Category Baltimization

Wow! Today was quite a massive release of softwares!   So much so, here is a breakdown of what I saw announced for download today! (Hopefully this is all public downloads and I’m not saying something wrong… grin)

SnapDrive for Windows 6.1
Rapid Cloning Utility 2.0 (VMware) – See a Demo of it here on YouTube
SnapManager for Oracle Unix 3.0.1
SnapManager for Oracle Windows 3.0.1
SnapManager for SAP Unix 3.0.1
SnapManager for SAP Windows 3.0.1

These are all FCS releases, but if you’ve been waiting for some of them (like me – SD6.1, RCU) it is a wait well awaited :)

Wait, what’s this? I thought these tests were only available at the Prometric Testing Center!

Apparently I am wrong! and just by visiting this site, I’m able to take online tests at Prometric!

Infact, there’s even a whole list of other companies for online testing here as well :)

These exams (as far as I can tell) are Free so long as you pass it the first time! If you fail, it sits at $50.00 for the retake, so I suggest not failing :)

This is the contest which is a pre-requisite to compete in the “Get On The Bus” contest!

Here is a basic walk-through of the game!

After using your Live login credentials, login and you’re ready to play!

You’ll be set to play and in my case, welcomed back showing your current achievements!

I’ll breakdown what each of these achievements are, what they mean and how to get them!

	Triple Threat: Correctly answer 3 questions in a row
	Speed Demon: Answer a question right in less than 5 seconds without using a voucher
	Voucher Saver: Finish a whole episode with at least 5 vouchers left
	Socialite: Have at least 10 people in your friends list
	Academic Achievement: Answer a total of 25 questions correctly
	Intellectual Achievement: Answer a total of 50 questions correctly
	Brainy Achievement: Answer a total of 100 questions correctly
	Gifted Achievement: Answer a total of 200 questions correctly
	Rookie Achievement: Complete a full episode
	Newton Achievement: Complete a full season
	Einstein Achievement: Complete the entire IT Professional set of questions
	Turing Achievement: Complete the entire IT Developer set of questions
	Certifiable Achievement: Complete all of “ARE YOU CERTIFIABLE”
	Quick Draw: You are answering questions at lightning speed
	Congratulations: You have earned vouchers in all 3 mini games
	Congratulations: You got 10 questions in a row correct

And you may notice that some of these are Greyed out – Seriously, how on earth you get “5 vouchers” in an episode, let alone having vouchers left is beyond me! The max I’ve gotten is 4 vouchers and that is with getting all answers correctly in 1 or less seconds! So I have NO idea what you do there!

Then you play the game, and you get a score like this! and you’re set for the contest!

Good luck out there, I encourage you to ACT NOW! Before Monday when the contest closes! If you have any questions let me know!

Alright, they’re not hiring for every position! I did notice some ~256 positions being hired for.

But I did notice that my good friend Scott Hanson @DellServerGeek on Twitter is looking for help filling two specific positions!

So, what are these positions you ask?!

Senior Systems Engineer – Data Center Efficiency Evangelist-090002HT
Senior Systems Engineer – Enterprise Storage Evangelist-090002HV

How do you find out more about them?

You go to this link and type in the code: 090002HT – 090002HV

Wow, that’s sounds pretty straightforward and simple! (Yea I’m sorry I cannot provide a direct link to the exact URL… damn indexing systems and non-qualified URL’s ;))

What’s that you say? A free trip?! Where do I sign up, how can I win?!

If you missed my previous post Get On The Bus to TechEd! Deadline April 6th! there is an amazing opportunity to win not only recognition, food folks fun and adventure, but also a free ride all the way to TechEd!

The formal site for this contest has all of the details as does my above mentioned post, but just to give you a feel of what is required.   You are expected to:

Play the Are You Certifiable Game and generate a score.

Write an Essay and publish it online, typically via a blog.

You get extra points if you create a video and make it available.

And then fill out your registration which you can find here and you’re on your way!

It’s very easy, and this weekend is the last chance to do it before it expires Monday at 9AM PST

Get on there, generate and compete! I really want to go, but I also really want to compete and make sure as many people as possible have this opportunity to not only Get On The Bus, but also to potentially attend TechEd as it’s an amazing opportunity and place to visit!

Also, if you have any questions about any of this, don’t hesitate to ask me, or certainly the folks over at MSLearning, but I’m a third party who WANTS you to succeed, so that’s a win :)