70-284 Starting out

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If I remember correctly, 70-282 didn't touch much on Exchange at all. Not sure you'll get a large enough taste of it. I wouldn't recommend doing 70-282 unless you're really interested in supporting SBS.

 

LOL you guys arent making it easier! Seriously 293 i think for a later time.. I need to cover the basics of Exchange so is it maybe worth going for 282 and covering the basics? The other plus is i would cover basics of ISA which again i havent seen much of...

 

Mike then you suggesting i go straight for 284 then? How would you recommend i start out then?

 

its sounds good but is it the way forward?

 

So sparky some book suggestions then? keep in mind ill be working alot of learning exchange

 

Not necessarily... I'm just saying that Exchange is a small part of SBS, and isn't tested much past what limitations Exchange has in an SBS environment, and which SBS versions include Exchange.

If you're interested in Exchange, just read about it, install it, and play with it. Best I can advise is that it won't be easy without seeing it in real-life action... it's not impossible to do, but it just makes things clearer, actually seeing it work, with real-life users connecting to it and using it.

Sparky's right that 70-293 builds upon 70-291's concepts. It may be helpful to strike while the iron is still hot. 70-284 is different from what you've messed with in the past.

Keep in mind that if you ever want MCSE: Messaging, you'll also have to take 70-285, which is best taken after 70-284... thus, another reason to stick with the MCSE course, then switch to Messaging when you're done with the core exams.

 

ahhh now what! Seriously i spent so much time thinking of this and now im even more confused. The reason because i dont want to pursue MCSE right now is because im looking at a future in Computer Forensics so im still keeping my options open... so i guess i need to look at my options now..

 

Why does a future in Computer Forensics preclude you from getting (or needing) the MCSE? ;)

 

Well it doesnt but i feel i dont have enough experience to be an MCSE

 

YES! I did want to do 282 as i feel it will teach me about another "Server product" and now Exchange and ISA...
I started off wanting Exchange to be MCSA:M ... then SBS... now im looking at 293! seriously im so confused now i dont know whats right and wrong

 

i basically have 5 months free until end of sept.. so i was hoping to learn exchange during then.. so you still think im crazy?

 

Personally, I didn't learn anything about Exchange or ISA when studying for the SBS exam... I learned about what makes SBS different from the normal Windows Server 2003 product, and what Microsoft products come bundled with each SBS product. It certainly didn't help me use those bundled apps.

That said, I took the SBS exam a year ago... long after I got my MCSE or learned Exchange and ISA.

Personally, I don't really consider SBS to be "another server product"... it's a stripped-down version of Windows Server 2003. Learning it *could* very well confuse you as to where to find things in a "real" Windows Server environment. For example, when you add users in SBS, it's a different process than adding users in Server 03. I dislike working with it for those reasons... I don't know where things are in SBS that are second nature to me in Server 03 ("oh, yeah, I'm forced to use the wizard to perform this task"), and it's difficult to remember the little nagging limitations that SBS has that Server 03 doesn't ("oh, yeah, you can't go over 75 users with SBS").

Don't get me wrong, it's great if you want to support SBS... but if you're expecting it to give you good experience with certain products, it might not do that too well.

 

But from what you guys are saying am i ready to learn it? Or do i have gaps in my knowledge by not doing 293,294 etc?