70-653 sbs 2008

Rick T

Any advice or tips on taking the 70-653 sbs 2008 exam? Is CBT nuggets or Train Signal a good idea?

earweed

I didn't find any courses on CBT nuggets for the 70-653 but I could be looking in the wrong place..lol
Your best bet is to look over the objectives TS: Windows Small Business Server 2008, Configuring aka skills measured and review some technet articles Windows Small Business Server 2008 and use the MS Press book Amazon.com: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-653): Configuring Windows® Small Business Server 2008 (Mcts Self Paced T/Kit 70-653) (9780735626782): Beatrice Mulzer, Walter Glenn, Scott Lowe: Books

Asif Dasl

I have used the Train Signal for SBS 2008 which was good but assumes you have some previous experience with servers and networking. I have yet to fully read the book for 70-653, but there is not a huge amount to grasp, as most configuration is done using wizards. Train Signal have an updated SBS 2011 package out now and a few books for SBS 2011 are coming down the line. I don't think there is too much different to SBS 2008 but you would probably be better placed going for the SBS 2011 exam 70-169 using the latest Train Signal package and maybe waiting for an SBS 2011 book to arrive (or use a 2008 book and pick up the differences).

earweed

True about it being a good idea to go ahead and get certified on SBS 2011. It's not that much different from 2008 as I just set up a client with it recently and the only references I had to use were technet articles. SBS 2011 is even easier to set up than 2008 was.

Rick T

Thanks for the advice everybody!