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Midnight
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02 October 2008 00:09
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Have any of you lot here got an MCSA or MCSE qualification ? I'm looking at possibly doing one... if so, any advice ?
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Mani
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02 October 2008 08:17
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Hmm, if your dead set on doing Microsoft certification, be careful which areas you specialise in (you used to have to do a several of a number of possible areas, e.g. IP)
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Tricky
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02 October 2008 09:00
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I did the first 2 exams, both were pretty easy. Makes me a MSP for having done at least one exam. I havn't done any more for years now as I don't really need to but might get back to it some day. What did you actually want to know?
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Midnight
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02 October 2008 10:52
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Well I kind of wanted to know what the best things to take were. Like Craig said there's area's to specialise in and I believe you have to take 5 or something to get the full MCSE / MCSA and they cover a wide area of different things.
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Mani
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02 October 2008 11:41
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I'd say given the way IT is going, you simply MUST do I.P. (Assuming it's still one of the core subjects)
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Tricky
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02 October 2008 13:52
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I don't have the 2008 exams list but on the 2003 after the core exams it was pretty much a choice of ISA, SQL, Exchange, AD and a security based one. I don't which would be best employment-wise but I think it comes down to what you want to get into. Knowing AD is obviously a biggy in the MS networking world, but if you already have good experience with it already then Exchange and ISA servers would be useful.
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Maz
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02 October 2008 17:22
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Ip is a module, but i think its actually built in with one or more of the others now.
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Abstract
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02 October 2008 17:34
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I've just started studying the compTIA+ networking course with the homelearningcollege.com. The microsoft courses were a bit too expensive atm.
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Bandit
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03 October 2008 09:20
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(Wooshing sound as that goes straight over my head...)
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Bandit
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03 October 2008 09:21
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Oh, nice Avatar Abstract, and no- i didn't steal your idea.
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Abstract
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03 October 2008 17:39
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Haha, yeah I noticed yours the other day. You can't beat the Splinter Cell games. Looking forward to Conviction.
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