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Microsoft Certifications: Where Do I Start? (A Series)
I am kicking off a series of posts today that are designed to address your questions around getting or updating a Microsoft certification.  The series will follow this outline; 1) I'm new to Microsoft certifications.  Where do I start? 2) I Read More...
Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 9:20 AM by Gerry O'Brien | 21 Comments
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Blog Title Change
It's time to put my petty complaints, personal thoughts and ideas on another blog and make this an official Microsoft Certification blog. As a result, I have changed the title of the blog to better reflect the content that will reside here moving forward. Read More...
Posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:22 PM by Gerry O'Brien | 6 Comments
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.NET 3.5 Beta Exams Extended
That's right, we have extended the betas for 3 .NET exams.  We are looking at getting more candidates to take these exams to ensure adequate data for analysis before they are released in their live versions. I know that these technologies listed Read More...
Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2008 8:33 AM by Gerry O'Brien | 31 Comments
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SQL Server 2008 Certifications Make My Head Hurt
Well, at least trying to decide the certification story. I haven't taken the exams for 2005 yet, let alone 2008. SO, early thoughts on where the SQL story might go are causing some churn, concern and heartburn. Be that as it may, I am considering, note Read More...
Posted: Friday, January 18, 2008 4:24 PM by Gerry O'Brien | 22 Comments
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Take a .NET Beta Exam Today!
That's right, we have extended the betas for 3 .NET exams so you have an opportunity to register for, and take the following: Please note the following restrictions before attempting to sign up: 1) Not available in China, India or Pakistan 2) There is Read More...
Posted: Monday, January 14, 2008 8:37 AM by Gerry O'Brien | 36 Comments
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Calling All C++ Developers
Ok, that's sort of like a marketing thing where I put a headline out there just to get you to read my post. Sorry, but I have a very serious question to ask you and I need your feedback. For those of you who are developing using Microsoft's Visual C++ Read More...
Posted: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 2:54 PM by Gerry O'Brien | 16 Comments
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.NET Languages and Certifications
Traditionally, we have created exams with development language support for Visual Basic, C# and C++. A recent revelation if you will, of the 70-502 WPF exam, showed that not all technologies support all 3 languages. There is no designer support for WPF Read More...
Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:31 PM by Gerry O'Brien | 12 Comments
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Technology Adoption Time Frame and the Relation to Certification
So, as I dig deeper into this whole Visual Studio 2008 story, seeking alignment with products and industry use, one thought continues to occur to me. This thought leads me down a path that in my mind makes sense but may not resonate well with all. How Read More...
Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 9:36 PM by Gerry O'Brien | 19 Comments
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Visual Studio 2008 Cert Story Almost Complete
I know a lot of you are waiting for this and I do apologize for the delay. The issue with this current certification path is in the changes reflected in the product, coupled with the Technology Specialist certifications that are about to release. Early Read More...
Posted: Friday, November 16, 2007 4:40 PM by Gerry O'Brien | 28 Comments
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What's in a Name?
If I were to ask your interpretation of the following two titles, what would your response be? Web Developer ASP.NET Developer Think about those two terms and tell me what comes to mind. If you were to post a job opportunity for a Web developer, what Read More...
Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2007 4:07 PM by Gerry O'Brien | 6 Comments
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New Exam for Windows Embedded
Even though Windows Embedded has been around for some time, there hasn't been a Microsoft certification program for it per se. We have exams on WIndows Mobile 5.0 and will be releasing exams on 6.0 as well, but for the hardcore Windows Embedded (CE, XP Read More...
Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:36 PM by Gerry O'Brien | 0 Comments
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Now He's Gone and Done It.
I was holding off as long as I dared but alas, the cat has been let out of the bag. Microsoft Learning's former developer certification Product Planner, Howard Dierking , took the opportunity to work with MSDN magazine as Editor-in-Chief. Congratulations Read More...
Posted: Friday, October 19, 2007 7:25 PM by Gerry O'Brien | 10 Comments
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What Tasks do You Perform Daily as a Developer or Network Professional?
Part of our processes here at Microsoft Learning is working towards creating relevant training and certification exams. Over the past couple of years, we have introduced some new ideas and modified exisitng ones to work towards this goal. Two of these Read More...
Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2007 11:47 AM by Gerry O'Brien | 0 Comments
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The Value of Certifications
Awhile back, I was asked two questions in Microsoft Learning regarding certifications. How has certification helpe d you in your career? How d o you see certification helping customers? Here is my opinion; Because I chose a different path out of high Read More...
Posted: Thursday, May 31, 2007 10:14 AM by Gerry O'Brien | 2 Comments
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