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MCSE Fast Track: SQL Server 7 Database Design (Covers Exam: 70-029)

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I bought the Readiness Review, thinking it would help me, but the book is worthless. This Fast Track book is basically the same price and a lot better. It is broken down exactly for the exam and is easy reading. Only thing is lacks is a test similator like the Readiness Review has.

Skimmed over the foundational stuff, and provided some in-depth advice about how to pass the exam. Assumes that you already have experience with the product, and don't need a primer (or a braindump).

This product helped me pass the SQL Server 7 exams, some of the more difficult Microsoft exams, and I got certified. Right away, I'm going to confess that after going through all the trouble of getting certified, and it was a lot of trouble, I never worked with databases again. Changes in the economy favored my working in another direction as I am a CPA and a CISA, among other things.

Although this item helped me to get certified, I did not find that the materials were actually covered in the database administration or database design and implementation exams. This item was marketed well, leading me to believe that actual questions and answers from it would be included in the exam, but none were. Still, it was great although arduous preparation. I wouldn't do it again.

The information in this book is useful as an introduction, but it is not detailed enough to pass 70-029. Without using Transcender exams you wouldn't have a hope of passing.