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10/15/2011 -- During the recent Microsoft SharePoint Conference, the new Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) certification, MCA SharePoint, was announced. It is intended to validate "the technical and leadership skills of architects who deliver SharePoint solutions for enterprise customers."
Not a certification for the cheap, the application fee for entering the MCA program is $125. Once accepted, you must pay $7,500 to take the MCA Board exam. More information can be found here.
Solaris 11 Expected To Beta in January
The certification exam for Oracle Solaris 11 Advanced System Administration (1Z1-822) is expected to go to beta in mid-January 2012. While the exam topics have yet to be finalized, it is expected the beta will run three hours and consist of 120 to 150 questions (and cost $50). The exam will count toward the Oracle Certified Professional( OCP ) certification for Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator, more information on which can be found here.
Certification Book of the Week: 'CCNP Security Firewall'
The newly published CCNP Security FIREWALL 642-617 Official Cert Guide is written for a very difficult exam. Of all the certifications available today, the Cisco CCNP Security has a well-deserved reputation of truly authenticating skills administrators need to know. The authors (David Hucaby, Dave Garneau and Anthony Sequeira) do an superb job of trying to hammer retention into the reader through repetition and examples. The 700+ pages are divided between 16 chapters that together do an outstanding job of covering all the material and preparing the reader for the difficult exam.
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