Category Archives: Certifications
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Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Server 2012 – PowerShell V3.0 Part 2 (70-417)
Posted on November 17, 2013 by Michael in Certifications, Latest News, StudyingWell firstly, thank for the great feedback I’ve had from PowerShell Part 1 – It’s quite clearly a topic of interest for many people, and having been on the Exchange 2013 course this week it’s something I’m going to be covering again when I get round to the study blogs for Exchange 2013 as that […]
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Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Server 2012 – Roles, Network & Remote Management (70-417)
Posted on October 28, 2013 by Michael in Certifications, Latest NewsIn this blog we are going to look at a couple of items, (mainly server roles, network configuration and remote management) Before we start, let’s take a look at the supported server roles in 2012: •Active Directory Certificate Services •Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) •Active Directory Federation Services •Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services •Active […]
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Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Server 2012 – Server Core Basics (70-417)
Posted on September 29, 2013 by Michael in Certifications, StudyingUh-oh, it’s that “scary” time…Server Core. Hopefully the following basics will show you and put to rest any issues people may have with server core. Personally for some types of server this is perfect, but anyway lets crack on. Following on from the Server GUI Basics post, it’s time to have a quick look at […]
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Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Server 2012 – GUI Basics (70-417)
Posted on September 29, 2013 by Michael in Certifications, Studying, TutorialsBefore jumping straight in with the configuration, I thought I best cover some of the basic functions you are most likely going to carry out after installing Server 2012. Especially if you are not familiar with the new “Windows 8/Server 2012” layout. One of the first things you should know is “Log Off” has now […]
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Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Server 2012 – Installing (70-417)
Posted on September 23, 2013 by Michael in Certifications, StudyingBefore we dive in to the installation, I’m going to cover off exactly what versions there are in 2012 as this has changed from the 2008 model. As you will see Microsoft have killed off Enterprise edition, instead we have Standard and Datacenter. Windows Server 2012 Standard edition Windows Server 2012 Datacenter edition Windows Server […]
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Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Server 2012 Overview (70-417)
Posted on September 22, 2013 by Michael in Certifications, StudyingWell It’s been a few months since my last updates but I’m back with a new topic to learn/revise/study and this time it’s upgrading my Windows Server 2008 MCSA (What WAS the MCITP:SA) to Windows Server 2012 MCSA. This is purely an overview of what I’ll be covering in the coming months, but it’s worth […]
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CCNA Security…….Passed!
Posted on September 26, 2012 by Michael in Certifications, Latest NewsI revised, I labbed, I blogged, I sat, I conquered…. Today was the day of reckoning for me, for today was the day I’d sit my CCNA Security exam. Going in to this exam, I knew kind of what to expect (from sitting the CCNA), and was fairly confident as I’d done a fair amount of […]
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MCSA 2011 (A free certification!?)
Posted on May 24, 2012 by Michael in Certifications, Latest NewsEver get that feeling that maybe you study to much….(no me either!), or so I thought. It’s no secret i’m a big geek at heart, and love learning about new technology’s/studying for new certifications, and I must say it’s not often I qualify for a new certification based purely on passing a load of […]
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CCNA……Passed!
Posted on March 10, 2012 by Michael in CertificationsWell there I was tuesday morning (exam booked for 10:30am) up since 6am (as i’ve got some damn viral throat infection), so i’ve not had the best nights sleep (2 hours…), and i’m literally crapping myself….5 weeks of non stop studying, virtual lab’ing, hands on labs, reading, writing notes, watching revision videos and it […]
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