3/6/2012 -- As the table below shows, thirteen beta exams are currently available from Oracle and scheduled to end their run in the next three months.
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Exam Number
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Ending Date
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Exam Title
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| 1Z1-564 |
March 10, 2012 |
Oracle Communications Services Gatekeeper 5 Essentials |
| 1Z1-571 |
March 17, 2012 |
Oracle Communications Converged Application Server 5 Essentials |
| 1Z0-581 |
March 17, 2012 |
Pillar Axiom 60 Storage System Essentials |
| 1Z1-583 |
March 24, 2012 |
Oracle User Productivity Kit 11 Technical Consultant Essentials |
| 1Z1-573 |
March 31, 2012 |
Peoplesoft Payables 9.1 Essentials |
| 1Z1-575 |
March 31, 2012 |
Peoplesoft Receivables 9.1 Essentials |
| 1Z1-821 |
March 31, 2012 |
Oracle Solaris 11 System Administration |
| 1Z1-579 |
April 14, 2012 |
Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking 11 Technical Implementation Essentials |
| 1Z1-580 |
April 14, 2012 |
Oracle Solaris 11 Installation and Configuration Essentials |
| 1Z0-590 |
April 14, 2012 |
Oracle VM 3.0 for x86 Essentials |
| 1Z0-574 |
April 21, 2012 |
Oracle IT Architecture Essentials |
| 1Z1-586 |
April 21, 2012 |
Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking 11 Trade Finance Implementation Essentials |
| 1Z1-804 |
May 12, 2012 |
Java SE Programmer II |
All Oracle exams are available through VUE testing centers and run between three and three-and-a-half hours long. More information, including the objectives for each exam, can be found here.
In Development: Microsoft System Center, SQL Server Exams
Microsoft currently has four exams in development -- two each for System Center and Microsoft SQL Server. The following table shows the exams and the expected date that each will go live.
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Exam Number
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Expected Live Date
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Exam Title
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| 70-243 |
April 19, 2012 |
Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager |
| 70-246 |
June 26, 2012 |
Private Cloud Monitoring and Operations with System Center 2012 |
| 70-465 |
June 12, 2012 |
Designing Database Solutions for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 |
| 70-467 |
June 12, 2012 |
Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 |
More information on the exams can be found on the Microsoft Learning site here.
Regedit Knowledge Necessary for CompTIA Certifications
Knowledge of the Windows Registry, and editing it with Regedit/Regedt32, is becoming common fodder for CompTIA certification exams. It is tested upon on the Security+ exam and will be on the newest round of A+ exams, as well. Below is a seven-minute video on the basics titled "Registry Editing 101." This video was originally created for the CompTIA Security+ Deluxe Edition Study Guide and is included on the CD accompanying it.
CompTIA Storage+ Goes Live
CompTIA made the Storage+ Powered by SNIA certification live in January. The exam (SGO-001) consists of 100 questions that must be answered in 90 minutes with a passing score required of 720 or greater (on a 100-900 scale). More information on the exam can be found here.
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