Microsoft licensing training
On Wednesday 28th May I will be attending a Microsoft Licensing Sales Specialist training day in Edinburgh.
I am actually looking forward to this, mainly as a way to help my clients with the minefield that is MSFT licensing. It may be quite gruelling being a whole day event but it is to incorporate tangible rewards unlike many IT training days where you come away with sales bumph or short notes.
To quote from the invitation email, the day will “take you through all the modules in the MLSS certification programme as well as taking you through each of the exams and hopefully allowing you to gain the Microsoft Licensing Sales Specialist accreditation.”
Places are limited at these events and I don’t know where else they are being held but they look very valuable. Those who do manage to attend will hopefully be able to give some insight back to other MSFT partners through the newsgroups or local User Groups etc.
Have a look on the MSFT partner website for details.
If anyone who isn’t going wants a specific question answered, drop me a line or comment to this and I will do my best to get an answer from MSFT Licensing trainers.
Nick Said,
May 28, 2008 @ 12:38 pm
Sounds like an interesting course Dave. Can you tell me how you found out about it? I’ve had a look on the MS Partnet Portal, but can’t find anything similar.
dwhyte Said,
May 28, 2008 @ 7:32 pm
Hi Nick,
I got an email from Lynda Walker,
Marketing and Partnerships Manager
Small & Mid Market Business
Microsoft, Scotland
Email: lynda.walker@microsoft.com
“Dear Partner,
The Microsoft Scotland Partner team have had numerous requests from Partners regarding how to help improve their knowledge of Microsoft Licensing. With this in mind – “Can you recommend the best Microsoft licensing solutions to your customers?”
Cheers, hope that helps,
Dave
AdamV Said,
June 5, 2008 @ 6:46 pm
How did the training go?
I did the online exams to gain MS Licensing Expert status a while ago because of a rumour that the accreditation would be changing (but it seems not to have done). I wonder if it is much easier to pass based on real training rather than just reading PowerPoint slides
dwhyte Said,
June 5, 2008 @ 7:42 pm
Hi Adam,
Passed the MLSS.
I would say it would be much easier to pass with the training rather than the online course.
See my other blog posts about it.