andrew gothard (4/23/2014)
jasona.work (4/23/2014)
Gary, I think if MS open-sourced the MCM questions and scenarios, you'd fairly quickly find people using them as templates to create new questions and scenarios for newer versions of SQL.Therein lies the problem. What's to stop someone forking it with good old favourites like;
Q. "What do you do when your database is in suspect mode?"
A. "Detatch the database, delete the log file, reattatch the database. Everything will be fine"
or
A. "Run dbcc checkdb repair allow data loss. What could possibly go wrong"
all with a shiny OpenMCM <Insert animal logo here> badge. There'd need to be some form of quality control in there, and I can't see MS taking that on board
I don't think the intent of the editorial was for people / companies to create any sort of "OpenMCM" cert, but more to just allow people who either didn't get the chance, didn't feel ready, or are looking to see what they may need to improve on.
Not to say an "OpenMCM" cert might not be a bad idea, but I think it would quickly become apparent which ones are worthwhile, and which ones aren't.
The "Joe's school of DBAing OpenMCM" would be looked at as a joke, while an OpenMCM from "Brent Ozar, Inc," or "Gail Shaws School of SQL" would be shining beacons of certification...
😀
(OK, OK, I'll quit sucking up :hehe: )