Company : Microsoft Gold Partners

Microsoft Gold Certified Partners, like Electrum, are elite Microsoft Business Partners who earn the highest customer endorsement. They have the knowledge, skills, and commitment to help implement technology solutions that match your exact business needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners have passed the highest level of requirements from Microsoft and have demonstrated the most robust, efficient and scalable implementations of Microsoft technologies in demonstrated enterprise customer deployments or an on-site Microsoft assessment.

Why work with a Microsoft Gold Partner?

Microsoft Gold Partners have demonstrated expertise. Each Microsoft Gold Partner must employ a minimum number of Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) who have a demonstrated level of technical expertise and the proven ability to deliver solutions featuring Microsoft products. MCPs must pass certification exams developed by Microsoft.

Microsoft Certified Partners have a broad-range of experience. Microsoft Certified Partners typically offer several areas of technical expertise including infrastructure, networking, office automation, e-commerce, collaboration, business intelligence, and other leading edge disciplines. Microsoft Certified Partner services include consulting, training, implementation, maintenance/support, and hosting services.

Microsoft Gold Partners have direct support from Microsoft. Microsoft Gold Partners have access to 24 x 7 x 365 support for your project whenever they need additional support from Microsoft.

Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs)

To qualify for the Microsoft Certified Partner program, organizations must have at least two dedicated, full-time employees who are current MCPs. The only way to become Microsoft-certified is to pass a series of rigorous exams required for certification in eight different areas:

• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers design, install, support, and troubleshoot information systems. MCSEs are network gurus, support technicians, and operating system experts.
• Microsoft Certified Database Administrators implement and administer Microsoft SQL Server databases.
• Microsoft Certified Solution Developers use development tools and platforms to create business solutions.
• Microsoft Certified Professionals are expert in at least one Microsoft operating system, development tool, or desktop application.
• Microsoft Certified Professionals with a specialty in site building plan, build, maintain, and manage Web sites using Microsoft technologies and products.
• Microsoft Certified Professionals with a specialty in Internet technology install and configure server products, manage server resources, plan security, and perform other Internet-related duties.
• Microsoft Certified Trainers teach others about Microsoft products using Microsoft official curriculum at Microsoft authorized technical education centers.