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Testimonial from a SQL MCM (who doesn’t work for Microsoft)
30 October 09 03:18 PM | josephsa | 0 Comments   

I was recently asked by a potential SQL MCM candidate if we could share testimonials about the SQL Microsoft Certified Master program from non-Microsoft employees Out of the 57 MCMs in the world, only 12 are not Microsoft employees (by the way – the numbers Read More...

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

Meet the MCM's and MCA's!
20 October 09 11:32 PM | Greg Taylor | 0 Comments   

We have just started publishing a list of people who have earned an MCM and/or MCA certification over at our Microsoft Learning site. Go take a look here . We'll be adding names as MCM's and MCA's ask us to, it's entirely optional, and we hope this brings Read More...

Filed under: Introductions, R.O.I. Benefits, Benefits, MCA, New Cert Annoucements

ROI from MCM: A look back 6 months later.
01 October 09 11:54 PM | perfarny | 0 Comments   

Hi All, I'm happy to share a little retrospective from another one of our Directory MCM's, Rob Silver, who wrote us the following just the other day. It's a great example of long term ROI / benefits from investing in the program that I hope more and more people are seeing out there. Read More...

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

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

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.

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

Extreme Certification, that's what we are...
31 July 09 06:42 PM | Greg Taylor | 0 Comments   

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

Filed under: R.O.I. Benefits, Benefits, Preparing for training

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

It's Been a Busy Few Weeks....
10 April 09 03:06 AM | Greg Taylor | 1 Comments   

Just to say that it's been a bit quiet as we've been running Exchange, SQL and MOSS all at the same time and man oh man, it's hard work. But shortly I plan on blogging all about the rotation, name those that passed, highlight some highlights, that sort Read More...

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