70-461 (query) :)

I was wondering if you feel learning/certing 70-461 would pay dividens for a data analyst. I start a new position tomorrow and the data analyst role requires SQL within Access and Excel. However once I am off of this project they want to transition me into VB.net and SQL, which I assume would be more around pure T-SQL within MS SQL Server.
Is this a bit much for a data analyst in your opinion or a good fit?
Just curious because I am going to have my hands ful when I transition to VB. (In other words is it worth is in your opinion or is it an overkill)?
Thanks
Is this a bit much for a data analyst in your opinion or a good fit?
Just curious because I am going to have my hands ful when I transition to VB. (In other words is it worth is in your opinion or is it an overkill)?
Thanks
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My boss already has me on a VB.net track and I am going to be utilizing SQL queries heavy. He wants to get away from using Excel, which I am really good at! Bummer!
I am a DBA at a company and we have a handful of Data analysts at our company. Some of the data analysts have passed 70-433 (DB development mostly querying for 200
Good luck!
I plan on getting the 461 CBT and labbing, which is nice because we just stood up a VM SQL cluster at work for reporting. Read only and historical but good data to mine. I'll be comparing and reconciling against other databases with similiar data.