Passed 70-647

stupidboy

A week later than I planned but passed 70-647 this morning. Experience mirrors the many posts here.

I managed a 858 meaning I have to go take the 70-646 exam next week (stupid mouth is way to loose )

flurrball

Congrats on the pass!

May I ask why you are taking the 70-646 if you've already passed the 70-647? Isn't the 646 a subset of 647?

dynamik

Congrats buddy! Why are you doing the SA as well?

Graham_84

What are the main testing points ? i have mind tomorrow!! ARG!

stupidboy

Thanks, its just a bit of a load off my plate for now (seems like the upgrades just keep coming, VCP and CCEE are a couple of examples)

There are three reasons for the attempt at the SA.

1. The MCSE 2000 to 2003 upgrades were more interesting, I feel a little cheated by the coverage. I thought the SA might have something interesting or at least a little nugget that save me some time one day. I did learn some useful tips in my 2000 to 2003 upgrade, it seemed worth while and there was a sense of achievement at the end. This time around there is nothing just an empty space where the book was on my bed side cabinet
2. A colleague of mine and I were discussing the idea and I kinda said "if I get more than 850 on 649, I'll take a shot at 646 next week", damn 9 points, why did I not study less
3. It gives me a reason to continue to play with my Hyper-V machine (Windows 2008 Enterprise VMs) and acts a launch pad into 70-652 which I have had sitting around way too long (would be nice to have the set, VMware, XenServer and Hyper-V)

Graham_84 wrote:

What are the main testing points ? i have mind tomorrow!! ARG

Really nothing too hard, the coverage is bit of everything but obviously I would ensure knowledge of the new features. This is normal with almost every vendor, or at least those I've tested with.

[EDIT] Sorry forgot to say, I used the CBT Nuggets (my company has a multi user steaming license that I want to make the most of), the Microsoft Press book for a quick review and actually having worked with the technologies for a number of years. I must confess that James Conrad makes me laugh whilst I am watching his videos. [/EDIT]

jamesp1983

congrats man!