How to get mcts certification
How I did it: Studied, studied and studied some more. Reading the study guides are great, but make sure you also read the white papers and the operations guide. You need to understand the concepts, and why SCOM is different from other monitoring systems.
Watched CBT Nuggets and wrote Practise exams.
Worked with the application. It helps that it is part of my day job, so I get a lot of exposure to the product. I also have a functioning lab at home, so I could try out everything, from creating overrides to reating brand new monitors, set up reports and so on.
Lessons & tips: Don't try and write the exam unless you have practical experience. It is possible to pass it without the practical experience, but it demeans the qualification and won't get you very far.
Resources: CBT Nuggets
White papers and Operations Guide.
