Sunday, January 20, 2013

Exam 70-432: Week 1

Week 1 is done. Here's what I accomplished:
The hardest part is going to be posting something substantial in an online forum each week. I don't have enough technical knowledge to contribute anything meaningful -- at least not yet.

On to Week 2.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Exam 70-432: Week 1 - QotD

This week's Question of the Day from SQLServerCentral.com is about ghost process cleanup.

I knew nothing about ghost records or the ghost process (in fact, I had never heard of them), so Bing to the rescue.

I found an article where Paul Randal that explains the ghost record cleanup process. Using the information from the article, I came up with the correct answer of '2'.


Sunday, January 13, 2013

Exam 70-432: If At First You Don't Succeed...

You may know that I designed a self-directed class for passing exam 70-432. Well so far, it's been a flop. I didn't allow myself enough time to cover each topic, and I spent way too much time producing output from the lab exercises.

But I'm not giving up. To quote Curly: "If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do succeed."1


So, here's 70-432, version 3.0. This time, we'll focus on explaining concepts, instead of turning in homework. Lab exercises and practice tests are still part of the curriculum, but they're no longer the main emphasis.

Take a look at the syllabus, and let me know what you think. Check back for updates, and maybe take the class yourself.


1. http://quotationsbook.com/quote/29987/