Tag: MCM

  • My MCM plaque, bag and laptop case

    Look what I got in the post… Free stuff from Microsoft. Well true you need to pass a few exams to get them, but how cool is the swag. I did wonder what UPS had sent me and had completely forgot this was coming. Good luck to all those on the road to getting them.

  • MCM 2008 Success

    I got an email from Microsoft! The lab I took on the 11th April. (Yesterday). I passed!!! So…. a long time ago in a place….no wait… I passed the prerequisite and then spent many days with my books and study material to pass the knowledge exam which as I said before was hard. The lab exam itself…

  • Failing the MCM Lab exam

    Well I failed the MCM Lab exam which I spoke about last time. The results came in 3 weeks so nice and quick. In a few ways I am happy I failed as I didn’t feel like I deserved to pass on this attempt as my answers were not up to my own standard. Plus…

  • Post MCM Lab Exam 88-971 thoughts etc

    This is a quick update on my MCM progress as yesterday (5th July) I took the lab portion 88-971. I am afraid this post will not go into any content detail as it is all covered by NDA, but I thought I would post my thoughts on my exam experience. If like me you live/work in the…

  • Passed MCM Knowledge Exam 88-970

    Well back in January I mentioned my plan to study towards the MCM certification. Well… I passed 88-970… for those who want to know more read on. I said I planned to take the exam in the summer maybe, and see how I went from there. However after reading one of Brent Ozar’s articles on…

  • Studying for the SQL MCM 2008 (Microsoft Certified Master)

    This post will list the resources that I have found and that will hopefully give enough material in order to tackle the SQL MCM 2008. It will also provide an update every now and then with my progress. Anyone in the South West  (United Kingdom) preparing for this currently? How easy is it to get a SQL…

  • Motivation & Exams MCDBA MCITP *cough*

    Motivation & Exams I find the hardest thing to obtaining any qualification is time. Unless you are lucky enough to be studying full-time, it is obviously very probable that you like me have a full-time job as well as lots of other responsibilities. Often when asked in the past what I would like to achieve as…