70-442

I passed the 70-442 exam: PRO: Designing and Optimizing Data Access by Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 today, with 910/1000. This now makes me a MCITP: Database Developer - so I must update my CV :-)

I liked this exam although I felt there was a little too much XML and cursors and not enough TSQL. The 70-441 exam felt a bit false and strained - I am going to word this question so that you have to pick one of the new technologies rather than solving a problem.

Well that's that for now, I'll do the 2008 upgrade next year. I will probably go for the 2008 DBA upgrade this year. This year I am planning to take the 70-445 exam: TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence - Development and Maintenance. Then I need the two windows admin exams to finally complete the SLQ 2000 DBA exams. I have been putting those off as I do so little with Windows outside of SQL server and a bit with Active Directory.

MCITP: Database Administrator.

I passed the 70-444 exam today which is the final exam in the MCITP: Database Administrator trilogy.
This exam was 52 multiple choice questions - old style mcp type exam.
The 70-443 was a set of 6 case studies with 12 questions on each.

I find that after revising for a while I begin to get what they are testing and can normally answer the question based on the answer options - although reading the question helps!

For the 70-443 exam I skimmed through the case studies and then went back to look at the specifics as they related to the individual questions.

I have still got to finish off the 2000 MCDBA. I have the 2 SQL exams just need to do the windows admin exams.