Thanks, Josh. On Mon, January 8, 2007 3:17 pm, Joshua Penix wrote: > On Jan 8, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Lan Barnes wrote: > >> My work wants me to become a MCSE. OK, why not. > > Indeed! If you go in with an open mind I bet you'll have some fun. > >> I'm looking for a recommendation of a training course/certification >> service here in SD. The ideal course would be: >> >> - not that long >> >> - not that expensive >> >> - evenings/weekends >> >> Substance would be nice, but teaching to the test is acceptable. >> It's all >> about the piece of paper. > > Hmm. I'm afraid "Not long" and "Not expensive" might not come > together. If you want to whip it out in 1-2 months, you generally > have to go through one of the certification schools, all of which are > charging in the $6000+ range for the full program. Alternately I > believe you can put together a mix of community college or Coleman > college classes that will get you certified, but their durations are > all going to be measured in terms of semesters. > > Is your employer paying? If so, then head over to Vortex, the best > there is in San Diego. > http://www.vortexdata.com/certification/mcse_2003.htm > >> Also, if there's a training book for MCSE that stands above the >> rest, I'd >> like to know about that, too. > > When I went through my MCSE (self-study), I actually found > Microsoft's own books to be quite good. And if your employer isn't > paying and you're feeling very self motivated, you could be to get > the books and self study it. All you *have* to do for the > certification is go and pass the tests (~$125/ea, and there are 7). > I also found the Transcender Exam prep software to be very useful, > but only after having worked through the books. Transcender focuses > on "teaching the test" but I'm not sure it's good enough to use alone. > > I'd also highly recommend joining the San Diego Windows 2003 user > group mailing list. It's filled with hugely knowledgeable Windows > sysadmins, and their posts contain a wealth of good info. You may > even want to toss this question their way. The list traffic is > slightly higher than kplug-list. > > -- > Joshua Penix http://www.binarytribe.com > Binary Tribe Linux Integration Services & Network Consulting > > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list >
-- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
