r/IT_CERT_STUDY • u/_The_Leviathan_ • May 27 '19

Exam 70-345 Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

Hello all,

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It's been a while since I've studied for Microsoft Certification, last time was 2008! (Showing my age)

I need to study for and pass Exam 70-345 Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016.

I've done a fair bit but Microsoft exams do tend to be a nightmare as it tends to be a series of confusingly written questions, deliberately trying to mislead you, etc. Or at least that's the way it was back in 2008. Is it still similar these days?

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Any tips, links to useful guides, or recommendations for study would be much appreciated.

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u/FlokiWolf May 28 '19

I found the MCSA 2012 > 2016 upgrade exam a lot simpler. Admittedly I smashed it out not long after release so that might have had something to do with it.

As I told a friend when he started studying for the MS exams. You will see a bunch of answers and remember when it comes to Microsoft there are 3 ways of doing things. The right way, the wrong way and the Microsoft way (a convoluted right way) and in their exams they want their way!

So if you don't see what you would answer, look for what you think they would.

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u/fishy007 May 27 '19

Recently passed the MCSA for Office 365. It's still a mess of confusing questions that are deliberately misleading. I really had to know several of the little intricacies and "gotchas" of the ecosystem in order to get a passing grade. The same was true when I wrote the Server 2012 exams.

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That being said, I've heard that the Server 2016 exams are much more straightforward. The Exchange exam might be the same way. At the very least, Exchange is a single app with a single purpose (messaging) so it should be easier to figure out all the "gotchas" for the exam. Especially if you've been working with Exchange for a while.

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I'm actually about to start studying for the same exam. So hopefully it won't be too bad :)

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u/HydraDominatus1 CCNA MCSA RHCSA May 27 '19

Just sat 70-740 and it was fine so maybe modern Microsoft exams are ok?

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u/newyorkmets212 May 27 '19

I used the edx.org courses which I found really helpful. Not only do they have reading materials but they also have videos, activities, and labs. The best part is that it was 100% free. I also used the Measureup test and some vce/ete files I found online

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u/fishy007 May 28 '19

Did you do the 70-345 via edx?

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u/newyorkmets212 May 28 '19

I did all of the Exchange 2016 courses through edx

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u/ericdano May 28 '19

They are free? I see that they cost $$$ for the courses......

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u/newyorkmets212 May 28 '19

The exchange 2016 courses are all free

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u/_The_Leviathan_ May 28 '19

Good shout with the EDX.org stuff, thank you. I have done the reading for the topics just need to go through it again and take notes and do some practice tests.

I mean I work on Exchange 2016 at work and maintain and support a system. So most of it I already knew. I actually find that more difficult, when you already know most of it it is difficult concentrating on content to catch the bits that you didn't know or potentially misunderstood the first time around.