=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Certification Tip January 29, 2004
Essential tools and advice to keep your career on track. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Explore the Desktop Deployment Info Center today! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/0,294261,sid1,00.html?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. CERTIFICATION TIPS - Build an affordable practice lab at home - Microsoft security certs: Are they worth the work? - Ask Ed Tittel: How worthy is the MCDBA certification? 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Featured Topic: Top 10 book downloads of 2003 - Article: Desktop decisions - Career Guide: SearchWin2000.com Career Center - Tip Contest: The clock is ticking! 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Explore the Desktop Deployment Info Center today! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/0,294261,sid1,00.html?track=NL-126 ____________________________________________________________________ BUILD AN AFFORDABLE PRACTICE LAB AT HOME | Ed Tittel Everybody who knows anything about the current crop of Microsoft certification exams knows that hands-on practice, "interface driving" skills and experience are more important than ever before. This raises the question of how to get that kind of experience. One way is to install a test network at home and practice everything you can on that network. This tip shows you how with a few easy steps. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci946450,00.html?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT SECURITY CERTS: ARE THEY WORTH THE WORK? | Ed Tittel Microsoft now has a Windows Server 2003 version of its security specializations for MCSEs and MCSAs. But the company has yet to explain how holders of a security specialization can upgrade their credentials from Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003. In this tip, Ed Tittel examines the security credentials side-by-side, proposes a potential upgrade path and explains how those who pursue a security specialization can optimize their future Win2k3 upgrade options. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci931175,00.html?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW WORTHY IS THE MCDBA CERTIFICATION? | Ask Ed Tittel Dear Ed, I would like to know your opinion regarding the MCDBA (SQL Server 2000) certification. I have been in the IT industry working with voice/data networking infrastructures for the past nine years. Now I would like to focus more on database design and software development. Please let me know if you think the MCDBA is a worthy certification and what the employment prospects are for future. >> CLICK for Ed's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid568654_tax285126,00.html?track=NL-126 Want more tips like this one? Then sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our Experts" biweekly newsletter. Just one click will automatically activate your free subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?track=NL-126 __________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOP 10 BOOK DOWNLOADS OF 2003 | Featured Topic Feel like some light Windows reading? Browse the most popular chapter downloads from our rich selection of technical book excerpts. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci945720,00.html?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DESKTOP DECISIONS: A SPECIAL REPORT | Article Continued supremacy over the desktop will be a key challenge for Microsoft in the near term. SearchWin2000.com devotes a three-part series of articles to look at issues that enterprises must consider when deciding which desktop system is right for them. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci946435,00.html?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM CAREER CENTER | Career Guide Searching for career resources? Visit the SearchWin2000.com Career Center powered by Dice.com and find training, certification and resume resources along with over 27,000 IT job openings to search through. Get e-mails when a listing matches your search criteria, have your profile automatically sent to Dice.com member companies, access a host of career resources and tips and much more. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/dice/0,294542,sid1,00.html?track=NL-126&Offer=w2kdicesur93 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE CLOCK IS TICKING! SUBMIT YOUR TIP TODAY! | Tip Contest If you want a shot at this month's awesome prize, an iRiver iFP-190T 256 MB Digital Audio Player, you better get cracking! You have one week left to submit your Windows-related tip for a chance to win. 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