Small Business Specialist Exam Crams are back in San Antonio and Houston this month!

Interested in becoming a Small Business Specialist?  Can you indentify with one of the following:

ü  A Microsoft partner pursuing your Small Business Specialist certification

ü  An IT professional working in or consulting with small and medium-sized businesses

ü  Someone with at least one year of experience designing, deploying, and managing network solutions and utilizing Windows Server 2003

ü  Interested in brushing up on Small Business Server and gaining Small Business Specialist certification in a quick, cost effective manner

Then the Small Business Specialist program is for you.  The Microsoft Small Business Specialist designation is a great way to build your small business practice.  Our South Central Area of Small Business Specialistd have seen an increase of over 37% in their business.  Why?  Because as a Small Business Specialist, you will receive exclusive benefits like:

ü  Small Business Desktop Rebate- Get an additional rebate of up to 10% on each eligible Small Business Desktop Advantage license Agreement.

ü  SBSC “Growing Small Business Together” Contest - Submit a Case Study and Watch Your Business Grow. You could win $10,000 in marketing funds to help you grow your business.

ü  Exclusive Managed Newsgroups- Get answers to break-fix questions within four hours during regular business times.

ü  Top priority for co-presenting opportunities to small business customers through the in-person Microsoft Connections events.

You should seriously consider joining the Small Business Specialist Community and we have the event to help you.  There is no easier way to prepare for and pass the SBSC 70-282 exam.

ü  Prep and test in one session

ü  Free exam retake

ü  Discount on future training (see below)

About the Training:
Microsoft, through New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, is offering a four-hour Exam Cram session followed immediately by the two-hour exam: Exam 70-282: Planning, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for the Small and Medium-Sized Business. 

Register today at: http://www.msreadiness.com/IL_abstract.asp?eid=5015209 (Capacity is limited to the first 24 partners, we have a few seats left). 

Target Audience

This event will benefit partners who have at least one year of experience designing, deploying, and managing network solutions in an environment with the following characteristics:

• Up to 100 company network connections
• Company networks with Internet connectivity
• Individual users or user groups that connect to the company network from remote locations

Prerequisites

The focus of the exam cram is to help students brush up primarily on the aspects of Small Business Server that relate to the exam.  It is not designed to teach people who have never learned about how Small Business Server operates.  Nor is it designed to teach people everything they need to know about Windows Server 2003 networking.  Candidates should have at least one year of experience in these areas.   The exam itself covers all aspects of the solution, not just Small Business Server.

Course Outline

Please note that although the list of topics covered is vast, THIS IS A THREE HOUR EVENT so the amount of attention given to each topic will be limited.

Intro

The Exam

• Exam Format
• Question Types and Examples
• Exam Taking Tips and Tricks

Technical Topics

• Needs assessment
• Hardware and software requirements
• Design a messaging and collaboration specification
• Windows SharePoint Services
• Exchange
• Fax Services
• Resource sharing
• Windows Small Business Server Remote Web Workplace
• Disaster prevention and recovery
• Windows Backup
• Fault tolerance (RAID 0, 1 and 5)
• Installing Windows Small Business Server 2003
• Upgrading from Windows Small Business Server 4.5 or Windows Small Business Server 2000 to Windows Small Business Server 2003
• Windows Small Business Server Management Console
• Configure Software Update Services (SUS)
• Install Windows Server 2003
• Migrate from Windows Small Business Server 2003 to Windows Server 2003
• Remote administration
• And so much more…

Please note: This event is a chance to brush up on SBS, but not to learn everything about Planning, Deploying and Managing a Network Solution for the Small and Medium Sized Business in three hours.   You must have some experience with Small Business Server 2003 and Windows 2003.

Free Exam Retakes

Built into this event will be the opportunity to take the exam a second time at no charge, if for some reason the you don’t pass the first time.  If you pass the exam on the first try and don’t need the free retake, you will be automatically given a 25% discount on you next exam.