I passed the CompTIA DataSys+

Nice job, Tracy...how did it go for you? I'm working on it now, actually - I think I'll take a shot at it around Thanksgiving...
Thank you, Rick!

I took it from home, and it took me a loooong time to get the Pearson onvue website to work. For some reason the website wouldn't work on my phone no matter which browser I used. So I had to use an external web cam to take pictures of my license, myself, and my desk. That took about 45 minutes, I was a little scared that I would miss my window, but everything worked out just in time. I would have just driven to a test site, but I live about an hour away from the nearest one.

I enjoyed the exam content. I was able to go through the questions pretty quickly. I've been working in data for about five years, and I've recently been studying for Data+ That helped a bunch. I think I'll sit the Data+ soon while everything is still fresh in my brain.
 
Thank you, Rick!

I took it from home, and it took me a loooong time to get the Pearson onvue website to work. For some reason the website wouldn't work on my phone no matter which browser I used. So I had to use an external web cam to take pictures of my license, myself, and my desk. That took about 45 minutes, I was a little scared that I would miss my window, but everything worked out just in time. I would have just driven to a test site, but I live about an hour away from the nearest one.

I enjoyed the exam content. I was able to go through the questions pretty quickly. I've been working in data for about five years, and I've recently been studying for Data+ That helped a bunch. I think I'll sit the Data+ soon while everything is still fresh in my brain.
Very nice. I'm a OnVUE hater; always deferring to the ol' test center for my testing - since my preferred one is run by people I know and like, I'd rather they get the money for the testing.

I've done Databasing in one form or another for...sheesh...25 years? The cloud bits and NoSQL architectures are newer to me, so I'm putting more time in that.

I got a bit behind on the CompTIA cadence, as I've been working on Azure SC stuff. But hopefully here soon.

But congrats again on your win and good luck on Data+!

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Congrats! Did you have any questions where you needed to interpret or troubleshoot Python? I knew Python was on the objectives but was surprised to see the level of detailed knowledge needed.
Thanks Jill! 🙌 My brain is kind of a blur for that day because I took it after work, and I had 5 meetings that day. In general though, I had a question that was pretty vague/subjective and a few others were quite high-level.
 
Congrats! Did you have any questions where you needed to interpret or troubleshoot Python? I knew Python was on the objectives but was surprised to see the level of detailed knowledge needed.
Like all exams, there are lots of topics so there's no special emphasis on any one topic.

It's like they say: the exam is "a mile wide and an inch deep."