My Certification Quest

Soon I'll be off to India where I'm going to spend 6 weeks (in Goa) gaining Microsoft, Cisco and CompTIA certifications. Specifically I'm going after the following qualifications:-

• MCSE: Messaging 2003
• Cisco: CCNA
• CompTIA: Security+

WhooHoo! I took the first step today by taking and passing the first exam (70-270 Win XP). I wanted to get at least one pass under my belt before heading off to India! All good, all good.

I've paid the deposit to Koenig-Solutions and so just need to: have the jabs (tomorrow), get a Visa and book the flights. I leave on Sunday 17th December and return on 5th February 2007.

The full exam schedule is below:-

MCSE: Messaging 2003

Exam #	Exam
70-270	Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional - PASSED! (16 Nov 2006)
70-290	Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment - PASSED! (27 Dec 2006)
70-291	Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure - PASSED! (03 Jan 2007)
70-293	Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure - PASSED! (08 Jan 2007)
70-294	Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure - PASSED! (11 Jan 2007)
70-298	Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network - PASSED! (13 Jan 2007)
70-284	Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 - PASSED! (22 Jan 2007)
70-285	Designing a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Organization - PASSED! (23 Jan 2007)

CCNA

640-801 CCNA

Security+

2810 Microsoft Security Guidance Training - PASSED! (15 Jan 2007)

It's going to be a punishing schedule but I'm up for it. The Quest is on...