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.
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Congrats, man!
Thanks! I’m glad I finally got around to getting certified. Now I’m as cool as you… for 2.5 more weeks.
Congratulations! Now you just need to do the MCITP – Database Developer, which should be easier because of your developer background.
Hehe, fooled you, I had the MCITP: Database Developer from 2005 and 2008. I’m super awesome certified.
In all seriousness, thank you.
Awesome. I just passed 70-450 so I’ve got the MCITP: DBA, I’m planning on doing the developer tests later this year. Have to catch up to you.
Congratulations! Catching up with me is pretty easy. I move slowly.
Congrats! I’ve got the retake of the 70-450 next week.