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free retake Microsoft exams
Jan 15th
Recently ,many students or candidates failing in Microsoft exams want to get a second shot or free retake ,especially for MCTS 70-536 or 70-680, 70-640 . Now ,it is back. The new promotion begins at January 13,2009.If you fail your first try ,you can get a second shot at Microsoft certification at an IT Pro or Developer Microsoft Certification Exam to reduce concern and fear of not passing your exam and advance your IT career. Read the rest of this entry »
NEWS: 40% best discount off for Microsoft Exam vouchers
Jan 7th
Good news for candidates to MCTS, MCITP or MCPD. Microsoft will provide up to 40% best discount off for Microsoft exams to make Microsoft Certification simpler and more cost-efficient than ever. To be noted, this offer is valid in North America only, not available in other areas.
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11 questions about Microsoft Certification
Dec 8th
When I read through many forums and blogs, I found many candidates to ask those questions about Microsoft Certification which have been answered for thousands of times.
Here I list the answers to those questions.
Upgrade MCAD to MCPD 3.5 path
Nov 30th
As the latest technologies –Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 are born out, Microsoft have released the corresponding exams .So .most of exams corresponding to the oldest technology are retired ,such as some of MCSA/MCSE exams ,most of MCSD and MCAD and so on .Because most of them are related to Visual studio 2000 or Server 2000.
So, many MCAD holders want to upgrade their MCAD certs on .Net 1.0 to MCPD.net 3.5 .Unfortunately, there is no direct upgrade path from MCAD to MCPD on Visual Studio 2008 or .Net 3.5 .We recommend that you upgrade your skills to MCPD on Visual Studio 2005 and then explore the upgrade paths to Visual Studio 2008 .In other words ,you should firstly upgrade your MCSD to demonstrate your expertise in Visual Studio 2005 by earning MCTS on .net 2.0 and MCPD.Net 2.0 ,and then upgrade from MCPD .net 2.0 on Visual Studio 2005 to MCPD .net 3.5 on Visual Studio 2008.
Although we can get all the information about upgrade path from MCAD to MCPD from the Microsoft Certification site, most of the candidates are confused by the vague information .Here, we will give a detailed explanation about the .Net 3.5 upgrade path .
.Net 2.0 70-528 better than .net 3.5 70-562
Nov 25th
70-528 vs 70-562
Unfortunately when you read Microsoft’s overview of the objectives or skills measured in 70-528 and 70-562 carefully, you will find most of them are nearly the same and just in different layouts ,except the following additions to the subject material in.Net 3.5.ListViews,DataPagers,LinqDataSources,Ajax.And when you study the 70-528 self -paced Training Kit ,you will find 70 -528 cover many topics covered in 562 .However ,when you are reading and studying 70 -562 Pro ASP.net 3.5 in C# ,you will find most of the latter’s contents focusing more on Linq ,Ajax and Silverlight ,which is not very important for 70-562 ,but is interesting anyway. So, in my opinion, the primary differences will be in the new features added to ASP.NET 3.5 as well as AJAX and some Silverlight. Read the rest of this entry »
MCITP/MCTS better than MCSE 2003 ?
Nov 19th
Long time ago ,we talked about the post : MCSE/MCSA has timed out ,which consider many of MCSE/MCSA exams have been retired and the new technology and server 2008 exams have been published .With the new technology more and more popular ,that post think MCSE/MCSA should move forward. However, MCITP /MCTS on server 2008 really are better than MCSE 2003 credentials? Many of windows XP users refuse to upgrade XP to Vista。Server 2003 users also maybe refuse to use Server 2008.
Recently, I have gone through many forums and MC site on this subject. I found that many people did not know they should choose MCSE 2003 or MCITP/MCTS, and whether they should upgrade their MCSE 2003 to Server 2008 credentials.
News :Visual Studio 2010 Packaging and Licensing
Oct 29th
Microsoft Corp. has announced a new packaging lineup and licensing options for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. Going forward, customers will be able to choose from three main versions:
· Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate with MSDN. The comprehensive suite of application life-cycle management tools for software teams to help ensure quality results from design to deployment
·Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Premium with MSDN. A complete toolset to help developers deliver scalable, high-quality applications
·Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional with MSDN. The essential tool for basic development tasks to assist developers in easily implementing their ideas.
Additional details are available at these sites:
MSDN subscription benefits: http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions
More information on Visual Studio 2010 and packaging, licensing and pricing: http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio
More information on the Ultimate Offer: http://microsoft.com/visualstudio/2010UltimateOffer
Visual Studio 2010: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/default.aspx
.NET Framework 4: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/default.aspx
Beta 2 Download Link / MSDN home page: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx
News: 55% discount off for Microsoft Certification exams
Oct 29th
Here is good news for candidates for Microsoft certification exams. With recent commissioned research predicting that the number of IT jobs worldwide will rise by 5.8 million between the end of 2009 and the end of 2013, many students are taking advantage of opportunities to get skilled in technology .So, Microsoft Offers special pricing on certification exams for students only up to 55% off until June 30, 2010, to make it easier to earn industry-recognized credentials that will differentiate them in their careers. And the discount varies by country .Different candidates from different countries enjoy different discounts, unfortunately, which is not available in China and India.
To be noted, the candidates for Microsoft Certification exams must present a valid student ID card at the time of exam.
Click here to see student pricing by country
Best way to Upgrade from MCSA 2003 to MCITP SA
Oct 14th
If you want to upgrade your MCSA 2003 or MCSE 2003 to MCITP, which upgrade path would you like to choose? Take the upgrade exams, or take MCTS server 2008 exams?
Maybe some candidates for MCITP SA don’t know how to upgrade their MCSA 2003 or MCSE 2003 to MCITP SA.So, we’ll list the upgrade paths to MCITP, if you have known these, and you can skip this.
If you want to upgrade MCSA 2003 to MCITP SA, you have two choices.
1. Upgrade exams for MCITP SA .You know ,if you pass exam 70-648 ,your MCSA on windows Server 2003 can be upgraded to MCTS credentials(MCTS :Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration and Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure configuration).That is to say, upgrade exam 70-648 is combination of MCTS 70-640 and 70-642 .So ,generally speaking ,70-648 is harder .After your passing 70-648 or getting both of MCTS credentials ,only if you pass 70-646 ,you will get your MCITP :SA (Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008).
2. Take MCTS sever 2008 exams instead of the upgrade paths. That is to say, you can take any order of 70-640 and 70-642 exams to get the above two MCTS credentials. In my opinion, this way is easier.
Which way would you prefer?
Personally, the easier route would be to just do 70- 640 and 70-642 exams individually. Upgrade exams are always harder! The upgrade exam 70-648 is combination of 2 exams and far harder than the individual exams. Unless you have enough experience on the technology Windows Server 2008, you‘d better not take 70-648 instead of 70-640 and 70-642.So for me it wouldn’t have made a difference if I did the exams separately from a number of exams point of view.
There are several reasons below:
1. When you study the 70-648 upgrade exams, you can found most of materials including MS Press books for 70-640 objectives or topic area very vague and a bit lost.
2. To pass 70-648, you have to pass each section of 70-640 and 70-642,As each section is basically an exam on it own right ,otherwise you’ll fail the whole exam. Generally speaking, if you want to pass 70-648, you should have the ability to pass 640 and 642 exams. If you have trouble studying for basically those exams at the same time, you’d better give up the upgrade exam and study for the individual exams, which will help you concentrate on one set of objectives rather splitting you between the two.
3. To get MCITP :SA ,We can get to know it is unwise to take 70-648 ,from those who had experiencing on upgrade exams.Generally speaking ,Many of candidates with MCSA 2003 would try the upgrade exams three or more times to pass 70-648.
So, in my opinion, the easiest route to get MCITP is to take the exams separately for those with MCSE 2003 or MCSA 2003
Joining Getinmore, Winning More– —The biggest online training alliance
Oct 11th
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