The Master Blog
Thoughts, info, and updates from the Microsoft Certified Master team.
Testimonial from a SQL MCM (who doesn’t work for Microsoft)
I was recently asked by a potential SQL MCM candidate if we could share testimonials about the SQL...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 10/30/2009
Yup, I think these puppies will do the job......
Just getting the labs checked over for the Exchange session which starts Monday and I recently got...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 10/29/2009
Time for a change...
I sent the below to all of our MCM/MCA communities last night, and thought I'd share it here, too....
Author: perfarny Date: 10/27/2009
Busy Month Ahead - So Be Prepared
We're in the third and final week of SQL now, OCS starts on Monday (Adrian flying in this weekend so...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 10/22/2009
Lucky "Rotation 7" almost done
The seventh SQL Microsoft Certified Masters rotation is almost finished. It has been a jam packed 24...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 10/22/2009
First rule of MCM: Advanced Infrastructure is...
..don't talk about Advanced Infrastructure. Or so at least it was until now. What am I talking...
Author: perfarny Date: 10/20/2009
Meet the MCM's and MCA's!
We have just started publishing a list of people who have earned an MCM and/or MCA certification...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 10/20/2009
Annoucing three new OCS 2007 MCMs
I'm pleased to announce that we have three new members of the OCS MCM community after they completed...
Author: adymac Date: 10/15/2009
Rotation 7 of the SQL MCM Program has begun!
We kicked off the seventh rotation of the SQL Server Microsoft Certified Master program on Monday...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 10/07/2009
Authors on the loose at the SQL MCM Program
We’re midway through the second week of “Rotation 7” for the SQL Server Microsoft Certified Master...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 10/07/2009
And More Exchange 2007 MCM's!
Over the last few weeks we've added a few more people to our growing community, so I delighted to be...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 10/05/2009
Another New MCA on Exchange Server 2007!
Ade Famoti, an Architect for Microsoft in Africa recently added MCA 2007 to his MCA in Exchange...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 10/05/2009
Please welcome our new SharePoint MCM/MCA Program Lead!
Hi All, Please join me in welcoming Brett Geoffroy to ‘The Master Team’! Brett will be driving our...
Author: perfarny Date: 10/02/2009
ROI from MCM: A look back 6 months later.
Hi All, I'm happy to share a little retrospective from another one of our Directory MCM's, Rob...
Author: perfarny Date: 10/01/2009
Another RFP requesting MCM
Further to the recent post on this from Per I was talking with a partner today who has made and...
Author: adymac Date: 09/30/2009
New benefit for OCS Masters - online labs!
According to the visionaries the future is ‘all in the cloud man!’. Well, not to be out done we have...
Author: adymac Date: 09/30/2009
Just in case we didn't have the most awesome labs already......
Over the summer things quieten down a little in the world of MCM and we get a chance to work on...
Author: adymac Date: 09/30/2009
Mississippi leads the way: 3 MCM's a requirement in State IT RFP
I think every MCM and 'MCM-to-be' out there should feel real good about this one. In short: the...
Author: perfarny Date: 09/25/2009
New Exchange 2007 MCA's
The last few weeks have been a bit hectic, but amongst all the things going on (including me going...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 09/22/2009
MCM Directory ROI from a Student Perspective
It’s great to hear positive results after someone attends one of our programs and recently we...
Author: Ryan A. Conrad [MSFT] Date: 09/21/2009
A new SQL Server 2008 MCM to announce…
I’m very glad to announce a new SQL Server 2008 Microsoft Certified Master: Assaf Fraenkel, Database...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 09/21/2009
Last week to register for the October 2009 SQL Microsoft Certified Master program
Just a heads up that if you've been on the fence about registering for the SQL Server Microsoft...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 09/16/2009
Demand for MCM is Increasing...
So I had an email from one of the self-employed Exchange MCM's this morning, and I won't directly...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 09/02/2009
Welcome Yet More New Exchange MCM's
As Per said, summer has been upon us and the pace slowed briefly (it has also been Microsoft's end...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 08/31/2009
How was your summer?
Mine was real rough ;-) I took a month of parternity leave in July, catching up with the family...
Author: perfarny Date: 08/27/2009
SQL MCM Program Fee Discounts
The seventh SQL Microsoft Certified Master training and certification “rotation” is scheduled to...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 08/19/2009
A new SQL MCM 2008 to introduce
I have a new SQL Server 2008 Microsoft Certified Master I’d like to introduce to the SQL Server...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 08/13/2009
One More MCM Exchange 2007!
It's been a quiet week or two for the labs, as many of the Microsoft people I work with have been in...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 08/07/2009
Please welcome Ryan Conrad, the new fearless Directory MCM/MCA leader :)
Hi All, Please join me in welcoming Ryan Conrad to our Master / MCA team! Ryan will be driving the...
Author: perfarny Date: 08/06/2009
Extreme Certification, that's what we are...
An interesting article about Microsoft's certification story over at...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 07/31/2009
A new SQL Master to announce from Premier Field Engineering
I have another SQL Server Microsoft Certified Master to announce (a peer from my own organization...
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 07/24/2009
Introducing the Newest Microsoft Certified Masters for SharePoint!
It’s been a couple of months since my last post, and in that time we have completed our RTM delivery...
Author: Anonymous32aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Date: 07/22/2009
There Are Now 100 MCM Exchange Server 2007's!
Today, Alessandro Goncalves, a Senior Support Engineer for Microsoft based in Las Colinas become...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 07/20/2009
Announcing the Windows Server 2008 R2 program. Yes, there are some considerable changes...
Well, it was semi-announced when we posted up our new schedule, but here are a couple of very...
Author: perfarny Date: 07/13/2009
Meet the new batch of SQL Server Microsoft Certified Masters
Hello, my name is Joe Sack and this is my first blog post here on behalf of the SQL MCM program....
Author: Joseph Sack Date: 07/11/2009
Some More MCM 2003 to 2007 Exchange Upgrades Complete!
A busy week or two for people taking the Qual to upgrade their existing MCM Exchange 2003 to 2007....
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 07/10/2009
Living with MCM SharePoint 2007 - From Someone Who Knows...
Another post from someone who really knows what the training is all about, someone who took it.......
Author: A Certified Master Date: 07/09/2009
Hot off the press - 6 new OCS MCMs!
Hot on the heels of rotation 2 we have a new batch of successful candidates from rotation 3. In no...
Author: adymac Date: 06/30/2009
So how many Exchange MCM's and MCA's are there out there now?
Seeing as how I just gathered the data for someone, I thought I'd put the latest numbers out there...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 06/30/2009
A Qual lab in the wild...
Hi All, It's time for another post from 'A Certified Master'. This one is a bit different than the...
Author: A Certified Master Date: 06/29/2009
Another Week, Another Batch of New MCM's
Three upgrades from MCM Exchange 2003 to 2007 this week, and two new, fresh-out-of-the-box 2007...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 06/26/2009
It's Upgwade Season....
That's an Elmer Fudd reference, not a typo by the way... So last week three 2003 Exchange MCM's...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 06/23/2009
New Discounts!
Hi All, Along with announcing the new dates, we've published new discounts for the program! For any...
Author: perfarny Date: 06/18/2009
Now This Isn't Something You Get All That Easily....
Did you know that every new MCM Exchange Server 2007 gets a personal letter, signed (really signed,...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 06/10/2009
Starting to Plan for Exchange Server 2010 MCM...
So my next rotation isn't until later this year (we will annouce exact dates soon, but a hint for...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 06/09/2009
I was hoping for a trip home to Germany, but looks like MCM will stay Redmond only for now.
This past year (we always think in fiscal years over here, and ours run from July 1 to June 30, so...
Author: A Certified Master Date: 06/03/2009