I passed my 298 exam on Monday - now I'm MCSE

It was definitely the easier of the MS exams. Alot of stuff covered in previous books for eg SUS, RRAS, L2TP / IPSEC, Auditing, GP's, MSBA, IAS, RDP, and always as usual adopt the principle of choosing the most secure way of doing things . Still can't believe I have my MCSE its been a hard slog, I started doing this in Sept 04 but feels very rewarding once you get it. I was going to post up something yesterday but I was still getting over my hangover.

Not sure whats next will take some time off study for a bit, may look for a new job next year, may consider CCNA but at the moment I'm planning my holiday to Tuscany for a week in Sept, can't wait.

Thanks to all on this site, tips, tricks, comments, websites, what books to read, the sticky notes, areas to study. I honestly don't think i would have got through without it all as i did most of this at home on my own and in the work place, didn't attend any classes. This site for me was the same as attending classes. cheers

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TeKniques

Congrats that is awesome! You took all the same tests I did for the MCSE

Good luck on your next venture!

Cessation

WOW congrats! Im jealous

im still only 1-7 tests.
I hope you have fun celebrating! I know I would.

Bmac000

TeKniques wrote:

Congrats that is awesome! You took all the same tests I did for the MCSE

Good luck on your next venture!

thanks very much i think for me this was the best route as where i work we have ISA 2000 with every other server product running. The only one i wanted to do which i didn't was exchange but I don't need a cert to know how to use it just grab a book and start reading.

Silver Bullet

Congratulations

Bmac000

Cessation wrote:

WOW congrats! Im jealous im still only 1-7 tests.
I hope you have fun celebrating! I know I would.

thanks, i think i will i have a lot of lost time to make up on.

eurotrash

Good job!

!30

Grat's !

Bmac000

_omni_ wrote:

Good job!

thanks. Looks like your almost there to omni, which exam did you choose 297 or 298?

eurotrash

297. That's because I hadn't even thought of the 298 as an option; if I had, I'd have gone for that.

geekie

Congratz!!!!!!!!

Bmac000

_omni_ wrote:

297. That's because I hadn't even thought of the 298 as an option; if I had, I'd have gone for that.

fair enough well good luck with it, your almost there.

eurotrash

Thanks.

SWM

Well done, another MCSE awesome

mikej412

Congratulations!

If you got it on Monday, and today is Wednesday, does that mean you've been

and

durning that time in between?

Bmac000

mikej412 wrote:

Congratulations!

If you got it on Monday, and today is Wednesday, does that mean you've been and durning that time in between?

yeah basically, the day i got it pretty much came straight home started drinking then continued on all night til about 2am. then on the tuesday same thing again.

The real partying has started yet as my fiance is finishing off her thesis (Masters in HR) and she has to hand this in next Thurs so after that we will party like there is no tomorrow.