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Exam 70-448

  • January 28, 2011 at 8:47 am

    #149805

    Hi,

    I am planning to appear for Exam 70-448 Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence development and maintenece shortly, I do not have much experience on SSRS and SSAS, should I appear for this exam or not? Will I be able to pass the exam without much of relevant experience and by just reading books and tutorials of the same, with some basic practice?

    Thanks!

  • May 8, 2011 at 2:09 am

    #1321452

    Hey,

    Can you please let me know the materials you referred to? Also do you have dumps for the same?

  • May 8, 2011 at 3:33 am

    #1321455

    Dumps are cheating. They are actual questions taken from the real exams in violation of the NDA that all exam candidates must accept.

    Using or distributing braindumps can result in your certifications being revoked and even a being blacklisted permanently from writing certification exams again.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

  • May 8, 2011 at 9:09 am

    #1321464

    I searched for materials and got the same dumps details for $109/$145. So there is no meaning of buying these Q&A for more than the cost of exam and preparing it. Thats the reason I asked for the dumps from the people who wrote the exam before.

  • May 8, 2011 at 9:44 am

    #1321466

    It's still cheating whether you buy them or ask for them, can still result in your certifications being revoked. Use of braindumps is forbidden by the rules of the exams.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

  • May 8, 2011 at 10:11 am

    #1321470

    Thanks for your reply 🙂

  • May 8, 2011 at 11:19 am

    #1321474

    Try the book MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-448): Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

  • May 12, 2011 at 5:22 am

    #1323581

    Just wondering, as there is no book for the 2008 BI design exam, I wonder if the 2005 version (Exam 70-446) might be good enough to use instead? Im sure that some parts may be outdated, but if I used the book with 2008, I'd imagine I'd work out what was outdated by the errors I'd get, or just not finding things in the same place as they are in the book? Surely the principles are the same.

    Thoughts?

    Regards,

    D.

  • May 17, 2011 at 12:20 am

    #1325610

    Duran (5/12/2011)

    Just wondering, as there is no book for the 2008 BI design exam, I wonder if the 2005 version (Exam 70-446) might be good enough to use instead? Im sure that some parts may be outdated, but if I used the book with 2008, I'd imagine I'd work out what was outdated by the errors I'd get, or just not finding things in the same place as they are in the book? Surely the principles are the same.

    Are you referring to the 70-448 exam or the 70-452 exam?

    There is a book for the first one (see Gail's reply), but not for the second one.

    But a book for the 2005 exam will probably be a good start. Most of the concepts will indeed be the same, and you can use the 70-448 book to investigate the technical differences between the two versions.

    The Microsoft official learning path (http://learning.microsoft.com/manager/LearningPlanV2.aspx?resourceId=%7bbf093b9a-dfd8-419b-a8c7-d462342f2199%7d&clang=en-US&cats=%7bd4e8e42c-3d5a-4a6e-915d-d99556a49bd7%7d) has also references to 2005 material.

    You can also compae the "Skills Measured" section of the 2005 and the 2008 exam to check for differences...

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  • May 17, 2011 at 2:00 am

    #1325637

    Hello,

    Thanks for getting back, yes I meant the 70-452, the design exam. Good tip on the comparison of whats being tested, I'll do that.

    Regards,

    Paul.

  • May 17, 2011 at 1:05 pm

    #1326082

    GilaMonster (5/8/2011)

    Try the book MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-448): Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance

    I've got about 2 years under my belt with SSIS, SSRS, SSAS and feel pretty comfortable using all three for work on a daily basis. In preparation for the 70-448, I picked this book up and quickly realized that I was not prepared for the exam.

    As a BI Developer at a large company, these are not really pieces that I touch on daily basis...

    - command line tools (Ex. DTEXEC, DTUTIL)

    - config files (Ex. RSReportServer.config)

    - DMVs

    So after spending the last couple of weeks working through the material, practice tests, and saving 15% on the exam fee (included with the kit), I'm feeling pretty good about my upcoming exam (on 6/4).

    Data Enthusiast | @SQLbyoBI | www.opifexsolutions.com

  • May 17, 2011 at 1:12 pm

    #1326084

    wta306 (5/17/2011)

    GilaMonster (5/8/2011)

    Try the book MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-448): Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance

    I've got about 2 years under my belt with SSIS, SSRS, SSAS and feel pretty comfortable using all three for work on a daily basis. In preparation for the 70-448, I picked this book up and quickly realized that I was not prepared for the exam.

    As a BI Developer at a large company, these are not really pieces that I touch on daily basis...

    - command line tools (Ex. DTEXEC, DTUTIL)

    - config files (Ex. RSReportServer.config)

    - DMVs

    So after spending the last couple of weeks working through the material, practice tests, and saving 15% on the exam fee (included with the kit), I'm feeling pretty good about my upcoming exam (on 6/4).

    Good luck

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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  • June 4, 2011 at 10:55 am

    #1334049

    passed 70-448!!!

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  • June 4, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    #1334061

    wta306 (6/4/2011)

    passed 70-448!!!

    Congrats!

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  • June 6, 2011 at 9:31 am

    #1334459

    wta306 (6/4/2011)

    passed 70-448!!!

    Congrats

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
    _______________________________________________
    I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
    SQL RNNR
    Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
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