MCDBA certification

  • Cadavre (11/21/2011)


    Ninja's_RGR'us (11/21/2011)


    The real question is all that worth it for you? It may or not. It's not like you can triple your pay just by doing that to get a quick & big ROI.

    This is the reason I haven't gone for any certifications. The truth is that it'd be nice to do simply because it'd take my education down a different path than what I learn at work, probably round out some of the areas that I'm a little weak in, but it's just not cost effective enough for me to justify doing it.

    Pretty much my train of toughts. It's nice to expand your horizon and do something else than watch TV. Learn something you've never touched.

    But thinking this is the end all be all that will giveyou a good job and happiness is just not the case.

  • For those interrested in MCM, I can clearly recommend the MCM Videos. Lots of useful stuff, actually even if you're never going to certify as MCM.



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  • okbangas (11/21/2011)


    For those interrested in MCM, I can clearly recommend the MCM Videos. Lots of useful stuff, actually even if you're never going to certify as MCM.

    That's scary enough to think that this is just the intro. I don't really care about going all the way to the conclusion :-D.

  • Dev (11/21/2011)


    Sometimes I feel it's a formality only.

    MCM: US$3,000

    $2500, assuming you pass both exams (which are very far from mere formalities) first time. That excludes training or study material.

    MCA: US$7,500

    $125 application fee. $7500 for the exam if the application is successful. Plus fees for travel to the location of the review board. About as far from 'only a formality' as you can get.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • GilaMonster (11/21/2011)


    Dev (11/21/2011)


    Sometimes I feel it's a formality only.

    MCM: US$3,000

    $2500, assuming you pass both exams (which are very far from mere formalities) first time. That excludes training or study material.

    MCA: US$7,500

    $125 application fee. $7500 for the exam if the application is successful. Plus fees for travel to the location of the review board. About as far from 'only a formality' as you can get.

    I am misinterpreted once again.

    I don’t doubt on quality of the test. I say it a formality (making certifications available to public) because exam fees are too much. If MS really wants individuals to come forward for certification, it should reduce the fees.

  • okbangas (11/21/2011)


    For those interrested in MCM, I can clearly recommend the MCM Videos. Lots of useful stuff, actually even if you're never going to certify as MCM.

    Thanks Ole 🙂

  • Cadavre (11/21/2011)


    Dev (11/21/2011)


    Ninja's_RGR'us (11/21/2011)


    Dev (11/21/2011)


    The only certif I give any credit to is MCM or MCA if it ever becomes available to the public (sorry if I'm misinformed about MCA).

    Would you elaborate it please?

    MCM is the top certif, except for MCA (architect). When I learned about it only ms employees had it.

    Apparently now it's available for the public to get it. That would be the ultimate certif in sql server.

    http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/architect.aspx

    Sometimes I feel it's a formality only.

    MCM: US$3,000

    MCA: US$7,500

    Out of my budget... :hehe:

    I think your prices are off.

    MCM has two prerequisite certs - MCITP: Database Administrator SQL Server 2008 and MCITP: Database Developer SQL Server 2008.

    MCA has one prerequisite cert - MCM.

    So I think you're probably looking closer to $15,000 for MCA 🙂

    You are right here. The fees I mentioned above is for particular exams (did include pre-requisites exams). It might be close to $15,000 for MCA if we count all. 😀

  • Ninja's_RGR'us (11/21/2011)


    ... does that include learning material and time??

    Didn't think so :-D.

    The real question is all that worth it for you? It may or not. It's not like you can triple your pay just by doing that to get a quick & big ROI.

    I would say there is big ROI. Few guys here just respect MCM & MCA :Whistling:

  • Dev (11/21/2011)


    I don’t doubt on quality of the test. I say it a formality (making certifications available to public) because exam fees are too much. If MS really wants individuals to come forward for certification, it should reduce the fees.

    I guess this is more or less all about economy. Microsoft is a business, and as such everything should at least break even. MCM and MCA are not indented for the average Joe. When you have to divide the development cost by a rather small amount of candidates, the price per candidate is higher.



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  • Thanks for nice video Link very helpfull..

    I am looking for MCDBA certification path with SQL Server 2008 Certification. I did pass MCTS SQL 2008 . so to be MCDBA which other exams i have to go through it.

    Thanks for help

  • logicinside22 (2/2/2012)


    I am looking for MCDBA certification path with SQL Server 2008 Certification.

    No such thing. The MCDBA was a SQL 2000 certification, it was retired years ago.

    http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-sql-server.aspx

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • I like the format of this exam ,It covers diff exams from windows server also . that why i am interested to go for this exam.

    anyway thanks for letting me know..

  • Then take some windows exams and earn a couple windows certs. The MCDBA does not exist for any version later than 2000 and there's no comparable 'sql + windows + whatever' certification

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

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