Re: What basics/background do i need before doing MCSE?
- From: "Leonid S. Knyshov" <lknyshov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:02:01 -0800
"shivek" <shivek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> basically starting from scratch!
> clean slate... i know nothing about networks
> but quite interested in MCSE... where should i start?
>
> what basics do i need?
Welcome.
You need a Microsoft Training Kit for Windows Server 2003 (exams 70-290 to
70-294), which is $130 on Amazon and the 70-270 book (Microsoft mcse/mcsa
training kit on XP) which is another $40 or so on Amazon. Just search for
"MCSE training kit" and you'll find them all on the same page.
With shipping I think that'll be roughly $200 for everything. You will later
need to purchase some practice tests. Microsoft recommends MeasureUp and
Self Test I believe.
This kit will come with trialware software to get you started.
You will need either one computer that has enough power (1Ghz or better) and
memory (1GB, 2GB preferred, and I have 3GB) in it to run multiple virtual
computers, or 3 computers capable of running Windows XP.
The Dos:
1. Read the books thoroughly.
2. Take the time to setup the lab and actually do the lab exercises.
3. Become a Windows XP expert - should take you a couple of months of
intense study. Take the 70-270 test. You are now an MCP, congratulations.
4. Go to http://directory.microsoft.com/mprd and find your local Microsoft
partners. Call them and see if any are interested in working with you. This
source should be far more fruitful than competing for published opernings.
Don't expect to get paid until you are at least MCSA. Right now, we would be
quite interested in working with more MCPs due to stricter requirements from
Microsoft.
5. Attain your MCSA, and later MCSE. By the time you are an MCP, you'll know
how to do that. The exact path is described in every book in excruciating
detail.
6. Watch Microsoft on-demand webcasts at
http://support.microsoft.com/webcasts
7. Pay attention to content on http://www.microsoft.com/mcp
The Don'ts:
1. Braindumps (real Microsoft questions published in violation of NDA) can
be tempting, but do not succumb to that temptation. Test materials from
Testking, Actualtests, Allcertsit, and a few other sources that advertise
via spam are illegal, not to metion full of errors.
2. Don't presume that Microsoft tests are easy and you can pass them without
any effort. That is plainly not true. The days of the relatively easy NT4
MCSE are long gone now.
3. Don't be afraid of the simulations. I find them easier than tests because
all the clues are on my screen. If you do the exercises, you'll find sims
more helpful and full of answers for your text-only questions that you are
not sure of.
4. Don't waste your time and money with Comptia certs (A+, Net+ etc).
Getting MCSE will take a while. It may take you about 6 months to get to the
MCSA level after you are an XP MCP. Most jobs that you will be looking at
won't require MCSE anyway. Getting MCDST might be a good idea, and as of
time of this writing you can get some free training from Microsoft on that
cert.
There you have it. Be prepared to spend a LOT of time reading for the rest
of your life as the technology changes far too rapidly. I, for example,
spend a couple of hours a week just reading latest KB updates.
If you are looking at our industry as easy money, you will be disappointed.
We have to maintain a continuous competitive edge and that means churning
through a ton of information, quite literally if it were expressed in terms
of books.
Good luck!
--
Leonid S. Knyshov, CEO
Crashproof Solutions, LLC - http://www.crashproofsolutions.com
MCP Exchange 2003/Small Business Server 2003, CCNA, SCSA 8
Microsoft Small Business Specialist Partner
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