As a technical instructor, we are often challenged to take
on and learn new technologies. For a Microsoft Certified Trainer, there are
additional challenges – we have to earn our certification in those technologies
before we can step into the classroom and share what we have learned.
Over the course of the past year, I’ve decided to tackle
Microsoft Lync 2010. It seemed to be a good fit for me, as I spend a lot of
time working in the messaging space with Microsoft Exchange 2010, and Lync
integrates with Exchange. The other side of it is the fact that Lync evolved
out of components that were part of Exchange back in the early days (pre-Active
Directory), so that reinforced my resolve.
There are two exams to earn one’s MCITP:Microsoft
Lync Certification. The first step is to become Microsoft Certified
Technology Specialist for Lync by passing the TS:
Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Configuring exam (70-664). The second best piece of advice I can offer
regarding this exam is to spend time with the product and the Lync
2010 Resource Kit. Specific to the exam, however, the best advice is to
thoroughly ingest every article mentioned in Enrique
Lima’s study guide for the Lync exam.
After you punch your ticket on 70-664, you’ll ramp up for
the 70-665
exam. Once again, my old friend Enrique has another unofficial prep guide,
and this one is a two parter: part one can be found here,
and part two here.
Feel free to shoot me a line about any other questions you
might have with Lync certification. Lync is one of Microsoft’s hottest
properties right now, and the need for knowledgeable, certified professionals is
on the rise.
Bob Reinsch
