On 30 Jul 2009 I did the 790-431 again. I got 1,000 marks on the Non-Performnce based section & 880 in the Performance based section. In the Performance based section...

Hello Jeff,

I know what you mean by thinking outside the box. After graduating from University, the first thing I had to do on the DBA team of the company I...

Thanks for the advice Lynn! I'm beginning to see how invaluable Simple-talk is! I would look at the newsletter articles & videos just to lern as much as I could...

Sounds like a great suggestion Lynn! I did think of working as a junior DBA just for the experience & to learn from a more experienced SQL Server 2005 DBA....

I was an ADABAS DBA for a company in Maryland but I got laid off in 2000 after I recovered from a head injury when a contractor almost killed me....

Thanks for the info. But I am very comfortable using SSMS. I downloaded SQL Server2005 Express & SSMS Express on my laptop & I've been practicing using SSMS as often...

Sorry Gift, I'm a mainframe DBA trying to update my skills in the PC world. I used the wrong word, I said redundant but I meant obsolete.:doze:

I was so upset about the inaccuracy of the simulation questions that I lost track of the multip0le choice ones. But if there are so many simulation questions then the...

If memory serves me correctly, there are about 18 multiple choice questions & 12 simulation questions. The simulation questions have more "weighting" because I failed with 600 points & I...

I had problems with my 70-431 exam too. One of the simulation questions I got referred to importing bulk records but instead of getting the Options page of the Property...