I just passed the certification exam and owe a lot to this book. I took the Microsoft class and Microsoft curriculum is usually hard to follow. This Sybex book provides a better flow of topics and also a better discussion of Exchange concepts. Review questions at the end of each chapter definitely help to reinforce the material. The accompanying CD is pretty good. Only complaint with the practice exams is the lack of explanation on why answers are correct or incorrect (like Transcender does). Overall, a great tool to help you pass the exam! That's what it's all about, isn't it?

Exhange Server 5.5, Made easy with this Sybex book

Rating: 4/5

I managed to pass the 70-081 Exam 1st time after Using this book along with the Sybex Exam Notes for Exchange Server 5.5 with only ten days worth of study.

Having never used Exchange until starting this book I found the text easy to follow, with enough depth and coverage on the key factors not only of Exchange, but also the exam objectives. One Complaint, however, is the lack of explanations to the answers given in the book; the inclusion of them would have awarded the book 5 stars.

As with all MCSE Exams, Just reading the book cover to cover is not enough, access to a small network (3-4 computers) is essential, and that way the helpful exercises can be employed to improve you chances of success.

NOTE: Based on the 2nd Edition of this book, I can only imagine how much better the 3rd edition would be

Buy the book!

Rating: 5/5

I just took this exam a couple of weeks ago and was blown away by how many questions came straight out of this book word for word! Microsoft must have asked Cybex for their questions to add to their pool. I bet 38 or so of the 50 questions I got came from this book. It happens to also be a well written and easy to understand book as well, I was able to find the answers for everything I looked for. If you want to pass in a week or two, buy this book, study hard and memorize these questions.Enjoy.