Jon_Cisco wrote: » I used the Pearson IT one (Anthony Sequeira) with no problems. No technical book is perfect but if you read and lab you can usually learn the information. A lot of users read Microsoft articles on anything that does not make sense because they are usually more current. As with almost everything else google is your friend while studying. I would suggest picking one and getting started because that is the hardest part.
Kalissie wrote: » I used cbt nuggets which i highly recommened for anyone ready to take 70-74X series. Explain all the scopes you need to know as well as practical methodology. Ge them on eBay it's cheaper. https://ebay.to/2MwU5U9
kbreitsprecher wrote: » I used Pluralsight. I would say that the lab and videos were good, but they simply didn't cover somethings that were on the exam... I will use them again, but background using the product is going to be key.
Martog wrote: » I'd take a look at this Reddit post, it's what I used and I passed every MCSA with an 800+ score the first time. Started end of May and finished today. They really aren't as bad as long as you understand the material. It's basically a break down of using CBT with its virtual labs and practice tests, Microsoft Docs really.https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/8jntz8/i_finished_my_mcsa_server_2016_this_past_weekend/
november24 wrote: » You managed to finish the 3 exams in 4 months?!!
Skyliinez92 wrote: » No he said he passed every MCSA. He's basically the God of IT now
Martog wrote: » Yeah, and the author of that Reddit did as well, well I think they were in about 3 months. I'm single so I got some free time, but work full time. I believe the OP on the reddit is married. But they did get to study at work, me not so much. Everyone learns differently and at different paces, some take months for one of the exams, some of us do it much shorter. Keep in mind there are boot camps to do the MCSA Server 2016 in 9 days, but they are also $5000+. This cost me the exam ref book cost, the four months of CBT and the three exams. Early October is my goal with my MCSE Cloud and Infrastructure doing the 70-533, I heard it is not bad to do. Haha oh man, that would be a trip if I did. That was definitely a typo, I meant each MCSA exam for this cert.
Batmga wrote: » I'm looking for study materials for the Server 2016 track preferably a book but I can't seem to find any which doesn't have any bad reviews. I understand that one book will not have everything required for the exams but the reviews seem to state that there is incorrect information in the books for both the Sybex one (William Panek) and the Pearson IT one (Anthony Sequeira) on Amazon. I'd really appreciate if someone could clear this out for me and give your own book recommendation, thanks!
november24 wrote: » Well Done, I am really impressed with your achievement.
Pseudonym wrote: » Don't forget to mention that varying degrees of experience with the technology, or similar technologies will cause large variance in the amount of time it takes to pass these exams. For instance, if you've never heard of an ACL, and then you start hitting the MCSA books, you've got an uphill struggle on your hands. Just working through the acronyms will be a struggle, never mind the concepts. People with prior knowledge of concepts & terminology can focus on the detail and the implementation of the technology and cut the study time to a fraction of what it would take an absolute beginner.
Batmga wrote: » Thank you for the reference, I kind of understand now although do you think the objectives on Microsoft's website are all that we need to know for the exam? I feel like they have just listed the main topics that we need to know and not entirely the details associated with the topics.
Martog wrote: » Each skill listed on their website can be tested for. Each exam has a download so you can view or print the current exam objectives. That is what Microsoft is going to be testing for on the exam. They do change the skill objectives (ie nano server isn't as a huge of a deal, especially over containers) and add and remove questions over time. After you take the exam, the printout shows you how you did in each section overall, but not what questions you got wrong.
