I never used to tell anybody either, but now it doesn't bother me and I tell all and sundry. Don't know what signalled the change in attitude. More confident in...

Thanks for the kind words guys.

I passed 70-432 a couple of weeks back and am taking 70-450 in July, so hopefully there will be an administration certification exam article to...

Rich - sorry to hear you didn't pass. If you study all areas of the study guide before your retake, and practice aspects where you can (it's pretty easy to...

I think the best way for trainee, would-be DBAs to learn SQL Server is to attempt the MCITP administration track. Certifications are not the be-all and end-all, but if you...

Thanks for the info guys. I've been avoiding the MCM pages as I'm studying for 70-450 at the moment (I've passed 70-432, 70-433, and 70-451). Once that is out of...

Excellent article Steve, and I must say I agree with virtually everything you have said. I took the two SQL 2008 MCITP exams in 2009 and actually found them very...

Hi

I passed both 70-433 and 70-451 a couple of years back, and wrote an article outlining the key areas of study:

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQL+Server+2008/67599/[/url]

Hope you find this useful.

Regards,

Mike.

Hi there

I undertook 70-433 and 70-451 in July 2009. With a little more study you will find yourself ready for 70-451 quite quickly, it is essentially more of the same.

However,...

bhavster27,

The information you're after is in the article[/url], under the heading About The Exams.

Hi bhavster27,

I think having a certification helps you make it to the interview stage - it's seen as a "nice to have" on your CV.

Once you're at interview stage, it's...

Hi Phil

I hold my hands up to the error, and certainly don't think BOL is the "gold standard", though it is very good. I mention Vieira's book as I think...

Re: joncooney73. I was not aware that Pass 4 Sure & Self Exam Engine (both of whom I'm pretty sure are the same company) are possibly regarded as braindumps. I...

Hi all

I'm not sure why but none of the links for the 70-451 section have been generated correctly. Here they are, sorry for the inconvenience:

70-451 Preparation Guide

Entity Framework Microsoft Article

READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT...

Hi BI/DB

The guide hasn't been posted yet - I'll let you know when it appears.

Regards,

Mike.

I was fascinated to see Steve's post on this subject this morning as only last week I obtained the MCITP: Database Developer 2008 qualification, and actually submitted a guide to...