70-282

i've been taking some pracs on the 70-282 and I see passing this exam gives a
credit towards the MCSE. But by the look of these questions it feels like i
am in an enterprise /MCSE exam anyway.

I think there's too much about terminal servers, clusters and member
servers. I want to work with SBS and i feel a lot of the questions are out of
the playing field.

my 0.2c

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Hi Gollum,

Thanks for the critique. I have made a note to reconvene the exam creation
team to rewrite it based solely on one guy who uses 10% of the functionality
of Small Business Server rather than applying to the ten thousand situations
that a small business consultant should know in order to properly serve his
or her clients.

In all seriousness: Clustering is not covered at all. Terminal Services and
Member Servers are a fact of life and frankly if you do not understand them
and the benefits and limitations to them then you are missing part of the
skills required to pass the exam.

70-282 is not, despite the beliefs or wishes of many, an exam on Small
Business Server. If it were then you would have a legitimate beef because
SBS cannot be a TS or MS. However as both of these rolls can exist in a
small business environment it is important to know them.

On a slightly different note if you feel that these are all enterprise level
topics I would like for you to tell me what you think after you have cracked
70-291, a core MCSE exam. My bet is you will long for the days of easy
70-282.

Good luck!

M
--
MDG, MCT
MCSA (2003), MCSA (2000), MCDST.
MVP: Windows Server - Customer Experience
Certified Small Business Specialist
Visit my blog at http://www.mitpro.ca/Blogs/tabid/59/...2/Default.aspx


"gollum" wrote:

> i've been taking some pracs on the 70-282 and I see passing this exam gives a
> credit towards the MCSE. But by the look of these questions it feels like i
> am in an enterprise /MCSE exam anyway.
>
> I think there's too much about terminal servers, clusters and member
> servers. I want to work with SBS and i feel a lot of the questions are out of
> the playing field.
>
> my 0.2c

ok, point taken. But is there really a need for the primary tones of cheap
sarcasm in your post? This is in fact a form of personal abuse and like my
mum always told me, never get personal. I'm sure you can do a little better
than this Montreal MCT. Can't you?

"Montreal MCT" wrote:

> Hi Gollum,
>
> Thanks for the critique. I have made a note to reconvene the exam creation
> team to rewrite it based solely on one guy who uses 10% of the functionality
> of Small Business Server rather than applying to the ten thousand situations
> that a small business consultant should know in order to properly serve his
> or her clients.
>
> In all seriousness: Clustering is not covered at all. Terminal Services and
> Member Servers are a fact of life and frankly if you do not understand them
> and the benefits and limitations to them then you are missing part of the
> skills required to pass the exam.
>
> 70-282 is not, despite the beliefs or wishes of many, an exam on Small
> Business Server. If it were then you would have a legitimate beef because
> SBS cannot be a TS or MS. However as both of these rolls can exist in a
> small business environment it is important to know them.
>
> On a slightly different note if you feel that these are all enterprise level
> topics I would like for you to tell me what you think after you have cracked
> 70-291, a core MCSE exam. My bet is you will long for the days of easy
> 70-282.
>
> Good luck!
>
> M
> --
> MDG, MCT
> MCSA (2003), MCSA (2000), MCDST.
> MVP: Windows Server - Customer Experience
> Certified Small Business Specialist
> Visit my blog at http://www.mitpro.ca/Blogs/tabid/59/...2/Default.aspx
>
>
> "gollum" wrote:
>
> > i've been taking some pracs on the 70-282 and I see passing this exam gives a
> > credit towards the MCSE. But by the look of these questions it feels like i
> > am in an enterprise /MCSE exam anyway.
> >
> > I think there's too much about terminal servers, clusters and member
> > servers. I want to work with SBS and i feel a lot of the questions are out of
> > the playing field.
> >
> > my 0.2c

Oh really? Who is abusing whom here? CHEAP SARCASM? How dare you? That
was finely crafted bits of facetious sarcasm blended and aged in the finest
cellars! That was aged, single-malt, VSOP sarcasm and you liken it to what,
potty humour?

<sniff> I don't know what to say... I am really and truly hurt, a purveyor
and collector of the finest faciteousness to be likened to a dollar-store
whoopie-cushion. How dare thee?

Now I am off to engage in an actual form of personal abuse with a cute
little co-ed who prefers brains and FINELY TUNED humour to looks

M
--
MDG, MCT
MCSA (2003), MCSA (2000), MCDST.
MVP: Windows Server - Customer Experience
Certified Small Business Specialist
Visit my blog at http://www.mitpro.ca/Blogs/tabid/59/...2/Default.aspx


"gollum" wrote:

> ok, point taken. But is there really a need for the primary tones of cheap
> sarcasm in your post? This is in fact a form of personal abuse and like my
> mum always told me, never get personal. I'm sure you can do a little better
> than this Montreal MCT. Can't you?
>
> "Montreal MCT" wrote:
>
> > Hi Gollum,
> >
> > Thanks for the critique. I have made a note to reconvene the exam creation
> > team to rewrite it based solely on one guy who uses 10% of the functionality
> > of Small Business Server rather than applying to the ten thousand situations
> > that a small business consultant should know in order to properly serve his
> > or her clients.
> >
> > In all seriousness: Clustering is not covered at all. Terminal Services and
> > Member Servers are a fact of life and frankly if you do not understand them
> > and the benefits and limitations to them then you are missing part of the
> > skills required to pass the exam.
> >
> > 70-282 is not, despite the beliefs or wishes of many, an exam on Small
> > Business Server. If it were then you would have a legitimate beef because
> > SBS cannot be a TS or MS. However as both of these rolls can exist in a
> > small business environment it is important to know them.
> >
> > On a slightly different note if you feel that these are all enterprise level
> > topics I would like for you to tell me what you think after you have cracked
> > 70-291, a core MCSE exam. My bet is you will long for the days of easy
> > 70-282.
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> > M
> > --
> > MDG, MCT
> > MCSA (2003), MCSA (2000), MCDST.
> > MVP: Windows Server - Customer Experience
> > Certified Small Business Specialist
> > Visit my blog at http://www.mitpro.ca/Blogs/tabid/59/...2/Default.aspx
> >
> >
> > "gollum" wrote:
> >
> > > i've been taking some pracs on the 70-282 and I see passing this exam gives a
> > > credit towards the MCSE. But by the look of these questions it feels like i
> > > am in an enterprise /MCSE exam anyway.
> > >
> > > I think there's too much about terminal servers, clusters and member
> > > servers. I want to work with SBS and i feel a lot of the questions are out of
> > > the playing field.
> > >
> > > my 0.2c