsoft_makes_massive_changes_to_mcse_and_mcsd/

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mcse-certification.aspx

Sefal posted:

I have done no exam today and I just got an e-mail from Microsoft to congratulate me with my MSCE Cloud platform and Infrastructure (*charter) cert.
You've just been upgraded automatically to one of the new certs as "All MCSE certifications released prior to September 2016 will be retired on March 31, 2017."

[oMa]Whackster fucked around with this message at 09:40 on Sep 27, 2016

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[oMa]Whackster
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Just had this confirmed by a colleague at Ignite:

You don't lose your MCSE if you don't recertify, you earn a new one each year, so MCSE Mobility 2016, then MCSE Mobility 2017 the following year if you do an additional elective.

From the FAQ:

“These credentials do not have a recertification requirement. Instead, the achievement date signifies how you keep up with changes to the technology. Every year, you have the opportunity to re-earn the certification by passing an exam from the list of electives, demonstrating your investment in broadening or deepening your skills in a given Center of Excellence. Each time you earn the certification, a new certification entry is added to your transcript.”

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