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Thank you for the comment. I hope that the exams I am signed up for will pan out into a job. While I have two BA degrees in the social sciences and some computer lab and computer troubleshooting experience, I have yet to win a job in IT. So I signed up to take the following beta exams in the next 8 days with no exposure to SQL Server or Windows Server (abbreviated exam names):
PRO: MS SQL Server® 2008, Designing a Business Intelligence
PRO:MS SQL Server 2008, Design & Optimizing DB Admin Solutio
TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
PRO:MS SQL Serv 2008, Design, Optimiz, & Maintain a DB Admin
Taking these in this order, I hope to emerge having passed all of them, of course. But I hope to at least pass the final SQL Server exam. Moreover, I am fascinated with working with database programs and aim to emerge much more knowledgeable about the Microsoft server applications. I hear that SQL Server is in demand in the Kansas City area, so here's hoping.
Anyone have any thoughts they would like to share?
Also, and someone may need to remind me, but I will let you all know about my experiences.
PRO: MS SQL Server® 2008, Designing a Business Intelligence
PRO:MS SQL Server 2008, Design & Optimizing DB Admin Solutio
TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring
PRO:MS SQL Serv 2008, Design, Optimiz, & Maintain a DB Admin
Taking these in this order, I hope to emerge having passed all of them, of course. But I hope to at least pass the final SQL Server exam. Moreover, I am fascinated with working with database programs and aim to emerge much more knowledgeable about the Microsoft server applications. I hear that SQL Server is in demand in the Kansas City area, so here's hoping.
Anyone have any thoughts they would like to share?
Also, and someone may need to remind me, but I will let you all know about my experiences.