Clas started working with SQL Server (6.5) in 1995 and has never lost his addiction to it. Since more than 13 years he is now located at the SAP headquarter in Germany and is doing worldwide consulting and development support for SAP and SAP customers...

Behind every Master certification is a story. In this post, Zewei (AKA "Dr. Z") shares his: Dr. Z is Master Z now!

Behind every Master certification is a story. Many thanks to Bill for sharing this one: SharePoint 2010 MCM

Behind every Master certification is a story. Thanks to Kirk for sharing his! How I Became a SharePoint 2010 MCM

We're kicking off a new and continuing series of posts for our program today that I hope you find both valuable and enjoyable. One of the most common requests I get from prospective MCSMs about the program is for testimonials explaining the value of...

Sean has been working exclusively with SQL Server since 2008. His first foray into the world of SQL Server was migrating a database from another RDBMS system to SQL Server 2005. Decided having liked SQL Server he pursued a career as a DBA as hasn't looked...

Amarpal started in the IT sector as a helpdesk administrator and combined with hard work and dedication along with persistence managed to sit and pass various MCP exams opening the door to promotions starting from desktop engineer through to Active Directory...

Due to the upcoming retirement of our MCM exams, and our desire to provide our candidates with enough time to complete the process that they have invested in heavily, effective immediately the following changes are being put into place. If you are...

Microsoft Learning announces the release of the first Microsoft Certified Solutions Master (MCSM) certification. The MCSM: Data Platform certification provides validation and recognition of deep technical expertise on Microsoft SQL Server technologies...

Jameel has an extensive background in best practices,performance monitoring & tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, and Business Intelligence solutions. He loves a challenge and prides on creating innovative solutions by using an arsenal...

Asen is a mechanical engineer and graduated from the Technical University of Sofia 8 years ago. He has 10 years of professional experience in IT, the last 3 of which focused on designing and implementing Microsoft infrastructure technologies including...

For those of you who've been following the MCSM: SharePoint program, you're probably saying to yourselves, "but you're already delivering RTM versions of the training - didn't the Beta happen a while ago?" Yes, it certainly did, but the end of the Beta...

Jon has worked primarily with SQL Server since leaving his studies back in 2001. It was while studying for his degree that his passion for data really developed and helped to guide him on his career path. Now based in Bristol in the South West of England...

Jason is first and foremost a family man. He has 15+ yrs experience in IT and has worked with SQL Server starting with SQL Server 6.5. He has worked for both large and small companies in varied industries. He has experience in performance tuning, high...

Wayne Sheffield started working with databases in the late 1980's, using xBase languages. With over 20 years in IT, he has worked with SQL Server (since 6.5 in the late 1990's) in various development and administrative roles, with an emphasis in performance...

Patrick is a reformed developer who discovered SQL Server when Access and Excel became too limiting. He is currently employed as Senior SQL Server DBA at Link Market Services Limited His first exposure to SQL Server was using version 7.0 as a Visual...

Miha attended his first MCM (Exchange 2010) rotation in January 2012. He liked the experience so much that he returned in September 2012 for AD MCM rotation. Miha works as an independent consultant with more than 15 years of experience with Microsoft...

Mohammed Suwaimil earned his Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia. After his graduation in 2005, he has been working with Saudi Aramco, the global energy leader, as an IT Analyst...

MCSM: SharePoint delivery is well underway - we're nearly halfway through the first RTM delivery of the training - but there's still quite a bit of activity going on with SharePoint 2010 MCM candidates completing their certifications. I'd like to extend...

Evgeny Garaev has been working as database administrator since 2005. He started his career as Oracle DBA in 2005. In 2008 he decided to become MS SQL Server DBA. Since then Evgeny has been working as MS SQL Server database administrator, developer and...

Paul is a freelance SQL Server professional who first started working with SQL Server 14 years ago. His first exposure to SQL Server was using version 7.0 as a Visual Basic 5/6 programmer. He continued on using .Net and C# working on Windows forms and...

Sergiu is a Senior Consultant - SQL Server with RockSolid SQL. Sergiu graduated from University with a degree in Electronics and Telecommunications. He started as a research scientist in the telecommunications field and later while working as a...

Warner is a SQL Server Team Lead at Pythian, a global Canadian-based company specialized in DBA services. A brief stint in .NET programming led to his early DBA formation working for enterprise customers in Hewlett-Packard ITO organization. From...

David Levy is a developer turned DBA. He began his career in 2000 after graduation from Northern Illinois University with a degree in Operations Management and Information Systems with an Emphasis in Information Systems. After several years of increasingly...

Ben Miller is an Enterprise DBA Architect working for HealthEquity Inc. in Draper, Utah. HealthEquity ( http://www.healthequity.com ) is one of the largest HSA (Health Savings Account) providers in the nation. Ben is responsible for the scalability and...