293 before 299? (after 291)

jkstech

I am trying to plan out my test taking after 291, i'm wondering should I go for the 299 to get security specialization for mcsa or would 293 first help me out better with some concepts on 299

i've already taken the official courses for both, but that was almost two years ago

sooo.......

i'm just wondering, should I go for the specialization and get the credential or would doing 293 be more beneficial since it does cover some security? My thoughts were that 299 prep will also prep me for the security topics on 293, but I could be wrong, the main security topics I see on 293 are pki/ca stuff, I don't know, just wondering what you all thought....293 does seem close enough in content that i could move right into that after 291 and build on 293 with the 299....


ahh decisions.....decisions.....

sthomas

I would take 293 right after 291 since there is a lot of crossover between the two exams. I waited to take 293 about a year after 291 and it made studying more difficult for me.

jkstech

thanks

Ahriakin

I agree. If you do 298 last as the design elective for your MCSE then 299 will be a breeze, the latter is just the implementation side of the same topics.

Slowhand

Yup, I'm in the same boat. I took the 70-291 about a year ago, and I wish I'd gone right into 70-293 then. It's a great transition from the infrastructure stuff you learned in 70-291 to the security stuff you'll be doing in 70-299. All things considered, I'd say doing the preliminary security and infrastructure training in 70-293 is going to be very beneficial to the more advanced security concepts you'll be learning for 70-299.

jkstech

thanks for the input

jkstech

Ahriakin wrote:

I agree. If you do 298 last as the design elective for your MCSE then 299 will be a breeze, the latter is just the implementation side of the same topics.

I was thinking the other way around, that if I do the implementation first it will be easier to do the design, that's how it seemed in the classes. design was basically application of the things learned through the implementation course.