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Shape the Future of Microsoft Certifications, win an Xbox

Monday, June 28th, 2010

The folks over at the Microsoft Born to Learn Blog are looking for your input. A new survey is available to get your feedback about the current state of Microsoft certifications and about some possible changes in the future. If you’ve ever wanted to give Microsoft a piece of your mind, that chance is here now!

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As an incentive, it looks like they’re giving away some Xbox 360 systems to lucky winners. All the rules and small print are available from Microsoft. The deadline to get your survey in is June 30.

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Free Windows 7 (70-680) Video: Creating a Deployment Share

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
PrepLogic’s new Windows 7 Configuration (70-680) LearnSmart Video Training is now available. The new video training title provides all the training that’s needed for a person to pass the Microsoft TS: Windows 7, Configuring (70-680) exam. This exam plays a very important role in Microsoft’s certification scheme as passing it fulfills the Client OS requirement for many Microsoft certifications. According to Microsoft Learning, TS: Windows 7, Configuring (70-680) is a required for (or count as credit toward) these Microsoft certifications:
Credit Toward Certification
When you pass Exam 70-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuring, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):
MCTS: Windows 7, Configuration
Exam 70-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuring: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):
MCITP: Enterprise Administrator
MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7
MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7
Check out a free preview of Windows 7 Configuration (70-680) LearnSmart Video Training with this section titled Creating a Deployment Share from the chapter on Capturing System Images. Instructor Tom Carpenter shows you where and how to create a new deployment share and discusses the options available to you in the process. Tom also touches on Windows Powershell commands. Enjoy this clip from Windows 7 Configuration (70-680) LearnSmart Video Training
PrepLogic’s new Windows 7 Configuration (70-680) LearnSmart Video Training is now available. The new video training title provides all the training that’s needed for a person to pass the Microsoft TS: Windows 7, Configuring (70-680) exam. This exam plays a very important role in Microsoft’s certification scheme as passing it fulfills the Client OS requirement for many Microsoft certifications. According to Microsoft Learning, TS: Windows 7, Configuring (70-680) is required for (or count as credit towards) these Microsoft certifications:
  • MCTS: Windows 7, Configuration
  • MCITP: Enterprise Administrator
  • MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7
  • MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7
Check out a free preview of Windows 7 Configuration (70-680) LearnSmart Video Training with this section titled Creating a Deployment Share from the chapter on Capturing System Images. Instructor Tom Carpenter shows you where and how to create a new deployment share and discusses the options available to you in the process. Tom also touches on Windows Powershell commands. Enjoy this clip from Windows 7 Configuration (70-680) LearnSmart Video Training

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The Latest on Windows 7 Certifications

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

The release of Windows 7 has been a big story in retail and business news, and it’s becoming a big story in IT certification news, too. The Operating System exam is a huge component for most Microsoft certifications, and with Windows 7 users no longer have to take exams with the word “Vista” in the title. According to Microsoft “Windows 7 is the new Microsoft operating system designed to enhance your organization’s desktop environment.” To certify your abilities on this technology, Microsoft has launched a full complement of Windows 7 exams and certifications. Let’s take our first look.

Windows 7 Specialist Series Exams
The first Specialist Series exam released for Windows 7 is Exam 70-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuring. By passing this exam, a candidate will earn the MCTS Windows 7 Configuration certification.  According to the exam’s details, this exam is for people who “operate in computing environments that use Microsoft Windows 7 as a desktop operating system in an enterprise environment.” In addition to the Specialist Series certification you can earn with this exam, it’s a core component of more advanced certifications including MCITP: Enterprise Administrator and two newly announced certifications, MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7 and MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7 (see below for more about them).  Keep reading after the jump for  a short breakdown of the topics areas you’ll need to know for this exam: (more…)

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