FYI, MCTS 70-158, TS: Forefront Identity Manager 2010, Configuring beta is out It's never too late in life ... to start living

Who have scheduled for it yet or are planning to do so? I've scheduled for the 4th of august Kind regards, Freek Berson http://www.microsoftplatform.blogspot.com Wortell company website Twitter

Where can I register for a beta course?

All information is available at the Born To Learn blog : Forefront Identity Manager 2010 beta exam now available. Quoting the announcement: "Note: The preparation guide for this exam will be available on July 20th. To view the audience description and objectives for this exam, see the attached document. 71-158 TS: Forefront Identity Manager 2010, Configuring counts as credit towards the following certification(s). · MCTS: Forefront Identity Manager 2010, Configuration Availability Beta exam period runs: July 15, 2011 – August 4, 2011 Receiving this invitation does not guarantee you a seat in the beta. We recommend that you register immediately. Beta exams have limited availability and are operated under a first-come-first-served basis. Once all beta slots are filled, no additional seats will be offered. Testing is held at Prometric testing centers worldwide, although this exam may not be available in all countries (see Regional Restrictions). All testing centers will have the capability to offer this exam in its live version. Regional Restrictions: India, Pakistan, China, Turkey Registration Information You must register at least 24 hours prior to taking the exam. Please use the following promotional code when registering for the exam: FIMJ Receiving this invitation does not guarantee you a seat in the beta. We recommend that you register immediately. To register in North America, please call: • Prometric: (800) 755-EXAM (800-755-3926) Outside the U.S./Canada, please contact: • Prometric: http://www.register.prometric.com/ClientInformation.asp Attachment: 158 audience and exam objectives.doc " Peter Geelen (Traxion) - Sr. Consultant IDA (http://www.fim2010.be) [If a post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" of that post or "Helpful" button of that post. By marking a post as Answered or Helpful, you help others find the answer faster.]

does anyone got the the preparation guide for this exam ? It's never too late in life ... to start living

Peter According to regional restrictions, Do you have some information about beta exam in Europe ? Best regards EricEric Sheridan

To be honest, this will be my first beta exam I'm gonna take. But I went via prometric and just registered for a location in germany on the 4th of August. No issues so far.

As a preperation I created the group "MCTS: Forefront Identity Manager 2010, Configuring" on linkedIn here: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4009729&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr for everyone to join after passing the exam! Good luck everyone!Kind regards, Freek Berson http://www.microsoftplatform.blogspot.com Wortell company website Twitter

Got mine booked for Monday. Anyone else in Australia doing theirs before that? :) Looking at the Microsoft Learning article (http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-158&locale=en-us#tab2), I have a few things to bone up on this weekend. Not my idea of a fun weekend, but probably more productive than the drinking-to-forget I had planned. - Ross Currie

Thumbs up to everyone involved in putting together the exam, and establishing the certification ... I know this has been a long time coming, and hit a few pot-holes along the way before it got to beta stage, but it is worth the wait! The feedback process should quickly iron out the small number of anomolies that might have been lurking in there ... Sure there is going to be a mixed reaction to the questions, as those of us drawn to this technology platform invariably come from vastly varied backgrounds, and with so many features in one product it's possible that you could work for years with it and never touch some of the features outside of a lab. The very existence of this certification is going to raise not only the profile of FIM but that of the global community that has evolved with it. Well done to all concerned! Oh - and for those yet to take it, use this link to get to the official preparation guide. Here are a couple of tips from one who's just sat it: You may find the Prometric exam UI navigation takes a bit to get used to, so read the tutorial carefully when you get there so you don't waste time fighting with it when the time pressure starts to mount. There are lots of buttons to press, so try them all! Give yourself plenty of time to leverage the Mark for Review feature so that you don’t spin your wheels for too long on the one question, and you can come back once you get to the end. Often you will find that a later question triggers a recall for you of the answer to an earlier question :) Set yourself a limit for each question. Then, if you find yourself reading the same question over and over, and nothing's coming to you within your limit, mark it for review and move on. Give your subconscious brain a chance to do some work while you're answering the next question! Bob Bradley (FIMBob!) ... now using Event Broker 3.0 @ http://www.unifysolutions.net/ourSolutions.cfm?solution=event for just-in-time delivery of FIM 2010 policy via the sync engine

just noticed its now on microsoft site 70-158 not 71-158It's never too late in life ... to start living

just FYI, 71-xxx is the code for the beta exam, will become the official exam in september (code 70-xxx). That's why the same prep guide applies (already named with the official exam code). Kind regards, PeterPeter Geelen (Traxion) - Sr. Consultant IDA (http://www.fim2010.be) [If a post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" of that post or "Helpful" button of that post. By marking a post as Answered or Helpful, you help others find the answer faster.]

But where is the Preparation guide available... I am searching for it.

Here's another anouncement which has quit some links with additional learning resources: http://blogs.technet.com/b/betaexams/archive/2011/07/22/announcing-beta-exam-71-158-ts-forefront-identity-manager-2010-configuring.aspx besides that, I think Bob gave a link to the prep guide in a post above here...http://setspn.blogspot.com