September 2009 - Posts

Another RFP requesting MCM
30 September 09 11:12 PM | adymac | 0 Comments   

Further to the recent post on this from Per I was talking with a partner today who has made and continues to make considerable investments in OCS MCM for their UC consulting practice. They told me that they have also seen evidence of RFPs requiring that Read More...

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

New benefit for OCS Masters - online labs!
30 September 09 10:58 PM | adymac | 1 Comments   

According to the visionaries the future is ‘all in the cloud man!’. Well, not to be out done we have just launched a new set of online labs for the exclusive use of certified OCS MCMs. These 4 new lab environments are based on the core labs that we use Read More...

Filed under: OCS, Labs, Benefits

Just in case we didn't have the most awesome labs already......
30 September 09 09:33 PM | adymac | 0 Comments   

Over the summer things quieten down a little in the world of MCM and we get a chance to work on updates to the program, exams and labs. Over the past few months OCS MCM has joined the other MCM programs and moved its exams online. Previously I had to Read More...

Filed under: OCS, Labs

Mississippi leads the way: 3 MCM's a requirement in State IT RFP
25 September 09 08:29 PM | perfarny | 9 Comments   

I think every MCM and 'MCM-to-be' out there should feel real good about this one. In short: the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services will be managing and reporting the use of Stimulus funds. To accomplish their mission the State will Read More...

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

New Exchange 2007 MCA's
22 September 09 08:51 PM | Greg Taylor | 0 Comments   

The last few weeks have been a bit hectic, but amongst all the things going on (including me going to Berlin to present at Tec2009 and follow the Twitterers here ) I had some people go through the MCA upgrade process, to upgrade their MCA's in Exchange Read More...

Filed under: Exchange, MCA, New Cert Annoucements

MCM Directory ROI from a Student Perspective
21 September 09 08:57 PM | RyanCon | 0 Comments   

It’s great to hear positive results after someone attends one of our programs and recently we received such great feedback. Lucian Petru, a participant from the May 2009 Directory rotation, had this to say: Speaking of ROI...I can tell you it's 1000% Read More...

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

A new SQL Server 2008 MCM to announce…
21 September 09 11:24 PM | josephsa | 0 Comments   

I’m very glad to announce a new SQL Server 2008 Microsoft Certified Master: Assaf Fraenkel , Database Architect and Principal Consultant, Microsoft . Assaf is a database architect working in Microsoft Consulting Services since 2000. He consults in Israel Read More...

Filed under: SQL

Last week to register for the October 2009 SQL Microsoft Certified Master program
16 September 09 02:38 PM | josephsa | 0 Comments   

Just a heads up that if you've been on the fence about registering for the SQL Server Microsoft Certified Master program - you have just three more days to do so (last registration day for the October rotation is September 18th). Remember that you'll Read More...

Filed under: SQL

Demand for MCM is Increasing...
02 September 09 09:08 PM | Greg Taylor | 0 Comments   

So I had an email from one of the self-employed Exchange MCM's this morning, and I won't directly name him, quote him, or his email, but the gist of it was this: (email from recruiter and I'm paraphrasing...) Our client has had difficulty finding the Read More...

Filed under: Exchange, From a Certified Master, R.O.I. Benefits