Microsoft Private Cloud Exams

I posted a while back about two new exams that Microsoft were introducing:

• Exam 70-246: Private Cloud Monitoring and Operations with System Center 2012.
• Exam 70-247: Private Cloud Configuration and Deployment with System Center 2012.

Well these exams have now gone live and with that it means those that took them in the Beta format at MMS 2012 are starting to get their results.

I hadn't recieved an e-mail so I thought I would check manually and this is the result:

So I've passed the 70-247 exam, which I thought was the harder of the two due to the ammount of SCVMM questions that were in it and I'm still learning that product.

I've still yet to hear the result of the 70-246, but my fingers are crossed!

**Updated 15/06/2012 00:08** I've just checked again and Prometric have updated my history page and it looks like I've managed to pass 70-246 as well meaning I've passed BOTH the exams!!

That's one step closer to getting certified as MCSE: Private Cloud.

Private Cloud & System Center Exams

I blogged ages ago (here) that Microsoft were looking for input into how to structure some of the new System Center 2012 exams.

Starting with MMS 2012 (Where I hope to be taking and passing them!!) Microsoft will be looking to offer 3 new exams.

• Exam 70-243: Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.
• Exam 70-246: Private Cloud Monitoring and Operations with System Center 2012.
• Exam 70-247: Private Cloud Configuration and Deployment with System Center 2012.

There was a call to split 70-243 into two exams, and while this doesn't initally appear to have happened, what is encouraging is the fact that with the System Center 2012 release being a bundle of all the individual components, they have split this into the two areas:

Monitoring and Operating
Can be seen as day to day operations

Configure Data Center Process Automation (18%)

• Implement workflows.
• Implement service offerings.

Deploy Resource Monitoring (20%)

• Deploy end-to-end monitoring.
• Configure end-to-end monitoring.
• Create monitoring reports and dashboards.

Monitor Resources (23%)

• Monitor network devices.
• Monitor servers.
• Monitor the virtualization layer.
• Monitor application health.

Configure and Maintain Service Management (18%)

• Implement service level management.
• Manage problems and incidents.
• Manage cloud resources.

Manage Configuration and Protection (22%)

• Manage compliance and configuration.
• Manage updates.
• Implement backup and recovery.

Configuration and Deployment
For those responsible for design and implementation of the solutions.

Design and Deploy System Center (19%)

• Design a scalable System Center architecture.
• Install the System Center Infrastructure.
• Upgrade System Center components.

Configure System Center Infrastructure (21%)

• Configure System Center components.
• Configure portals and dashboards.

Configure the Fabric (27%)

• Configure the storage fabric.
• Configure the network fabric.
• Configure the deployment and update servers.
• Configure clouds and virtualization hosts.

Configure System Center Integration (16%)

• Configure private cloud integration.
• Configure integration of private and public clouds.

Configure and Deploy Virtual Machines and Services (18%)

• Configure profiles.
• Create and configure server App-V packages.
• Configure and deploy a service.
• Update a service.

SCCM & SCOM 2012 exams (70-243 & 70-242)

Garth Jones blogged about this today:
http://smsug.ca/blogs/garth_jones/archive/2011/03/25/70-243-amp-70-242-call-to-action.aspx?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+smsug%2FxUOI+%28Garth+Jones%29

Echoing his call to the community and MVP's etc, please try and find time to visit the MS Learning survey's and have your say about what content should be in the new exams.
http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/btl/b/weblog/archive/2011/03/24/system-center-folks-we-need-your-input.aspx


Direct Link to surveys:
System Center Configuration Manager 2012:
http://microsoftlearning.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_d1gDjZPYJv1SHyI

System Center Operations Manager 2012:
http://microsoftlearning.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_50gGKfVbKaMqjLS

I also agree with Garth on this one:
Quote... "Tell MSL that you want TWO certifications for ConfigMgr! Yes Two , one for Day-to-day Admins (MCTS) and one for Architect (MCITP)"