It’s been a couple of months since my last post , and in that time we have completed our RTM delivery of the SharePoint MCM program (Rotation 3, or “R3”) and we’ve also had several candidates from the previous rotations pass their retakes. As such...

Hello, my name is Joe Sack and this is my first blog post here on behalf of the SQL MCM program. I'll be helping manage the program over the next year, and I look forward to engaging with the community. In the last year we've hosted two SQL Server...

We have more four more SQL Server Microsoft Certified Masters and one Microsoft Certified Architect to announce! First of all, please meet our new SQL Server Microsoft Certified Architect, John Hicks (using some of his self-deprecating words, not mine...

Well, it was semi-announced when we posted up our new schedule, but here are a couple of very important details that I failed to mention before. The R2 program will be the next version of our MCM: Directory training and certification. We've taken everything we learned from our prior deliveries, looked at the new product, and have made the following key changes......

Another post from someone who really knows what the training is all about, someone who took it.... Rai Umair is a Principal Consultant within the SharePoint\OBA practice at Stargate Global Consulting Take it away Rai... I recently had the opportunity...

I have another SQL Server Microsoft Certified Master to announce (a peer from my own organization too, I’m proud to say): · Norm Eberly , Microsoft Premier Field Engineer in Premier Field Engineering . Norm started working with database management...

Today, Alessandro Goncalves , a Senior Support Engineer for Microsoft based in Las Colinas become this program's 100th MCM to be certified in Exchange Server 2007! It's a great achievement, and we're all very proud of him. He attended the R3 rotation...

It's been exactly silent from the Directory side of the house here so far, so I'm very happy to have Will Owen, a Certified Directory Master and Senior Architect from Vertex in the UK put forth his recollections from his recent MCM Directory rotation. Will, it's all yours......

An interesting article about Microsoft's certification story over at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.08.geekofalltrades.aspx

A busy week or two for people taking the Qual to upgrade their existing MCM Exchange 2003 to 2007. Please congratulate; · Dave Chomas - Dave is a Senior Consultant for MCS in the US East Region · Thomas Strasser - Thomas is a consultant...