Garth Jones at myITforum.com : 70-400, Study group

SMSUG.ca Forums

Garth Jones — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:44:41 GMT

I have decided that the forums on www.SMSUG.ca are not being used and due to some SPAMMER populating the membership list, I have closed them down. This is a good thing as it means I will arrange for the site to be convert to a blog only site. With the...(read more)

How many certified System Center people are there? (Aug 2009)

Garth Jones — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:32:07 GMT

With all the talk about 70-401 exam this week and with at least 3 new MCTS. I thought that I would update the stats on my blog. Here are the old stats from April 2009, if you want to compare them. http://smsug.ca/blogs/garth_jones/archive/2009/06/05/how...(read more)

$300,000 worth of training

Garth Jones — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:36:24 GMT

CTE Solutions , (Yes, the same training center that helps out with both the User & Study Groups) will donate $300,000 worth of training to recently laid off tech workers in Ottawa, equating to around 150 participants to be instructed over the coming...(read more)

Drinking Game?

Garth Jones — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:22:38 GMT

This week I was introduced to a new drinking game. In this game you take a drink each time you see Susan Ibach (from our friend at CTE Solutions ) within this Video . I Love Learning Ok it is not really a drink game but it is a cool video. If you ever...(read more)

myITForum Donation

Garth Jones — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:23:24 GMT

With the start of a new year, it is that time again to support the System Management Community, with that in mind I have made my yearly donation to MyITForum (MIF). Why do I do it? Well as a User Group leader for www.OWSUG.ca , I know how much it cost...(read more)

1st Anniversary

Garth Jones — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:30:37 GMT

Well today is 1 st anniversary of me taking steps to upgrade my certifications to Windows 2003 / Windows 2008. As many of you know I have blog about my experiences with all the exams. So this blog post is designed to talk about a few things. Which exam...(read more)

Job posting

Garth Jones — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:47:26 GMT

Make sure that you stop by the OWSUG Job forums. There have been 10 new posting within the last month with more that half of them for Microsoft!...(read more)

ConfigMgr Ranger Training

Garth Jones — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:08:23 GMT

So Brian posted a blog about ConfigMgr Range training , this goes alone the same lines as System Center Configuration Manager Enterprise Administrator and System Center Operation Manager Enterprise Administrator Configuration Manager needs an MCITP and...(read more)

Microsoft Exam Questions

Garth Jones — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:39:10 GMT

Another questions that comes up in every study group session is, “What type of question can I expect?” I never been able to true explain what type of questions someone should expect on the exam. I finally found a way to explain what type of questions...(read more)

How to book your Microsoft exam

Garth Jones — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:16:51 GMT

This question is one that comes up from anyone who has never booked an exam before. So I will provide a step by step with screen shots on how to book your exam. Note : In some cases I have removed personal details. Go to http://www.prometric.com/microsoft...(read more)

What is Microsoft doing to stop Certification Cheater!

Garth Jones — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:35:04 GMT

In this Live Meeting event Peggy talked about what and how MS is trying to stop Exam cheaters and what YOU can do to help Microsoft with this problem. Thereby increase the value of your certifications that you hold. https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/lmevents...(read more)

What Exam should I choose?

Garth Jones — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:01:37 GMT

I get this question a lot, so here is the basic answer I gave to someone else. (emails has been edited) From: Ottawa Windows Server User Group Sent: June-05-08 10:11 AM Subject: RE: 70-299, 640, 642, and 643 self-study group Information and Schedules...(read more)

How may System Center Certified People are there as of May 20 2008

Garth Jones — Sat, 31 May 2008 15:11:34 GMT

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007: Configuration 259 Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007: Configuration 339 Are you one of them? But I have never heard of this MS exam, have you? United States History Major 2 Source http:...(read more)

Energize IT Cert Bootcamp, Suggestion

Garth Jones — Sun, 18 May 2008 18:29:07 GMT

At the Energize IT certification bootcamp there was a suggestion that in November that we have a book swap! I like this idea, everyone who has passed one of the exam bring their book to an event where they can swap with someone else to get a book they...(read more)

OpsMgr and ConfigMgr Exam forums created on OWSUG.ca

Garth Jones — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:56:54 GMT

We have created study group forums for both of the available System Center exams. 70-400 System Center Operations Manager 2007, Configuring 70-401 System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Configuring...(read more)