{"id":88,"date":"2014-02-14T15:29:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T22:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chrischiesa.com\/wp\/?p=88"},"modified":"2014-02-14T15:29:01","modified_gmt":"2014-02-14T22:29:01","slug":"completed-microsoft-74-409","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chrischiesa.com\/wp\/?p=88","title":{"rendered":"Completed Microsoft 74-409!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I passed the Microsoft 74-409\u00a0Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center<\/a>\u00a0test on Monday! \u00a0Going in, I totally felt that I was going to fail. \u00a0I hadn’t had any experience in Hyper-V, Microsoft Server 2012 (or Server 2012R2), or System Center.<\/p>\n

For preparation, I ended up watching a several Microsoft Virtual Academy videos and taking the self quizzes. \u00a0The hardest part for me was getting my mind around all the different System center parts and what they all did.
\nServer Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center<\/a> was the big one that I learned most of the material off of. \u00a0It’s an absolute must watch.
\nWhat’s New in System Center 2012<\/a> I found was ok and gave some background on System Center.
\nI watched about half of\u00a0What’s New in System Center 2012 R2 Jump Start<\/a>\u00a0and it was VERY good. \u00a0I wish I had found this resource before the night before the exam. \u00a0It cleared up what exactly all the parts of System Center do.<\/p>\n

I also did the first Technet Virtual Lab<\/a>. \u00a0I found it less interesting and informative than I had hoped and thus skipped the 2nd lab. \u00a0If you are more of a hands on learner, it’s definitely worth checking out. \u00a0I can watch the videos and visualize myself clicking the buttons so I didn’t gain much (thus why I skipped the 2nd video).<\/p>\n

The last resource I used was two blog posts, one each by\u00a0Marius Sandbu<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Bjorn Houben<\/a>. \u00a0Both blog posts have a TON of resources, and I used some of the resources from both to fill in gaps where I felt weak.<\/p>\n

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