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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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
I’m taking the plunge to write all five SQL Server 2012 exams that are currently available, on my track to obtain the MCSM qualification (previously known as MCM, or Microsoft Certified Master). By going public with my plan, I hope to motivate myself to spend some time preparing properly for it. But in true RandolphContinue reading SQL Server 2012 Exams
For the next two weeks, I’ll be spending time with the SQLskills.com gang again, this time for IEDev and IE4. It’s all very exciting! The hotel has even put me on the ground floor so that I don’t have any stairs to contend with.
There’s a period of around 18 months in the early 1990s, in my life, that had a profound effect on me. I am building up the courage, remembering all the pieces, and I’m going to write it down. It may also have coloured the memory of my father, because of his reaction and my reactionContinue reading The early 90s were not good to me