Reminder: DataSys+ Beta Open

I've already passed the first one, but I've got the beta for the second one scheduled in May.

How can we be apart of any Beta Testing?

Just go to your CompTIA SSO account and register for the beta exam. It's $50 US.

Gregory Childers said:

Just go to your CompTIA SSO account and register for the beta exam. It's $50 US.

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Awesome and thanks.

Took it a couple weeks ago--it's a solid exam!

Jill West said:

Took it a couple weeks ago--it's a solid exam!

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Hi, I think I remember you writing on here that you really enjoyed studying for v1. Any major changes that you can discuss?

Hod Berman said:

Hi, I think I remember you writing on here that you really enjoyed studying for v1. Any major changes that you can discuss?

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One thing I was pleasantly surprised about is how the exam has candidates apply broader concepts (like networking or security) specifically to databases. So for example, do you understand how databases rely on DNS to function? Do you understand how to configure a firewall for database protection?

I was also impressed with how well it tested an understanding of SQL without necessarily requiring that I be able to write SQL code. Same for the scripting methods, too. For example, do you know when you would use Perl script vs. using Python, if given a scenario?

Personally, having taken CompTIA exams for many years, it feels like they have more skilled question writers for this exam than what I've seen in some other exams. Some of the questions were very low level, of course, but many of them required sophisticated thought and knowledge even within the constraints of a MC question. The exam also felt like a fun and intriguing challenge to bridge my knowledge from networking and security into supporting databases. Not to mix metaphors, but I felt they did an excellent job walking that line. DataSys+ is a natural extension from the CompTIA Trifecta into database admin.