Well technically that is MCP again, but yes dear campers it is official! I am certified in (and it’s a big title):Implementing, Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure. I actually did pass one of the harder exams available and this is a sure fire way of not doing some of the work on the degree!!

Except they need something from my employer to say what I do and where it fits on the objectives. Either that or I become Cisco Certified. When will it end?!?!

The score I got was 840, the pass mark was 700 so a wee bit to spare there, and well I can’t tell you about it. You see every exam you do, you sign up for a Non-Disclosure Agreement which means that you see the exam questions but you can’t tell anyone what they are or what format they are in.

The problem is the first thing people ask you after “Have you passed then?” and “Where are the cakes?” is what is it like? And frankly I don’t believe anyone stays silent saying, oh I signed a NDA I can’t tell you. They would just look at you funny or worse still, beat the crap outta ye until you yielded the required information!

So as it stands If I took the 70-290 Windows 2003 Server exam and one elective exam on another technology, then I would be classed as a MCSA. Which would be nice, but not sure if I would or not. You see, I had the benefit of a training course where I was able to look at the sort of stuff in detail and even then the training course didn’t cover everything on the exam.

You really do need past experience on how this all works before stepping in that exam room with the lovely camera so they can see if you are cheating or not.

This does give rise to performing a few things for the camera, like waving, writing on the plastic thing they give you to write saying something is broke, and they can also see you jump in the air go wooo and then looking like I was about to go to the toilet in one fell swoop. Not that I did that of course today…… 🙂