Created: 11-20-22 Updated: 12-6-22 Just passed the SC-300 exam, after nearly 5 months of reading so many ms-docs never thinking it would end, I figured I’d sit and take the exam. I wasn’t sure if I was ready, but I really got tired of reading ms doc “pane of glass” for all of the major sections of Azure Identity. I hoped it was for a worthy cause. Dam you Microsoft and having so many ms docs it makes my eye bleed. But I’m hoping with my future pursuits that these countless hours and probably several weeks totaled of reading ms…

Created: 01-26-21 Updated: 4-19-21 For the longest time, I’ve managed an Exchange server, I always wanted to really put my knowledge of the platform to the test and get the MCSE: Productivity. So after just passing the MCSE: Core Infrastructure/Security, I felt it was time to push to get this prestigious credential.  I will say after studying and passing this exam, I feel way more confident about managing Exchange Server 2016, and probably after my next certification, the MS-203, I’ll be even more confident.  I like that now I understand all of the permissions, setting up the DLP in Hybrid…

Created: 12-6-20 Updated: 12-6-20 Wow, so I did it. After a long time of dreaming for this day, looking at what other had done I never thought I’d be here too, that feeling when you completed a pinnacle of Microsoft Server Administration, and that boys and girls is the MCSE. I’ve spent countless hours, days, and weeks honing my skills over the past 8 months from year of old with previous versions of Windows Server, this time using more Powershell than I ever did before. In the end I’ve been making Powershell scripts all the time now and no longer…

Created: 10/13/20 Passed the 70-742 this evening and got the MCSA 2016. Onward to 70-744 for MCSE 2016.

Created: 8/22/20 Today after a few months of off and on studying I’ve passed the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate exam. It was nice to get this behind me, onward to the 70-742 for the MCSA 2016. https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/0770be45-45fa-47c8-9bc0-d8a387e7c269/public_url

10/4/19 After many, many months of studying, labbing, making a complete inside/outside zone network with OSSIM SIEM and OSSEC, deploying as many of the concept required in the lab I finally passed. My journey started after the CySA+ and after reaching out to Teresa Varela, (Director of IT Workforce Solutions/Skills Certification) about help with the CASP+, she put me in contact with Patrick Lane. Patrick Lane (Director of the cybersecurity program), he’s the creator of the cybersecurity program in recent years with the CySA+, PenTest+, and CASP+. He felt inspired by my drive and determination to pass the exam and…

8/11/18 So I did it, I stopped procrastinating the reading and I hunkered down for two month and passed the exam. I even cancelled my World of Warcraft Subscription that I reactivated for some reason for a month??? O.o .. maybe I was bit nostalgic of years past… 😛 — But I wanted to focus so I didn’t renew it, glad I did! 🙂 Honestly going into the exam I thought I flunked it. But after just 40 minutes I got done with all of the questions, I had all of the simulation in the beginning and from past experience…

3/25/18 Well I did it, passed the VCP6-NV exam. it’s been an adventure and a journey. After failing the exam in January I was to be honest very disheartened by that loss and I was slow to get back on the bandwagon. Took me nearly 3 weeks to pony up the energy to study again. But study I did, from 2 am til 7 am every morning for 2 months after working out on the Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE I would study: labs, watch Pluralsight, read VMware press micro-books on NSX, and the official VCP6-NV book over and over again….