Earning SQL Server 2014 Certification: SQL Saturday Oregon 201411
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Earning SQL Server 2014 Certification Mark Tabladillo, PhD, MVP, MCAD, MCP, MCITP Consultant SolidQ SQL Saturday Oregon November 1, 2014
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Microsoft offers certification choices for working professionals. This session provides an overview of certification options for SQL Server 2014 including associated business intelligence options. This interactive presentation will include a) when certification helps, b) what types of exams are possible, and c) how certification can be part of your personal professional strategy. Along the way, we will have some sample test questions, and provide tips for best paid and free learning options. [The deck includes YouTube and low-cost ways to learn speed reading.]
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Earning SQL Server 2014 Certification Mark Tabladillo, PhD, MVP, MCAD, MCP, MCITP
Consultant SolidQ
SQL Saturday Oregon
November 1, 2014
NetworkingSay hello
Mark TabSQL Server MVP; SAS Expert
Consulting
Training
Teaching
Presenting
Linked In
@MarkTabNet
Goal: Discuss the two major SQL Server 2014 Certification Paths
MCSE
Detour: Speed Reading
100-200 wpm 200-400 wpm 500+ wpm
Microsoft Learning
https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/default.aspx
Microsoft Official
Courseware
Microsoft Press
Why might someone certify?Makes you look like you know it
Forces you to learn things
Employer requirement
Fill in knowledge gaps
Self-rewarding
Add to you bio or resume
Benefits from Microsoft
Justify a pay raise
Get a new job/career change
Microsoft’s ReasonsMakes a great commitment
Shows drive and initiative
Tangible way to demonstrate mastery of a product
Sets you apart from your peers at review time
Recognition inside and outside of Microsoft
When Certification Helps
When you want a new career
When you want to maintain your Gold
Partner Status
What Types of Exams are Possible
https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/certification-overview.aspx
MTA Exam: Database Fundamentals
MCP Exams
70-461: Querying Microsoft SQL Server
70-462 Administering Microsoft SQL Server Databases
70-463 Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server
Exam Tips• Set a date
• Sleep well
• Review the logisticsBefore the Exam
• Monitor the time
• Don’t spend too long on one question
• Keep calmDuring the Exam
• Mark tough questions for review
• Guess if you have to
• Eliminate wrong answersTough Question
Preparation VendorsBoson http://www.boson.com/
MeasureUp http://www.measureup.com/
Transcender http://www.transcender.com/
Self-Test Software http://www.selftestsoftware.com/
uCertify http://www.ucertify.com/
Pluralsight http://www.pluralsight.com/http://blog.pluralsight.com/top-5-it-courses-for-devs
AbstractMicrosoft offers certification choices for working professionals. This session provides an overview of certification options for SQL Server 2014 including associated business intelligence options. This interactive presentation will include a) when certification helps, b) what types of exams are possible, and c) how certification can be part of your personal professional strategy. Along the way, we will have some sample test questions, and provide tips for best paid and free learning options.
AppendixMotivation (optional): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkO6ln0hmcg
More Motivation (optional): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_ygu4qWlmw
One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPOIZ6DGXWE
Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEd136qSuD8 (good content, music distracts me: focus means removing distractions)
Book: Breakthrough Rapid Reading by Peter Kump
