I spend a lot of time talking with potential MCM candidates about what to expect from attending the Lync MCM training in an effort to help them understand the expectations, demands and also rewards of the program. In an effort to provide a first hand...

We informally announced the newest Certified Master for SQL Server 2008 last week. I am pleased to officially introduce our newest SQL Server MCM to you: Reeves Smith is a SQL Server consultant specializing in data warehouse projects. He is currently...

Today at the SharePoint Conference in Anaheim, California, Microsoft is excited to announce a new addition to the suite of Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) certifications: MCA: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. Joining MCA Exchange Server, SQL Server...

We are proud to announce the first wave of SSAS Maestros v1.0. After three 3-day sessions in Redmond, London, and Hong Kong in Feb/Mar 2011 with hundreds of applications and eighty one attendees, we now have the first wave of SSAS Maestros who completed...

Hi everyone. Starting in calendar year 2012, we'll be expanding the delivery methods for the SharePoint Microsoft Certified Master’s program to include a "hybrid" delivery model that includes both onsite and remote training. We posted high-level...

Greetings everyone. Springtime in Redmond was exceptionally busy for the SharePoint MCM instructor team, with lots of globetrotting from our 11-member internationally-based instructor team, who delivered 5 weeks of training in an 8-week span! The hotels...

Welcome to new SQL Server MCM Chirag Roy. This has already been some chatter about this on Twitter, so this may not be news to everyone. Chirag successfully completed the lab exam more than a week ago and has earned his place in our community. Here...

I’m delighted to welcome our newest SQL Server MCM, Kendra Little. I’ve known Kendra for a little more than a year now. I remember talking to her about the MCM program when she was a DBA here at Microsoft wanting to 0pursue the MCM. I’ve...

Please join me in congratulating Benjamin Wright-Jones ( blog | @superlatch ) who became a double SQL Server MCM this past week. Benjamin is already an MCM in SQL Server 2005, and now he is now an MCM in SQL Server 2008 as well. Here is a brief bio of...

I’m very happy to announce that Ryan M. Lence ( blog ) has successfully earned his SQL Server 2008 Master Certification. Please join me in welcoming him. Here is a brief introduction to Ryan: Ryan Lance has been working with Enterprise...

I am truly happy to announce that Microsoft Learning has hired a new SQL MCM Program Manager to keep things moving forward with our recent program changes and continue to expand the program’s value and impact: Robert Davis ( blog | twitter |...

I’ve been looking forward to making this SQL MCM profile update for some time now as I consider Denzil to be in the top tier of SQL Server support engineers at Microsoft. I’ve been pestering him for permission to post his bio and it finally...

Today brings in a new SQL MCM to our advanced certification community. Meet Christophe LAPORTE: Christophe LAPORTE ( blog | twitter ), freelance consultant and trainer . Christophe is based in Toulouse, France and has worked with SQL Server since 1997...

Another SQL MCM profile to publish today: Brian Mitchell ( blog | twitter ), Senior Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft . Brian has been with Microsoft for 5 years and is currently dedicated to the support of SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse. In his previous...

For those that were following James and his blog ( http:// adrocketscience . blogspot .com/ ) you would have known that we completed Rotation 12 on April 17 th . We've all had an opportuntity rest, regroup and publish some announcements! I am happy...

It's springtime in Redmond, and SharePoint MCM Rotation 8 is underway here in Building 40. We're hosting our largest rotation to date - an intense, great group of MVPs, Partner consultants and architects, MCS consultants and architects, and Premier field...

Hey Folks, I wanted to share a great video highlighting the one of a kind training you can get via the Microsoft Certified Master program. In this clip you'll see candidates from MCM Exchange 2010 Rotation 8 (January, 2011) and hear from four of our...

Bojan Nenadic documents his path to certifying as a Microsoft Certified Master: Exchange Server 2010. Check out his videos and blog posts here: http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/careerfactor/b/bojan/p/default.aspx

Hi all, In our current rotation James Carrion is providing a day by day account of his experiences since Day 1 (April 4th). Read all about it here . Check back next week to see how for a summary of how the R12 group performed! RyanCon Acting...

Continuing with our SQL MCM Profile series, meet Fabricio Catae: Fabricio Catae ( Twitter | Blog ), Sr. Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft . Fabricio Catae has been working with Microsoft enterprise customers throughout Latin America for the past...

Next on our SQL MCM profile series, meet Gaurav Aggarwal: Gaurav Aggarwal, Senior Architect, Microsoft . Gaurav is a Senior Architect with 16+ years of experience. He has been working with Microsoft Consulting Service in India for the past 7 years. In...

We recently published a case study with Unify Square that illustrates the value that an MCM certification (or in this case three of them) can bring in competitive situations. Obviously your own mileage may vary but there is one stand out point in this...

We have a new SQL MCM to announce today, meet Zoltán: Zoltán Hangyál, Database Engineer, LogMeIn . Zoltan has 13+ years of SQL Server experience, starting with SQL Server 7.0. In addition to working with core SQL engine functionality, he also has experience...

For our next SQL MCM Profile, meet Kal Yella: Kalyan (Kal) Yella, Sr. Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft . Kal has 13+ years of SQL Server design and administration experience. He initially started his SQL Server career with a major ERP vendor providing...