mike.mcquillan (7/29/2011)
According to Microsoft's site, 60% pass the lab first time, with 80% passing the second time.
I suspect that was from back when the MCM was a 3 week training + exam program.
However, anybody who holds MCM 2008 only needs to take the Knowledge exam to upgrade to MCM 2011.
I've been told by several reliable sources that to upgrade you now have to rewrite both. (one of the sources was someone who works on the exams)
At present I'm a decent all rounder but have minimal clustering experience (even though I know how it works in theory). But I am miles off MCM status. Hopefully I'll take it next year.
The one for Denali is unlikely to be out next year, assuming Denali releases late this year/early next year.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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