Free Study Guides Help Partners Pass Exams

Free Study Guides Help Partners Pass Exams

Two free study guides are available to give partners the best prep possible to pass Microsoft Learning (MSL) exams. The guides were created by Microsoft Evangelist Keith Mayer, who recorded all the study resources that he used to pass the exams himself. Each guide helps partners self-assess their preparedness for each exam as well as providing free study resources for each objective area to quickly close knowledge gaps.

• Study guide for Exam 70-246: Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012

• Study guide for Exam 70-659: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization (Note: through January 2013, exam 70-659 may be taken in place of Exam 70-247: Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud with System Center 2012)

 

Jump Start for Exam 70-417 now on-demand

This accelerated, demo-rich virtual training session is designed to help IT pros upgrade skills to Windows Server 2012 in preparation for exam 70-417. The course is led by Microsoft Senior Technical Evangelist Rick Claus and Ed Liberman from TrainSignal, two seasoned Windows Server experts with real world experience.

Private Cloud Training for Pre-Sales Techs

Pre-sales technical specialists can now get relevant training on the Private Cloud, including System Center 2012 and Windows Server 2012.

The 4 courses in this learning path will provide a private cloud overview, customer benefits of each product, a competition course, and demo resources.
The courses prepare pre-sales technical specialists for the Private Cloud, Management, and Virtualization Assessment, which will be available later this summer.

 

Management & Virtualization

SC 2012 Private Cloud/Virtualization Assessment: Now Available in 11 Languages! The Sales Specialist assessment is now available in 11 languages. The assessment will help prime you to sell Microsoft’s Private Cloud with System Center 2012 solution to customers. And remember: the assessment is now a requirement for the Management and Virtualization Competency achievement. On-Demand Technical Training: Private Cloud Jump Start This series of discrete videos—broken out by implementer roles for Configuration/Deployment and Monitoring/Operating —provides an in-depth look at what it takes to deploy and maintain Microsoft’s Private Cloud solution. Each course replaces older, less current content. The original Jump Start training event was hugely successful with more than 4,000 registrants, so if you missed it, here’s a great chance to take a deep technical dive on demand (level 300).