First of all, I'd like to thank everyone who demonstrated interested in joining IT Pro Momentum.

I'm writing today to announce that we finalized our trial period where the program was open to self-nominations from the broader community. 

With that, we are no longer accepting external, self-nominations to join IT Pro Momentum.

Moving forward, please contact a Microsoft Evangelist in your area to inquire about participation in IT Pro Momentum. They will be happy to nominate early adoption projects that qualify for the program.

Thank you again for your interest!

Need some help to test/pilot the latest Microsoft infrastructure technologies? IT Pro Momentum is a Microsoft Early Adopter Program for IT Professionals who bet on the newest technologies to drive business value for their companies and advance their career.

Through IT Pro Momentum, you will be able to:

·         Discover and evaluate the newest MS technologies

·         Pilot and deploy MS beta products

·         Access MS Beta Product Support

·         Connect with an international community of IT Pros through Momentum forums

·         Share your experience adopting a new technology with the IT Pro community worldwide

Here are some program benefits offered to Momentum participants (free of charge for one year):

·         Technical Content & Online Trainings

Hello Everyone!

My name is Marcelo Belinazo and I'm a Program Manager at Microsoft Corp in Redmond, WA. I currently work for an organization called Developer & Platform Evangelism (DPE) where I manage the IT Pro Momentum Program, an early adoption program focused on helping IT professionals around the globe to learn and pilot the newest Microsoft technologies.

This blog is about IT Pro Momentum and you’ll have the opportunity to learn more about the program (including how to be part of it) and our team in the upcoming posts.

Today (tonight actually) I'd like to take a moment to introduce myself. I'm originally from Brazil, 34 years-old and my background is Computer Science. I've been with Microsoft for 9 years, most of this time spent in the Brazilian subsidiary doing Consulting Services and Enterprise Sales.

Before joining Microsoft I've had my own company, a small network integrator specialized in integrating heterogeneous operating systems such as Novell Netware, Microsoft NT, Linux Red Hat and different flavors of Unix (SCO, AIX, HP-UX, etc.). In addition to the technical challenges, this experience taught me a lot about people, businesses and customers (particularly small & medium companies).

And yes, I’ve been an IT Pro myself for almost 10 years.

Before I go I just want to say how privileged I feel with the opportunity to work with IT Pros again in my career. IT Pros play a critical role in the world today as they build infrastructures that support businesses and connect people around the world. In general, it’s a thankless job. When the work is done well, everything runs smoothly. On the other hand, when problems come up… you guys know what happens.

I feel really passionate about helping IT Pros to learn and pilot the newest technologies so they can deliver value to their employers and advance in their careers. We currently have 1,500 participants from 35 countries and, in the last 12 months, more than 1,000 early adoption projects were facilitated by this program. In the next post I’ll provide you with an overview of IT Pro Momentum and how you can be part of it.

Thanks,

Marcelo Belinazo