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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 9:02AM

Last week I checked another item off the to-do list. Now, along with my MCITP: Enterprise Administrator I'm certified MCTS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. I used the self-paced study guide from Microsoft Press and some practice exams. In all, I prepared for about 10 days before sitting for the exam. I have no background with Exchange and it showed when I took the test. I didn't score as highly as I would have liked and I don't feel like I was adequately prepared for the test. I think spending a bit more time with a couple of other sources would have been helpful. However, the important thing is that I passed and can move on to my next goal... CISSP.

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I Guess I'm Ready

Friday, February 5, 2010 at 1:21PM

Today's the day. I scheduled my final MCITP exam for this afternoon. I was torn between today or sometime next week. Yesterday I knew I wasn't ready, but was hoping I could be ready by 2:15 today. The alternative of thinking about the test all weekend and studying every night until then to keep it fresh in my mind wasn't something I was looking forward to.

So. Here I am. I just finished my sushi (6 pieces of tuna nigiri) as part of what has become a pre-test ritual. I'm sitting in the cafe at Whole Foods staring out the windows into the cold rain. I'll get to walk in the cold rain... the test site is in a building just across the street. I'll walk from here rather than parking at the actual building. That, too, has become part of the ritual and I don't want to deviate from the plan.

Wish me luck. I guess I'm ready.

~keith

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