The Master Blog
Thoughts, info, and updates from the Microsoft Certified Master team.
Please Welcome and Congratulate the Newest Exchange 2007 MCM's!
MCM Exchange 2007 R3 finished on May 22nd, and resulted in seven new MCM's. They were; Chris...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 06/03/2009
Rotation 2 OCS MCM - showing Exchange and Directory that real time comms is where it's at!
In between all the work during rotation 2 we managed to squeeze in some group events. The usual...
Author: adymac Date: 05/22/2009
Congratulations to a new OCS MCM
Congratulations to Maureen Magnotta from MCS, a candidate from rotation 1, who has now certified...
Author: adymac Date: 05/22/2009
Announcing the new OCS Masters!
A few days ago we finished the second rotation of OCS Master. It was quite a ride and the group was...
Author: adymac Date: 05/22/2009
See What Happens When You Pass a Masters Exam....
So we're in week 3 of MCM Exchange 2007 Rotation 3 right now, which is why it has been a bit...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 05/19/2009
Another Write-Up on the MCM Experience
Neil Johnson from MCS in the UK, who attended Exchange R2 has written up a very comprehensive...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 05/05/2009
Introducing the SharePoint MCM Program and the First Microsoft Certified SharePoint Masters!
As the Program Manager for the SharePoint Master and MCA programs, I am pleased to introduce the...
Author: Anonymous32aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Date: 04/29/2009
And Another Two Makes ... I've Lost Count...
This week two more of those who attended MCM Exchange R2 took and passed their Qual Labs. So, a big...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 04/28/2009
Introducing MCM Exchange R2
I would have done this earlier but I'm not all that technical and couldn't figure out how to publish...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 04/27/2009
SQL Cat publishes XEvents Waitstats reporting tool!
Mentioned during the last rotation was SQL CAT team's Waitstats reporting tool. I was pleased to...
Author: Ken Tanner Date: 04/27/2009
Two More MCM Exchange 2007's from MCM R2
Today two more of the R2 attendees passed their Qual Lab and became MCM's in Exchange Server 2007....
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 04/21/2009
Maybe I Didn't Shout Loud Enough?
Have you seen the rather fantastic and funny video about shouting at your disks in the datacentre?...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 04/21/2009
Let's Welcome The New MCM | Exchange 2007s from MCM R2
So time to name those who passed MCM R2 for Exchange 2007 following their three hard weeks of...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 04/17/2009
Catching Up At Last - Some New MCM's To Annouce and Congratulate
I've plenty of news to post following the completion of MCM R2 for Exchange 2007 but rather than...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 04/15/2009
It's Been a Busy Few Weeks....
Just to say that it's been a bit quiet as we've been running Exchange, SQL and MOSS all at the same...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 04/09/2009
OCS MCA - coming soon
Quick update on OCS MCA. This certification is still in development and right now we are finalising...
Author: adymac Date: 04/07/2009
Post OCS Master - back in the office....
The following post was written by Keith Hanna (UK MCS) - a graduate of the first rotation of OCS...
Author: adymac Date: 04/07/2009
OCS Master - Giving something back
Since starting work on the OCS Master program back in September 08 and with our first rotation in...
Author: adymac Date: 04/07/2009
Let's talk upgrades!
Some people have been asking, and we've hinted some before. Although you won't get the 100% be all,...
Author: A Certified Master Date: 03/30/2009
SQL product team ROCKs and helps mark the halfway point!!!
Yesterday evening marked the "midpoint" of the Sixth SQL MCM rotation and we celebrated in a way by...
Author: Ken Tanner Date: 03/26/2009
Another Future Master...? Congratulations to Per!
Per's become a father for the third time.... to a beautiful baby girl, so he's off for a few days...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 03/23/2009
Gentlemen (and Ladies) START YOUR ENGINES!!!
On Monday this week we kicked off the sixth SQL Server capstone training rotation, now titled...
Author: Ken Tanner Date: 03/18/2009
Getting the most from OCS Master
This post was written by Rajeev Krishnan who attended Rotation 1 of OCS Master. In it he shares his...
Author: adymac Date: 03/16/2009
Using MCM to differentiate yourself from the crowd, a.k.a. the fastest ROI on MCM yet!
Ladies and gentlemen, Rob Silver just very recently completed his MCM training and certification in...
Author: A Certified Master Date: 03/16/2009
And the Last One Before We Start Rotation 2....
Joe Trombley, a Senior PFE for Microsoft in the US is latest candidate from the October R1 delivery...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 03/14/2009
How Could I Have Missed This One?! Sorry!
My good friend and fellow rotation 15 candidate, Gary Cooper, of Horizon's Consulting Inc took and...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 03/12/2009
I'm wide awake and feel like I could read for weeks...
You are? Boy, do we have something for you! Greg gave his run-down of final preparations in his last...
Author: perfarny Date: 03/11/2009
Just A Week To Go.....
So a week today, on March 16th 2009, we start three MCM Programs - all at the same time. It's a busy...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 03/09/2009
One More New MCM Exchange Server 2007
Well done to Fabrizio Berton, an Architect for Microsoft Services in Italy who passed his upgrade...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 03/09/2009
One of the family moves on...
For anyone that has ever gone through our programs over the last 3 years, been a member of the...
Author: perfarny Date: 03/03/2009
What's up?
Look at the time fly...it's been a week. So what's happening over here? Well, FY10 planning is the...
Author: perfarny Date: 03/03/2009
Give Them All A Slap on the Back to Say Well Done!
Yet more Microsoft Certified Master | Exchange 2007's I'm delighted to annouce! Robert Rice from...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 02/25/2009
The MCA Board Process - What's That All About Then?
I had a very interesting discussion with a guy from NetApp at the E14 Airlift last week about the...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 02/18/2009
Congratulations Again - Two New MCM | Exchange Server 2007's
It's been a busy week again for labs, two taken Monday, and passed, and four more scheduled for...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 02/18/2009
Cupid showed us the way
Putting Feb. 14th as the final day for our discounts of 30% for all of our Master programs was...
Author: perfarny Date: 02/16/2009
Change of date for Rotation 2 of OCS Master
Just wanted to give an update that we've moved rotation 2 of OCS Master out by a few weeks to April...
Author: adymac Date: 02/11/2009
Welcome and congratulations to the new OCS Masters!
I wanted to congratulate the following individuals from rotation 1 that certified at the first...
Author: adymac Date: 02/10/2009
And Another... Exchange Master!
Another one joins the growing ranks of those with the MCM | Exchange Server 2007 certification - and...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 02/09/2009
Continued Ed - What That's All About
The weekend just passed, Jan 30/31 2009, I organized an event we refer to as Continued Education,...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 02/03/2009
What can we do for you?
We're constantly looking to improve our programs, and knowing that these are tough times all around,...
Author: perfarny Date: 02/03/2009
Stop It! More?! Really?
Yes really. It's been a very busy week for the Qual Lab. In addition to those I told you about in...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 01/30/2009
They Just Won't Stop.....
In my recent post I listed how many MCM's and MCA's we had - well, it has changed... The two taking...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 01/28/2009
The road to Master...
Hi All, This is the first of hopefully many entries where we give our community members a chance to...
Author: A Certified Master Date: 01/28/2009
So How Many Masters Are There?
Now that is a great question if I do say so myself.... and one I am often asked. I'll answer for the...
Author: Greg Taylor Date: 01/27/2009