RE: MCA certification fee

[Bill Lunney]

Just under 1 month since posting and no relpy. Is there any represenation of
Microsoft here? It would be nice to hear a view from within MS.

Bill Lunney
www.billlunney.com

"Bill Lunney" wrote:

> I’ll cut to the chase. Why have you attached a $5000 fee to your certified
> architect qualification?
>
> For months the website has said you are revising the certification
> programme. I’ve periodically checked it and today was excited to see it
> appears to have been formalised. Elation was followed by disgust when I see
> such an exorbitant figure attached to the certification. What you’re doing
> is ruling out individuals who wish to pursue certification but do not have
> the funds to do so. These individuals (and I count myself among them) have a
> wealth of experience in the area, a desire to convey a comfort level to
> clients that they are qualified to advise on such subjects and are unable to
> do so because of the ridiculously high fee.
>
> If an someone is working for a large organisation who is picking up the tab
> then this may be less of an issue. However I am absolutely certain that
> individuals will find this difficult/impossible to pay and as such are
> effectively eliminated from taking part. What about the large consultancy
> community who offer advice on Microsoft technologies to clients?
>
>
> www.billlunney.com
>

[Ion Freeman]

Or to hear if there is an official view within Microsoft. I'm finding
the Solutions Architect program a little hard to commit to, as I'm not
sure it exists, which would make writing up a case a little not
worthwhile.

I haven't heard a lot recently from the MCA blog:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-on-windows/?p=583 -- The MCA
program is so comprehensively not mentioned, I suspect it's no longer
operative.