Yesterday I took the afternoon off of work with the intention of spending the entire afternoon taking two Microsoft certification tests. I had no intention of passing the tests, but I went ahead and scheduled to take 70-432 and 70-450 back to back
I was pretty nervous about the exams. After 18 months on the job as a DBA you would think I could have passed them in my sleep. Of course, if I didn’t pass it, was I really that good at my job? Sure, servers weren’t going to suddenly start exploding if I failed one or both exams, but it would have been a huge blow to my confidence.
Thankfully, I passed.
This was a pretty big milestone as I’ve been a developer for 90% of my professional career. It’s only recently that I’ve switched around and gone with the support route. Even then I don’t consider myself a DBA. I solve problems. Right now SQL Server is how I accomplish that. This certification is just some icing on top of the last 18 months of experience. It might not prove that I know my shit, but it proves that I know a minimally acceptable amount of somebody’s shit.
