Woody Windischman

Jul-272010

Speaking at SharePoint Saturday: Columbus, Ohio

Back to My Old Stomping Grounds...

When I was a "wet behind the ears" high school graduate, I ended up attending Ohio Institute of Technology (OIT) to study Electronics Engineering Technology. While I was there, OIT became DeVry Institute of Technology, Columbus. Today it is known as DeVry University, Columbus and offers a whole lot more than electronics. I ultimately ended up living and working in Columbus for many years, and it holds a special place in my heart.

Today, I'm pleased to announce that I've been selected to present at the SharePoint Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. This takes place on August 14th, 2010 at The Conference Center at OCLC. Click on the link or logo above for all the details, including registration, a list of the other presenters, as well as the Twitter feed of #SPSColumbus commentary.

A SharePoint Saturday is a free to attend event that serves as a mini SharePoint conference. SPS Columbus will be an educational, informative & lively day filled with sessions from respected SharePoint professionals & MVPs, covering a wide variety of SharePoint-oriented topics.  SharePoint Saturday is FREE, open to the public and is your local chance to immerse yourself in SharePoint!

So, if you're in Central Ohio, and interested in SharePoint - whether you need the latest information on SharePoint 2010 or are still trying to make the best use of SharePoint 2007, this is the place to be! I hope to see you there...


Jul-112010

I Passed the SharePoint 2010 Config and Admin Exams

wpe4[4]Yes, It's True - I'm Officially Certifiable!

Much like designing software, Microsoft goes through a pretty significant effort to develop certification examinations. The most public stage of that process is the  Beta phase. Members of the public are invited to take a special version of the exam. After these folks take the test, the questions are evaluated for how accurately they predict whether someone actually knows what they're talking about.

Last month, I took the configuration (667) and administration (668) beta exams for SharePoint Server 2010. Over the last two days, the results for these have been released. I'm happy to say that, based on my answers to the questions that survived validation, I have passed both exams. That gives me the right to use the following logo:


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So, for those of you who were always telling me I was certifiable, we now have proof that you were right!