June 2009 - Posts

Hot off the press - 6 new OCS MCMs!
30 June 09 07:30 PM | adymac | 0 Comments   

Hot on the heels of rotation 2 we have a new batch of successful candidates from rotation 3. In no particular order - Abi Magu - Senior PFE from Central region Craig Hill - UC Voice Architect from MCS Voice Practice UK Lester Hewett - Solution Architect Read More...

Filed under: OCS, New Cert Annoucements

So how many Exchange MCM's and MCA's are there out there now?
30 June 09 07:27 PM | Greg Taylor | 0 Comments   

Seeing as how I just gathered the data for someone, I thought I'd put the latest numbers out there for all to see. Microsoft Certified Masters Exchange Server 2003 - 146 (112 work for Microsoft, 34 work for partners or are independant contractors, hereinafter Read More...

Filed under: Exchange

A Qual lab in the wild...
29 June 09 11:49 PM | A Certified Master | 1 Comments   

Hi All, It's time for another post from 'A Certified Master'. This one is a bit different than the other entries as Nikolai van Luijtelaar of C2iCT in the Netherlands gives an account of troubleshooting and BBQ's :-). Nik attended the last 'Ranger' rotation in May last year, just passed his lab exam and joins our community at last. Well done Nik! Without any further ado.... Read More...

Filed under: Exchange, From a Certified Master

Another Week, Another Batch of New MCM's
26 June 09 08:37 PM | Greg Taylor | 1 Comments   

Three upgrades from MCM Exchange 2003 to 2007 this week, and two new, fresh-out-of-the-box 2007 MCM's too! First the new boys, Mateusz Kantecki from MCS in Poland passed his Qual Lab at the second attempt this week. He attended the recent R3 delivery. Read More...

Filed under: Exchange, New Cert Annoucements, Upgrades

It's Upgwade Season....
23 June 09 04:59 PM | Greg Taylor | 0 Comments   

That's an Elmer Fudd reference, not a typo by the way... So last week three 2003 Exchange MCM's upgraded their cert to the 2007 version (for the 2003 to 2007 upgrade they 'just' need to pass the Qual Lab). Congratulations to; William Yang - William works Read More...

Filed under: Exchange, New Cert Annoucements

New Discounts!
18 June 09 11:41 PM | perfarny | 1 Comments   

Hi All, Along with announcing the new dates , we've published new discounts for the program ! For any training rotation that you attend prior to January 1, 2010, you'll get $3,550 off the list price! That makes it $14,950 instead of $18,500. That makes Read More...

Filed under: Discounts

New dates announced! New website! Featured on microsoft.com...Oh my!
11 June 09 04:27 PM | perfarny | 1 Comments   

Hi All, Yes, many have been asking, and now thou shall receive: our new Microsoft Learning website went live today (great new look and feel) and as part of that, we have posted our dates for upcoming rotations: go take a look! Read More...

Filed under: Planning, Upgrades, Schedules

Now This Isn't Something You Get All That Easily....
10 June 09 09:29 PM | Greg Taylor | 0 Comments   

Did you know that every new MCM Exchange Server 2007 gets a personal letter, signed (really signed, I send them over to his office, he kindly signs them for me) by Rajesh Jha , the Corporate VP of Microsoft Exchange and Office Live? (Rajesh did an intro Read More...

Filed under: Exchange, R.O.I. Benefits, Benefits

Starting to Plan for Exchange Server 2010 MCM...
09 June 09 10:23 PM | Greg Taylor | 3 Comments   

So my next rotation isn't until later this year (we will annouce exact dates soon, but a hint for you... mid to late September and early November... read into that what you will....) and so I now have some time to catch up on other things, get exam re-takes Read More...

Filed under: Exchange, Planning, Future Plans

I was hoping for a trip home to Germany, but looks like MCM will stay Redmond only for now.
03 June 09 10:03 PM | A Certified Master | 5 Comments   

MCM training will remain Redmond only for now. Is it because we're afraid of the rest of the world? Mmmm, no. Here's why... Read More...

Filed under: Future Plans

Please Welcome and Congratulate the Newest Exchange 2007 MCM's!
03 June 09 07:26 PM | Greg Taylor | 1 Comments   

MCM Exchange 2007 R3 finished on May 22nd, and resulted in seven new MCM's. They were; Chris Antonakis - Chris is a PFE for Microsoft based in South Africa Mark Biernatowicz - Marek works for Polska Telefonica in Poland as a Mail Specialist Sol Keston Read More...

Filed under: Exchange, New Cert Annoucements, Upgrades