70-647 books

neathneathneath

My next two exams will be the 70-680 and the 70-647.

I've not started serious study yet but doing some general reading (70-680).

What books are you guys using for the 647 ?

I'm not a big fan of the MS Press, any thoughts on or any other recommendations:

Sybex: MCITP: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator Study Guide: (Exam 70-647) by Steven Johnson (Paperback - 2 Jan 2009)
Buy new: £39.99 £27.99
MCITP: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator Study Guide: Exam 70-647: Amazon.co.uk: Steven Johnson: Books

The Real MCTS/MCITP Exam 70-647 Prep Kit: Independent and Complete Self-Paced Solutions by Anthony Piltzecker (Paperback - 22 Jul 200
The Real MCTS/MCITP Exam 70-647 Prep Kit: Independent and Complete Self-Paced Solutions: Amazon.co.uk: Anthony Piltzecker: Books

or would you folk go for:

MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-647): Windows Server Enterprise Administration, 2nd Edition Book/CD Package by David R. Miller, John Policelli, Paul Mancuso and Orin Thomas (Paperback - 5 Jul 2011)
MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit Exam 70-647 : Windows Server Enterprise Administration, 2nd Edition Book/CD Package: Amazon.co.uk: David R. Miller, John Policelli, Paul Mancuso, Orin Thomas, Ian McLean, J.C. Mackin: Books

fly2dw

Personally I have just finished MCITP Self-Paced Training kit (Exam 70-647) and found the material was okay. I felt it lacked detail in some areas and I had to use technet to get more information.

Overall you start to understand the planning and design requirements for certain scenarios however at the end of the book I felt it necessary to pick up something else which included R2 to get another perspective. I am now reading this:

Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed: Amazon.co.uk: Rand Morimoto, Michael Noel, Omar Droubi, Ross Mistry, Chris Amaris: Books

There are others, but a friend gave me the one above so I am reading that rather than purchase a new one, as I am almost ready for the exam, and going through this book as an extra revision exercise.

I think migration from a previous Windows OS to Server 2008 is a key topic, not just for the exam, but for on the job requirements. I am currently involved in a Windows NT4 to Windows Server 2008 R2 migration, and knowing the prerequisites/parameters is a big help.

mikedisd2

I'm using the MSPress book and yeah, it's dry and boring as it's always been. Still, it's only 500pgs and looks to be fairly straight forward so far. I reckon I'll just read it and get the exam out of the way. I'm not finding 647 as rewarding as I was expecting.

Essendon

mikedisd2 wrote: »

I'm using the MSPress book and yeah, it's dry and boring as it's always been. Still, it's only 500pgs and looks to be fairly straight forward so far. I reckon I'll just read it and get the exam out of the way. I'm not finding 647 as rewarding as I was expecting.

This is why you should read TechNet for the 647. There's going to be a TON of info on the exam and TechNet is your best bet.

mikedisd2

Essendon wrote: »

This is why you should read TechNet for the 647. There's going to be a TON of info on the exam and TechNet is your best bet.

Yeah, Technet is always the way to go; exams aside, it's one of the best ways of learning in the field as well as labs.