Author: 70-465 – The Revenge
I passed yesterday. I must have been half asleep last time, because my score was nearly 200 points higher this time around. MCSE: Data Platform is mine!
Casting off
My foot cast is coming off tomorrow, thank goodness. No idea if I’ll get a new one, but the doctor said eight weeks ago that I’d be in the air cast (boot) for another few weeks at least. I can live with that if it means walking without crutches.
70-465 – Designing Database Solutions for Microsoft SQL Server 2012
I failed by one or possibly two questions. My downfall is the multiple option questions, where you have to pick more than one possible answer. I remember exactly which questions lost it for me. I can rewrite earliest in two weeks, according to what I read. Still, I have MCSA! It’s not all for nothing.
70-464 – Developing Microsoft SQL Server Databases
I’ve just finished writing 70-464. As I commented at the end, I found the overall quality of the exam lower than the first three I wrote. Owing to the non-disclosure I sign for every one, I can’t talk about specifics, but there were numerous typos, product references were wrong, and in some cases, I readContinue reading 70-464 – Developing Microsoft SQL Server Databases
iOS 7 and OS X 10.9
I like the new iOS user interface. It’s dramatically updated. There’s a non-disclosure agreement I’ve signed as a developer, so I can’t say much about it outside of what is public knowledge, but if you watch the keynote address from WWDC, you’ll see what it looks like. OS X is less dramatic, but has takenContinue reading iOS 7 and OS X 10.9
70-463 – Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012
This week is intense. Yesterday (Monday) I wrote and passed 463 with my highest score yet. This surprised me greatly. It also means that I am a Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: SQL Server 2012.
70-462 – Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012
I wrote and passed this exam yesterday and I enjoyed it more than the first one. I think this has more to do with knowing what to expect from the type of questions, as opposed to the questions themselves. I will reserve comment on what I thought of the questions, due in part to theContinue reading 70-462 – Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012
70-461 – Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012
I passed. Not as comfortably as I’d have liked, but I did score 100% in the Modify Data category. The next one is in two days.
Revision for SQL Server 2012 Exams
I’ve been revising something wicked for my upcoming exams. There are some very useful resources on the web, including the Virtual Labs from Microsoft, demonstrating new features in SQL Server 2012. I was also shocked by the number of “braindump” sites, and even more shocking (but somehow not surprising, given that I come from aContinue reading Revision for SQL Server 2012 Exams
SQLskills in Chicago, Redux
As I mentioned previously, I spent two weeks in the incredible city of Chicago, having more SQL Server shovelled into my skull, this time courtesy of Bob Beauchemin. The first week was the Immersion Event for Developers, followed by the Immersion Event on Security, PowerShell, and Development Support. On both Thursdays, I participated in theContinue reading SQLskills in Chicago, Redux