6/13/2012 -- In line with the view that the cloud is the future, Microsoft is reinventing the Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) certification to be cloud-centric. The first new entry, "MCSD: Windows Metro Style Apps," is focused on Windows 8 and will come out in an HTML5 track and a C# track. The HTML5 track requires three exams:
- 480: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3
- 481: Essentials of Deploying Windows Metro Style Apps using HTML5 and JavaScript
- 482: Advanced Metro Style App Development using HTML5 and JavaScript
The C# track requires the following three exams:
- 483: Programming in C#
- 484: Essentials of Deploying Windows Metro Style Apps using C#
- 485: Advanced Metro Style App Development using C#
More information on these exams, and upgrade paths for those currently certified, can be found here.
LPI Exams To Be Exclusive to VUE
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has announced that beginning July 1, all of its certification exams will be available only through Pearson VUE testing centers. Over 100,000 have obtained one of the three levels of LPI certification since it debuted in 1999, and over 300,000 exams have been given.
Information on the change to VUE-only can be found here.
More Oracle Date Changes
Two Oracle exams that are currently in beta -- and were scheduled to end in coming months -- have had their beta life extended. The affected exams, in numerical order, are:
| Exam Number |
New Ending Date |
Exam Title |
| 1Z1-509 |
Aug. 18, 2012 |
Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management 7 Advanced Implementation Essentials |
| 1Z1-559 |
Sept. 1, 2012 |
Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3 Essentials |
All Oracle exams are available through VUE testing centers and run three to three-and-a-half hours long. More information, including the objectives for each exam, can be found here.
Technology Book of the Week: 'Wireless Network Security'
The official title of this book is A Beginner's Guide to Wireless Network Security but don't be fooled by the "Beginner's" part. Tyler Wrightson has an alphabet soup's worth of knowledge in the subject (CISSP, CCSP, CCNA, CCDA, MCSE) and he walks through the topics that matter as opposed to the ones that a true beginner would be stuck on. With very few exceptions, any administrator reading this book will find something in it they did not know or that will benefit them.
The 11 chapters are divided into three parts: "Wireless Foundations," "Know Thy Enemy" and "Real-World Wireless Security Defenses." An appendix provides an overview of Linux, which seems a bit out of place, but at only 20 pages -- and at the very end of the book -- it is easy enough to skip over.
Given the importance of the topic today, I highly recommend you put A Beginner's Guide to Wireless Network Security on your summer reading list. You'll be glad you did.
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