70-413 Study guide

This exam is part of the Server Infrastructure MSCE exam and is the first of two exams. I have added some resources for those that wish to study to this exam down below J
If you wish you should buy this book as well it is a complete study guide book for the exam
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Exam-Ref-70-413-Implementing-Infrastructure/dp/0735673675/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363123655&sr=8-1

(I have this book and its okay, it covers the exam objectives and nothing more)

CBTNuggets also has a video series for the certification as well
http://cbtnuggets.com/it-training-videos/microsoft/series/microsoft-windows-server-2012-70-413

You can also reach out to the study group community on Microsoft
http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/certification/server/w/wiki/496.413-designing-and-implementing-a-server-infrastructure.aspx#fbid=gMVg4JmZ6y_

DHCP resources:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/teamdhcp/archive/2012/07/15/bringing-powershell-to-dhcp-server.aspx

AD DS Powershell & Management

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852274.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831702.aspx

Print

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134150.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134156.aspx

Radius NPS 2012

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755248.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731320.aspx

IPAM:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831353.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831622.aspx

NPS:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831683.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc726008.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753389(v=ws.10).aspx

Deduplication

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh769303(v=vs.85).aspx

Rendom:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732097(v=ws.10).aspx

Read-Only Domain Controllers:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574152.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb891956(v=vs.85).aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949257

Active Directory cloning:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2012/10/01/virtual-domain-controller-cloning-in-windows-server-2012.aspx

WDS 2012:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831764.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771324(v=ws.10).aspx

DNS 2012:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831667.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee683892(v=ws.10).aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc728412(v=ws.10).aspx

DNSSEC

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200221.aspx

BranchCache

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637832(v=ws.10).aspx

iSCSI

http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2012/05/21/introduction-of-iscsi-target-in-windows-server-2012.aspx

DFS

http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2009/03/10/the-basics-of-the-windows-server-2008-distributed-file-system-dfs.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2011/09/16/active-directory-site-topology-not-just-for-dcs.aspx

Group Policy

http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2013/02/08/circle-back-to-loopback.aspx

CMAK

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc726035(v=ws.10).aspx

#cbtnuggets, #certification, #msca, #msce

Certifications on track!

So far this year it has been quite busy!
But for my own sake I’m trying to learn as much as I can, and therefore I had laid some plans regarding certifications test ahead. Since Microsoft has released Windows Server 2012 and has reintroduced MSCE and MSCA titles I have a whole lot to deal with there, and I’m trying to learn more about Citrix as well since I find it interesting but my main goal is more security related, so I have a long term goal of getting CCIE Security and CASP. But back to those plans! I have already started the planning and have ordered two tests.

1: CCA for XenServer A26 http://training.citrix.com/mod/ctxcatalog/course.php?id=418#modalid=2&voucher=
2: CCAA for XenApp 6.5 A22 http://training.citrix.com/mod/ctxcatalog/course.php?id=319#modalid=2&voucher=
3: CCA for Netscaler 9.2 http://training.citrix.com/mod/ctxcatalog/course.php?id=318#modalid=2&voucher=
4: Lync MCTIP 70-665 (http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?id=70-665)
5: CASP Comptia http://certification.comptia.org/getCertified/certifications/casp.aspx
6: Windows Server 2012 70-417 for MSCA Windows Server 2012
7: Windows Server 2012 70-413 and 70-414 for MSCE: Server infrastructure
8: Windows Server 2012 70-415 and 70-416 for MSCE: Desktop infrastructure
9: Office 365
10: CCNP Secure
11: CCNP Firewall
12: CCNP VPN

Let’s see how many I manage to do this year
Something I love about the computer industry is that it is always evolving new stuff is happening all the time, new technology is released all the time and there is always something new to learn.

#casp, #ccnp, #mctip, #msca, #msce

New certifications from Microsoft

Microsoft has updated their certification site with a WHOLE load of new certifications for the release of windows server 2012.
If you now go to the MCSE site on Microsoft’s site you can now see new exams for Windows Server 2012 & Windows 8
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/mcse.aspx

New exams that I can see so far is.

70-410  Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 (September 04, 2012(In development)
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-410

70-411  Administering Windows Server 2012 (September 04, 2012(In development)
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-411

70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services September 04, 2012(In development)
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-412

If you take these 3 exams you will then get the MCSA Windows Server 2012.
Of course if you have the MSCA Server 2008 you can upgrade your title with the upgrade exam

70-417 Upgrade your skills to MSCA Windows Server 2012
(No info available yet)

When you have the MCSA Windows Server 2012, you can then upgrade this title with the MCSE Server Infrastructure.
Which consists of

70-413 Designing and Implementing a Server infrastructure
(No info available yet)

70-414 Implementing an advanced Server infrastructure
(No info available yet)

So in total to get the MCSE Server Infrastructure (If you don’t have any other certs from before)
You need to take 5 exams.

Of course there is also an MCSE Desktop Infrastructure track.

Which consists of the

70-415 Implementing a desktop infrastructure
(No info available yet)

70-416 Implementing desktop application environments
(No info available yet)

+ If you have the MSCA Windows Server 2012 You will get the title “MCSE Desktop Infrastructure”
Of course you can upgrade this as well if you have the Enterprise Desktop Administrator title.

With the release of Windows server 2012 and with System center 2012 just released, Microsoft again comes with a load of new certifications.
For those that are eager to take new certifications, well Microsoft just announced 8 certifications for Windows server 2012 and Windows 8. Like I didn’t have enough on my schedule to take more certs

#msca, #msce, #windows-server-2012