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• [ADUG] Next Meeting 11th March 2009

  If anyone follows the [ADUG] via RSS, the next meeting is as follows. The second [ADUG] UK Active Directory User Group meeting will be on the evening of the 11th March at Microsoft's London (Victoria) Offices.The meeting will co-hosted with the Windows... Posted Feb 23 2009, 08:47 AM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, MCM AD:2008, Certification, Masters, MCM Directory, R2, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified Master, Microsoft Certified Master:Directory, MCM, London, Meeting, Active Directory

• Microsoft Certified Master - 30% Discount.

  I have heard through the grapevine that through until February 14th 2009, any Microsoft Masters course is available with a 30% discount. Thats a $5500 saving! http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/master/register/default.mspx In addition the next rotation... Posted Dec 17 2008, 05:29 AM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, MCM AD:2008, Masters, MCM Directory, Microsoft Certified Master, Microsoft Certified Master:Directory, MCM, Active Directory, Trivia, Purple Pain

• Microsoft Certified Masters: Directory - Summary of my rotation.

  During my rotation I kept a very brief daily blog ( http://spaces.live.com/markparris ) on what I was up to; post rotation I have been asked by several people what I thought of my experience and what I felt the return of investment was, rather than having... Posted Dec 03 2008, 04:58 PM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, MCM AD:2008, Certification, Masters, MCM Directory, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified Master, Microsoft Certified Master:Directory, MCM, Active Directory, Blogging, Purple Pain

• Purple Pain, Purple Pain - Insights to the Microsoft Certified Masters:Directory Program (and anything else it may cover).

  As some of you may have been aware I recently had the good fortune to attend the first public rotation of the Microsoft Certified Masters: Directory program. So what's with the Purple Pain? Well anyone who works for Microsoft directly has a blue background... Posted Dec 03 2008, 04:23 PM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, MCM AD:2008, Certification, Masters, MCM Directory, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified Master, Microsoft Certified Master:Directory, MCM, Active Directory, Blogging, Purple Pain

• Microsoft Certified Masters:Directory - Daily Updates

  Anyone wanting to know what I am getting up to on my Masters - I am keeping a very brief diary via my Blackberry on http://markparris.spaces.live.com/ it's skimming the surface on what we are doing everyday but, I am under NDA to not reveal any actual... Posted Nov 07 2008, 08:45 AM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, MCM AD:2008, Certification, Masters, MCM Directory, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified Master:Directory, MCM, Windows Server, Active Directory, Blogging, Windows 7

• Microsoft Certified Master:Directory - Expectations

  Now that I am all booked and paid up, the self doubt has begun to sink in, am I good enough, will I know everything I need to know? Speaking to the program lead, the whole experience sounds like a lot of hard work in a very short amount of time, this... Posted Sep 11 2008, 04:53 AM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, MCM AD:2008, Certification, Masters, MCM Directory, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified Master, Active Directory

• Microsoft Certified Master:Directory - Logistics

  Anyone who is planning on attending the Microsoft Certified Master:Directory intake in November, the following may help Logisitics email should arrive in a separate email but please note that there is corp housing available for which you will receive... Posted Sep 11 2008, 04:29 AM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: Masters, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified Master:Directory, MCM, Active Directory

• Microsoft Certified Master:Directory - Readings

  This is what I am reading at the moment (I bought a Sony eBook reader). Domain Services: Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Branch Office Guide. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9353a4f6-a8a8-40bb-9fa7-3a95c9540112&DisplayLang... Posted Sep 11 2008, 04:16 AM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, MCM AD:2008, Certification, Masters, MCM Directory, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified Master, Active Directory

• Microsoft Certified Master:Directory - **UPDATE**

  The registration website for the new Microsoft Certified Master:Directory is scheduled to go live tomorrow (Tuesday 2nd September) , this is something that I am very keen on completing as soon as possible, if I am accepted I will post my experiences and... Posted Sep 01 2008, 05:56 PM by Parris with | with no comments Filed under: Certification, Masters, MCM Directory, Active Directory