Passed BizTalk 2010 exam (70-595)

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Today I passed the BizTalk 2010 exam and I am certified technology specialist again. In the past I passed the BizTalk 2006 (70-235) and BizTalk 2006 R2 (70-241), but both of them where retired just recently (30th of June 2011). I prepared my self using resources you will find in one of my previous posts. Having a virtual machine with BizTalk 2010 with a lot samples is a great help in preparing. It was a challenging exam with some though questions I had to think about, but also a lot I could answer easily through experience. Any one that will take the exam in near future I would like to wish them good luck and success. It is definitely worth the effort!

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Nicky van Vroenhoven said…
Congratulations on the BizTalk 2010 certification Steef-Jan!
6:16 AM
Sandro Pereira said…
Once again, congratulations.

Best end and beginning of the week is almost impossible: mvp re-awarded and certified technology specialist :)
6:42 AM
Unknown said…
Congratulations,

I passed it last month. You really have to have experience on 2006 R2 forward to pass it.

I think MS should have a separate exam for BizTalk 2010 Administration. This is becoming a specialty in itself.
8:43 AM
Edgar said…
What are your Virtual Machine specs? Do you run it on your desktop/laptop?
8:02 AM
Steef-Jan Wiggers said…
Hi Edgar,

I have HP EliteBook 8740w laptop equipped with Core i7 2 quad core CPUs, 16 Gb RAM, and 500 Gb hard disk. I use VMWare for creating VM machines. For BizTalk 2010 VM I allocated 4 processors, 4Gb ram and 40 Gb of disk. I hope this answers your question.
1:46 AM
جلال خادمی said…
hi I had a problem with biztalk I sent a mail to you but doubt that did it received to you or not can you tell me a way to communicate you?
12:04 AM
جلال خادمی said…
hi
I have an important problem with biztalk 2010 I sent you a mail but I'm not sure that you checked it or not can you help me or tell me another contact interface?
12:09 AM
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