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I am holding Office Hours in the Microsoft Tempe Office (60 E. Rio Salado Pkwy., #1200, Tempe, AZ 85281) from 10 AM – 2 PM on the following Mondays in March: March 4, 2013: http://ohours.org/officehours/29244 March 11, 2013: http://ohours.org/officehours/29245 March 18, 2013: http://ohours.org/officehours...

Windows Server 2012 "Early Experts" Challenge The Windows Server 2012 "Early Experts" Challenge provides a FREE online study group with certification exam preparation materials for quickly learning about the latest version of Windows Server! The Challenge involves a series of Knowledge...

On February 13, 2012, I wrote a post titled “ Virtualization Certification(s) – Is it really worth it? ”.  In that post, I mentioned that I have quite a few Microsoft based certifications and was pursuing my VMware VCP5 certification.  I did take the time (and money) to attend the official...

My teammate, Chris Avis, has started a great blog post series on preparing for the Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Virtualization Exam (70-659).  Not only does the information provide a great study guide to taking the exam, this is GREAT general purpose information on the technology that is useful...

First, let me say that I am a big proponent of technical certifications.  That is the reason why I have my Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) Server Administrator, MCITP Enterprise Administrator and MCITP Enterprise Messaging Administrator 2007 and 2010.  Once upon a time, I also had...

In the West Region, Chris Avis and I are hosting a set of events in the March and May / June timeframe. In November 2011, we tried out a new format for events which we called IT Camps. This new format included the ability for the attendees to select the topics that would be discussed. We are evolving...

Sorry I’m a bit late with the recap for the Phoenix / Tempe Event last week. For the summary of Cloud Computing and what a Private Cloud really is compared to On Premise datacenters, Public Clouds and Hybrid Clouds, please see my recap from Los Angeles . I do want to repost the links for the PPT decks...

On October 17th, I wrote a blog post about upcoming TechNet Events taking place in the West Region in the November and December time frame ( http://blogs.technet.com/b/haroldwong/archive/2011/10/17/upcoming-west-region-technet-events-in-november-2011.aspx ).  I am now writing a follow up post to...

For all those IT Professionals who administer some aspect of Microsoft servers and desktops and live in Las Vegas, I wanted to let you know that I am holding a last minute event in Las Vegas on October 18, 2011 (that’s 5 days from now).  I do apologize for the short notice, but I am hoping you can...

I had the opportunity to attend Tech Ed 2011 in Atlanta, GA from May 16th through 19th.  I thought I would recap some of my experiences from the past week.  Tech Ed is one of the best opportunities for IT Pros to gather and get the latest and greatest information on a plethora of Microsoft...

***************** UPDATE ***************************** It seems I jumped the gun on posting this information. The program does not go live until March 1, 2011. I'm sorry about the confusion on my part, but please mark your calendars to try again on March 1st. Thanks!!! ****************** End Update...

I just found out yesterday that beta exam 71-662: TS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuring is now available.  This beta exam is available to take between August 31, 2009 and September 14, 2009.  You can start registering for the exam now.  If you pass the exam in beta, you will...

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Back on October 8th, I made a post regarding a Virtual Beta Exam, 70-113 ( http://blogs.technet.com/haroldwong/archive/2008/10/08/new-virtual-lab-based-exam-70-113-windows-server-2008-ad-configuring.aspx ).  In that post, the deadline for taking the exam was pretty much the end of October. ...

On my previous post: http://blogs.technet.com/haroldwong/archive/2008/10/08/new-virtual-lab-based-exam-70-113-windows-server-2008-ad-configuring.aspx , I informed everyone that there was a great promotion going on that includes 3 free exam vouchers if you take the beta exam with a new format. I received...

I just received an email that gave some kewl information about a new type of Certification testing.  To sweeten the pot for those who like to be the first to try new things, they are offering 3 FREE exam vouchers for the first 3000 people who take this exam. I have copied the text from my email...