Today I received an email from Embarcadero it reported that the Delphi programming language not to be confused with the Delphi Automotive, have 22 years is amazing how time goes by. Delphi is a programming language of the 90's developed by Borland which was the successor of the Pascal programming language.
I am not a Delphi professional programmer but it was one of the programming languages I learned to program with. The first programming language I learned/used was Sinclair BASIC from ZX Spectrum the second was Pascal with the IDE Turbo Pascal 7.0 on MS-DOS. Beautiful times of youth ;) .
ZX Spectrum +3 manual
ZX Spectrum +3 manual
One of the programs that I remember doing was the simulation of a parking meter that works 365 days of the year I think I still have the source code on a floppy disk but I don't have floppy reader.
Pascal Book
Besides Pascal I tried Delphi with the Borland Delphi IDE for Windows.
Delphi is still widely used and maintained because of legacy software in companies. In the company where I work I do the management/administration of an ERP that was developed in Delphi where the data is stored in Firebird SQL. In that some anti-virus software and others report that it was compiled and developed in Microsoft Visual C ++ and the identity of the assembly is CodeGear RAD Studio.
Remains a closed development language. It's not "open" or too used between partners or open-source projects like Java or C #. These two are quite used in the Azure cloud services, AWS and other. There is no cloud services offer for Delphi and Firebird / Interbase databases continues to use virtual machines in the cloud. And for me this is due to the Embarcadero.
After Pascal I went through C, C# and Java. Nowadays I develop some applications for personal use in Java and C#. The last personal project I did was to convert a Java application to C#. Visual Studio is free for personal use I again use the C# programming language.
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YES, but it requires a great willpower and great dedication. I'm not saying that the Microsoft Official Courseware (MOC) is useless on the contrary when attending a MOC you have access to training + documentation + laboratories and a trainer that responds to any questions you have and is present to help you.
By self-study you do not have access to any trainer in person but we can count on technical communities, social network and friends to take some questions but may not be immediately available.
I passed the exam 70-70-532 532 and for self-study but I lost many hours of preparation. Despite not attending any MOC had some monetary costs. Nothing is free.
Exam 70-532
In the exam 70-532 I used various methods of preparation Labs, books, videos, several trials of Azure and my notes.
I bought the three books of Azure Exam certification Ref. but with the upgrade in October/November 2016 is not recommend buying them because they're completely out of date.
The practical part is very important can mount a lab on your own computer or on virtual machines what allows practice with Azure services. The exercises of the MOC are available for free at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/companion-moc.aspx. I used the Azure virtual machines to do the exercises which allow to have the advantage in that could let the machine always on and maintain the State of the exercises and not only.
During 4 months you can make your free labs in Azure I explain how can test the Azure for free in http://blog.pt.rramoscabral.com/p/azure-trial.html.
Also used videos/videos of Pluralsight, CBT Nuggets, AMM, Channel 9 and Ignite. About Pluralsight and CBT Nuggets I used the trial for a week at the same time not just attention is required to cancel the trial before the end of the trial period. Only has the problem of not being able to use CBT Nuggets or Pluralsight in the next certifications. In the case of Pluralsight for a developer tests or 70-534 can get access to the videos during 3 months.
I made my own notes through the book + video + Azure documentation.
I have no problem saying that I failed the first Microsoft exam due to overconfidence. So I had to change the method of self-study and be even more dedicated. There is no glory without sacrifice.
I tried the practice tests from Measureup and heartily recommend. These tests does not include the official exam questions the questions are based on content and each question has the full explanation and links to Microsoft's documentation. This kind of tests is great for testing the level of knowledge.
If you don't want to buy a practical exam can try the free issues available as follows:
• Demonstration test of Measureup - http://www.measureup.com/
• Practical test 70-532 from Chris Pietschmann - https://github.com/crpietschmann/Azure-70-532-Practice-Test
• Practical test 70-533 from Chris Pietschmann https://github.com/crpietschmann/Azure-70-533-Practice-Test
• Demonstration test of Transcender using by CBT Nuggets -https://www.transcender.com/
Don't use Dumps which is a compilation of questions of official examinations. And do not recommend their use for the following reasons:
• First, you're cheating yourself;
• Second, it means that you don't understand and we still do not understand that it is an authentic illusion;
• Third, there is no guarantee that the questions and answers are true or are correct. This at your own risk;
• Fourth, i did some research there is a lot of people complaining that they lost money and not only. Examples:
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• Fifth, trust yourselves to make a study plan if you can't make a plan first schedule your exam and so has a deadline and an obligation to fulfill. If you think you're not ready you can always reschedule with 24 hours in advance of the date of appointment.
With the change of the method of study I managed to pass the exam. Not all methods work with all people, it is necessary to create our own method of study. The length of time is also not equal for all, I recommend you practice a lot in Azure and use the trials available.
Besides this all now have access to a virtual course Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions in EDX (https://www.edx.org/course/developing-microsoft-azure-solutions-microsoft-dev233) when I prepared for the exam this Edx course did not yet exist.
Exam 70-533: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
For this test I used the same method of study but how could no longer use Pluralsight, CBT Nuggets I used the Opsgility. The Opsgility also have a trial but with a difference that includes Labs that we can do in azure and is excellent for certification Azure, Office and Sharepoint. I continued to use the Ignite videos and Channel 9.
I went back to using a virtual machine in the Azure to do my lab so all files, documentation, were a second disc of data for later download. But not everything worked in conditions had some problems and had to redeploy and change the size to solve some of the problems.
Also I used the practical tests of Measureup and the offline version to be able to test my knowledge without requiring Internet access. The offline version also gives access to online version are 2 for 1.
In the plan of study usually insert all modules and content into a text file. In the following example is a part of the plan with the Opsgility videos. When I view the videos marked with X.
Module 1: Introduction to Azure
[ ] Cloud technology overview
[ ] Overview of Azure
[ ] Managing Azure with the Azure portal
[ ] Managing Azure with Windows PowerShell
[ ] Overview of Azure Resource Manager
[ ] Azure management services
[ ] Azure Certification Blueprint for Exam 70-533(Updated) - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/exam-70-533-iaas-blueprint
[ ] Getting Started with Azure for IT Pros - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/getting-started-azure-itpro
[ ] Azure Infrastruture as a Service(Resource Manager)- https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/microsoft-azure-infrastructure-as-a-service-arm
Module 2: Implementing and managing Azure networking
[ ] Overview of Azure networking
[ ] Implementing and managing Azure virtual networks
[ ] Configuring Azure virtual networks
[ ] Configuring Azure virtual network connectivity
[ ] Overview of Azure networking in an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) version 1 (v1
[ ] Azue Infrastructure as a Service (Resourece Manager) - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/microsoft-azure-infrastructure-as-a-service-arm
[ ] Deploying and Managing Azure Application Gateway - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/azure-app-gateway
[ ] Hands-On Lab: Virtual Network peering - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/peering-virtual-networks-in-azure
[ ] Hands-On Lab: advanced Networking with pfsense - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/network-pfsense-azure-lab
[ ] Implementing a Secure Virtual Network with Virtual Appliances - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/implementing_a_secure_network_with_virtual_appliances
[ ] Azure Infrastruture as a service (Resource manager) - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/microsoft-azure-infrastructure-as-a-service-arm
[ ] Introducion to automating IaaS with ARM and PowerShell - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/azure-powershell-arm
[ ] Hands-On Lab: Chef Deployment on Azure - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/lab-chef-deployment-on-azure
[ ] Introducion to ARM templates with visual studio 2015 - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/intro_azure_resource_manager_vs2015
[ ] Hands-On Lab: Build a VM in Azure you will use for Administration of the Microsoft Cloud - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/build-vm-in-azure-administration-cloud
[ ] Hands-On Lab: Build a Linux vm in Azure and Coonect Ussing SSH with a RSA key - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/build-a-linux-vm-connect-ssh-rsa
[ ] Hands-On Lab: Chef Deployment on Azure - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/lab-chef-deployment-on-azure
Module 5: Implementing Azure App services
[ ] Introduction to App Service
[ ] Planning app deployment in App Service
[ ] Implementing and maintaining web apps
[ ] Configuring web apps
[ ] Monitoring web apps and WebJobs
[ ] Implementing mobile apps
[ ] Traffic Manager
[ ] Managing Azure Web App in Azure - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/managing_web_apps_in_azure
[ ] Hands-On Lab: Deploying an Azure Web App with php and MySQL - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/lab-deploying-azure-webapp-mysql-php
[ ] Azure WebJobs for Starters - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/azure-web-jobs-starters
Module 6: Planning and implementing storage, backup, and recovery services
[ ] Planning storage
[ ] Implementing and managing storage
[ ] Implementing Azure Content Delivery Networks
[ ] Implementing Azure Backup
[ ] Planning for and implementing Azure Site Recovery
[ ] Azure Storage for IT Professionals - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/azure_storage_for_it_professionals
[ ] Implementing Azure Backup - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/implementing_azure_backup
Module 9: Implementing Azure Active Directory
[ ] Creating and managing Azure AD tenants
[ ] Configuring application and resource access with Azure AD
[ ] Overview of Azure AD Premium
[ ] Deploying Active Directory in Azure (classic) - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/deploying-active-directory-in-azure
[ ] Azure Hybrid Identity - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/azure_hybrid_identity
[ ] Hands-On Lab: Introduction to Azure AD - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/lab-azure-ad-hands-on
Module 10: Managing Active Directory in a hybrid environment
[ ] Extending on-premises Active Directory domain to Azure
[ ] Implementing directory synchronization by using Azure AD Connect
[ ] Implementing federation
[ ] Deploying Hybrid Identity Solutions using Azure AD - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/intro_to_azure_identity_solutions
[ ] Architecting Azure Hybrid Identity - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/architecting-azure-hybrid-identity
Module 11: Implementing Azure-based management and automationT
[ ] Implementing Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS)
[ ] Implementing Azure Automation
[ ] Implementing Automation runbooks
[ ] Managing Azure Automation
[ ] Introduction to Automating IaaS with ARM and PowerShell - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/azure-powershell-arm
[ ] Introduction to Log Analytics with OMS - https://www.opsgility.com/courses/player/introduction_to_log_analytics_with_oms
To finish if they wish to do for self study is necessary to have a great dedication can take three months or more but should not give up. When a scan is a joy as great as doing the best Prize in the world. Which means that all the work I had gave thefts if you don't pass don't stay unmotivated I I spent the first I just disappoint doesn't mean you've given up.
There are several groups and communities that can help even the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in which they can help search in https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/MvpSearch .
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I am pleased to announce that the next TUGA IT will be carried out between 18 to 20 may 2017 and is calling the speakers.
What is the TUGA IT?
The TUGA IT is a non-profit association with the aim of promoting the knowledge of the various Microsoft technologies and has the collaboration of the various technical communities.
The first event was held in 2016 at Microsoft in Portugal in present international speakers can consult the list
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In that will show the registration and some of the fields are required. Fill the fields then press "Register" to submit the registration.
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