The Master Blog
Thoughts, info, and updates from the Microsoft Certified Master team.
UK-based SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert earns SQL Server 2008 MCM Certification
It’s been a great month for adding new SQL Server MCMs. Please meet our newest community member:...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 08/24/2010
Introducing the very first SharePoint 2010 Masters...
The past few months have been an absolute rush for the SharePoint MCM program. We delivered two...
Author: Brett Geoffroy Date: 08/23/2010
Former C++ Developer, Oracle DBA and now SQL Server 2008 Microsoft Certified Master
New day, new SQL Server 2008 Microsoft Certified Master to announce. Everyone please meet Pat...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 08/19/2010
Microsoft Architect with a PhD in Computer Science and now SQL Server 2008 MCM
We have another very accomplished new SQL Server 2008 Microsoft Certified Master to announce today....
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 08/16/2010
Breadth and Depth - say hello to Randall Neth
Been a little quiet lately, but today I have a new SQL Server MCM to announce: Randall Neth,...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 07/31/2010
Author, Teacher, Technical Evangelist – and now SQL Microsoft Certified Master
I’m happy to announce one more new SQL MCM today: · Dandy Weyn, Learning and...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 06/08/2010
New SQL Master from the SQL Connectivity ADO.NET team
Another SQL MCM introduction today: Bruno Guardia, Senior Software Design Engineering in Test, SQL...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 06/08/2010
Fellow Wisconsinite and PFE joins the SQL MCM community
We’ve had four new SQL MCMs join the community in the last week. Today I’ll introduce of...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 06/08/2010
Eve of SQL Rotation 9 and planning for future rotations
The ninth rotation of the SQL Microsoft Certified Masters program begins Monday. I'm really looking...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 04/30/2010
MBA or MCM? Daniel Zavalza chose...
We just added another two new SQL MCMs to the community yesterday (total SQL MCM count in the world...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 04/28/2010
ZDNet Profile of SQL MCM: Margarita Naumova
Mary-Jo Foley did a ZDNet profile of our very own SQL MCM - Margarita Naumova. Check out the article...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 04/06/2010
Announcement #2 from the SQL MCM Rotation 8
Our next new SQL Microsoft Certified Master from the March 2010 training rotation may not need much...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 04/04/2010
Free press doesn’t always mean lollypops and rainbows
The eighth rotation of the SQL Microsoft Certified Masters program is about to wrap up and tomorrow...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 04/02/2010
And With His Inbox Down to Just 4 Items, He Left
After two years of running the Exchange MCM and MCA Programs I am moving on to something new. The...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 03/29/2010
The First 5 MCM Exchange 2010's Ever, In The World, Just Them, Only Them...
Between March 1st and March 20th 2010 we delivered (very successfuly I might add) the first ever...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 03/29/2010
One Senior Consultant - Three Advanced Certifications
Friday brings in a new SQL MCM 2008 colleague to announce – one who already achieved both SQL Server...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 03/19/2010
SharePoint R4 Keeps Going Strong...
Hi folks. We've got two more R4 graduates who've completed their retakes in the past month. I'm very...
Author: bgeoffroy Date: 03/05/2010
Springtime bringing in a new SQL 2008 MCM
I have a new SQL MCM 2008 colleague to announce... Heiko Wiesner was part of the original Masters...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 03/05/2010
Bumper Crop of OCS MCMs from rotation 5!!
With rotation 5 out of the door we have only one rotation left on OCS 2007 R2 (May). The latest...
Author: adymac Date: 03/04/2010
A Batch Of Exchange MCM's and MCA's!
The last month has seen a lot of MCM and MCA activity for Exchange, and so I'm delighted to be able...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 02/17/2010
Another new SharePoint MCM to introduce...
While the rest of us were out celebrating Groundhog Day and Valentine's Day, a few hardy folks have...
Author: bgeoffroy Date: 02/15/2010
SQL MCM Prep Week posts by Brent Ozar
Brent Ozar, who is a Microsoft SQL Server expert for Quest Software, Microsoft MVP, Editor-in-Chief...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 02/10/2010
OCS MCM - A view from the other side
Jeff Nye who works for the MS Global Voice Practice and was a graduate of rotation 4 asked me about...
Author: adymac Date: 02/02/2010
A Winter Harvest of SharePoint MCMs
By now you can all probably tell that we've turned on the retake machine in a big way... a lot of...
Author: bgeoffroy Date: 01/30/2010
Why run the SQL MCM marathon?
I’ve been a casual jogger for about 14 years, and lately I’ve been debating whether or not I should...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 01/21/2010
New SQL 2008 MCM from Microsoft Consulting Services
New week brings a new SQL 2008 MCM to announce... Margarita Naumova, Senior Consultant, Microsoft...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 01/18/2010
Some Other New MCM Exchange 2007's and One MCA to Congratulate
Aside from those I just blogged about who passed during the last rotation, over the last couple of...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 01/08/2010
Better Late Than Never - New MCM's to Announce
I was going to blog about how everyone else promises at New Year to blog more than they did last...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 01/08/2010
A busy season of retakes - more new SharePoint MCMs to announce!
The past month has been packed with retakes from the past few rotations, and a number of folks...
Author: bgeoffroy Date: 01/06/2010
Another SQL MCM for the New Year
We have another SQL Server 2008 Microsoft Certified Master to announce – bringing our MCM count to...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 01/05/2010
New Year, New SQL MCM
2010 brings us a new SQL Server 2008 Microsoft Certified Master to announce (he is already a SQL...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 01/04/2010
Updated SQL 2008 MCM Pre-reading list
David Ikeda and I have updated the SQL Server 2008 MCM Pre-reading list based on the last training...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 12/07/2009
Even more SQL MCMs to announce…
Two more SQL MCM announcements to announce! Please meet Frans van der Geer (new SQL 2008 MCM) and...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 12/03/2009
And the SQL MCM numbers keep rising...
We have another new SQL MCM I'd like to announce! Please meet Pam Lahoud: Pam Lahoud, Senior Premier...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 12/01/2009
SQL MCMs – Now Sixty Members Strong
Yesterday we added another SQL 2008 MCM to the community, making the total number of SQL MCMs sixty...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 11/26/2009
Two New MCA Exchange 2007's As Well!
I'm clearing off the to-do list today whilst the Qual Lab goes on, and wanted to make sure the world...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 11/21/2009
And A New Exchange MCM To Welcome Too
Please congratulate and welcome Dirk Buntinx, A PFE for Microsoft based in Belgium, who passed the...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 11/21/2009
Exchange MCM Upgrades - Please Congratulate...
I've been a bit behind recently on these, something to do with running a 3 week class, but better...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 11/21/2009
17 Frowns and a Box of Donuts
Today is the last day of the Exchange 2007 MCM rotation, and in fact, the last ever day of MCM 2007....
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 11/21/2009
SQL MCM Ranks keep growing
We’ve had a few new additions to the SQL 2008 MCM ranks recently – growing up to 59 MCMs (across...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 11/18/2009
Directory Rotation Complete – Five new MCMs
The Directory program finished this past weekend with our final written test on Saturday and...
Author: Ryan A. Conrad [MSFT] Date: 11/18/2009
Congratulations to 6 new OCS MCMs!
I'd like to congratulate six new OCS MCMs as graduates of rotation 4. They are (in no particular...
Author: adymac Date: 11/16/2009
The final hurdle for OCS MCM rotation 4
OCS MCM rotation 4 is almost out the door. Almost - just the final qual lab to finish now. As I...
Author: adymac Date: 11/14/2009