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Essential tips and advice to keep your career on track. More Tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. CERTIFICATION TIPS - Cert Tip: What security savvy Windows admins must know - Cert Tip: Previewing the 70-270 Windows XP Professional exam - Cert Tip: Education versus certification 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Bill Boswell's Admin Corner Puzzle: Solve it and win! - Discussion Day Today: Best practices for backup - Tip Contest: Win a Philips CD-MP3 player with car kit! - Refer your peers to searchWin2000 and win an Xbox ____________________________________________________________________ ***************** SPONSORED BY: Wave Technologies ****************** MCSA vs. MCSE: Which is right for you? Take Wave's survey. Demand for administrators with Windows 2000 skills continues to grow, bucking a downward trend of much of the IT sector. Microsoft research points to a 13% rise in demand from 2000 to 2001. But is MCSA right for you? Take Wave Technologies' short survey and find out. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3698752;5058249;y?http://www.wavetech.com/waveus/newcurriculum/MCSA/mcsaform.cfm?mktcode=sp12sw2c ____________________________________________________________________ WHAT SECURITY SAVVY WINDOWS ADMINS MUST KNOW | by Ed Tittel What's the best course of action -- certification-wise -- to raise your security IQ? You will need more than what Microsoft requires in its Windows 2000 MCSE certification program. Ed Tittel reviews several options that will help security savvy Windows admins increase their knowledge and hone their skills. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci785962,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PREVIEWING THE 70-270 WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL EXAM | by Ed Tittel IT pros will need to invest in a significant amount of study and hands-on interaction with the XP Pro platform. Even those of you already familiar with the XP operating system should plan to spend 20-40 hours preparing; those unfamiliar with XP will probably need to spend 100 hours or more getting ready for this test. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci775178,00.html?FromTaxonomy=%2Fpr%2F5e4 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EDUCATION VERSUS CERTIFICATION | by Ed Tittel Although the temptation to skip school and go for a short, intense and potentially rewarding IT certification like Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) can be hard to resist, ponder this before you make that kind of a move. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci341538,00.html?FromTaxonomy=%2Fpr%2F5e4 __________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOLVE A PROBLEM & WIN A PRIZE | Bill Boswell's Admin Corner Puzzle Charlotte the Engineering Manager is responsible for contracts with two different clients who are archrivals. The files for the two projects are in separate folders under a shared folder She needs you to ensure that neither client will gain access to the other's work. How would you handle Charlotte's request? http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/907!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEST PRACTICES FOR BACKUP | Discussion Day Who: Liam Scanlon, vp of product development, Bocada Mark Silverman, president and CEO, Bocada When: TODAY, 12:00 - 4:00 PM EST (17:00 - 21:00 GMT) Join searchWindowsManageability this Thursday for the Live Expert Discussion Day, "Best practices for backup -- what you need to know about your environment," and get all of your backup questions answered. 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