Passed 74-409 ! My thoughts
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As far as Microsoft test goes, this was far easier than the 74-410. (thank goodness)
Material I used: Orin Thomas's excellent free PDF study guide. I read this twice.
I watched the Jumpstart videos provided free from Microsoft. There is about 17 hours worth of great content here.
I did all most of the questions at the end of each session.
I did the 1stof 2 virtual labs here and here.
Make sure you are familiar with Hyper-V as well as System Center.
There's also a great 74-409 resource page here.
I scored a 930!
I plan to do the VMWare version of this test in the next week. VCP510
And hopefully I can do the 74-411 by the end of the year.
Material I used: Orin Thomas's excellent free PDF study guide. I read this twice.
I watched the Jumpstart videos provided free from Microsoft. There is about 17 hours worth of great content here.
I did all most of the questions at the end of each session.
I did the 1stof 2 virtual labs here and here.
Make sure you are familiar with Hyper-V as well as System Center.
There's also a great 74-409 resource page here.
I scored a 930!
I plan to do the VMWare version of this test in the next week. VCP510
And hopefully I can do the 74-411 by the end of the year.
Goals for 2015 : Finish BS Network Administration at WGU
Become CCNA, CISSP, CEH, VCP5-10 Certified
Possible Start Masters in Information Security
Become CCNA, CISSP, CEH, VCP5-10 Certified
Possible Start Masters in Information Security
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lsud00d Member Posts: 1,571I agree that the 74-409 was not very difficult compared to most other Microsoft exams but (without having taken the VCP510) I'd imagine it pales in comparison...74-409 is way less technical than the VCP.
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fuz1on Member Posts: 961 ■■■■□□□□□□Taking this in a couple weeks after I missed my first exam due to various weird circumstances. Glad to hear/see it's easier, I think?! I actually read Orin Thomas' guide pretty throughly and other resources so I was pretty pissed I missed it.timku.com(puter) | ProHacker.Co(nsultant) | ITaaS.Co(nstultant) | ThePenTester.net | @fuz1on
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it. - Epictetus
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fuz1on Member Posts: 961 ■■■■□□□□□□I'm taking this (I guess, again) on Saturday and found more Orin Thomas material - 1 hr long video/pdf slides to use with his study guide.
Preparing for the Microsoft Certification Exam 74-409
http://veeampdf.s3.amazonaws.com/slides/preparing-for-the-microsoft-certification-exam-74-409.pdftimku.com(puter) | ProHacker.Co(nsultant) | ITaaS.Co(nstultant) | ThePenTester.net | @fuz1on
Transmosis | http://transmosis.com | LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/t1mku
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it. - Epictetus
The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows. - Buddha
If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you. - Unknown