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I’m back at working on my exams again! This time I passed this exam on Thursday morning. I also passed my ITIL exam a while back too. I notice that I never posted anything about it. ;-)   Anyways. Since Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 has been released it time to start studying for those exams. I was going to start working ...

Did you know that the OWSUG is putting on the IT Virtualization Boot Camp? This boot camp is designed to help you pass the 70-659 exam…   What do you need to know. the boot camp cost ~$27, there are two date for this boot camp Feb 17 & 18.  Spots are going fast soo, book now!   ...

    On Thursday night at the User Group event, I was challenged to write 70-659 exam before Dec 31 2011. There are high stakes at risk here, bragging rights and more importantly beer!  Over the next few weeks you will see a few blogs post from me on the subject as a way for me to study for the exam. ...

Ok Everyone, it is time to tell MS what you think a stem Center Configuration Manager 2012 and System Center Operations Manager 2012. http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/btl/b/weblog/archive/2011/03/24/system-center-folks-we-need-your-input.aspx The Survey is 5 questions lone with the most “taxing” question being “What are the top 10 tasks that a ...

With the start of a new year, it is that time again to support the System Management Community, with that in mind I have made my yearly donation of $250 USD to MyITForum (MIF). Have you made a donation to your community yet? http://www.myitforum.com/donations/donate.asp

Well this morning I did it. I became a MCITP: Windows 7 MCITP Enterprise Desktop Support Technician. I wrote the upgrade exam (70-682) which is based on 70-680 MCTS: Windows 7, Configuring and 70-685: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician   This is an exam that I have be “working” on for a while, it all started ...

I have decided that the forums on www.SMSUG.ca are not being used and due to some SPAMMER populating the membership list, I have closed them down. This is a good thing as it means I will arrange for the site to be convert to a blog only site. With the new site will come a new look a feel. (wait for it)   If you are looking ...

CTE has done it again!! The are giving away 140, 000 worth of Training for ITIL and Win2k8 Boot Camp! Here are the details! Hi Garth,   This summer CTE Solutions, will again, be giving away over $140,000 worth of free training and certification programs to help the unemployed technology professionals ...

Now that I have your attention, every SMS / ConfigMgr administrator needs to know SQL in order to support SMS/ ConfigMgr. There are no “Ifs” “ands” or “buts” about it, without SQL, ConfigMgr / SMS could not run. You could not write reports or use SSRS. Neither MDT nor WSUS work without it either.  So without SQL there is no ConfigMgr / SMS ...

  While reading another forum this morning I found this tidbit. http://www.techexams.net/forums/virtualization/51260-70-669-resources.html