Being a Microsoft Certified Partner is very important to us because it takes quality people to acquire that certification - it’s not about the revenue we generate for Microsoft.

We must hold a requisite number of Microsoft Certified Professionals on our staff and being such a professional entails many hours of study/practice, sitting hard to pass exams and then keeping that all up to date.

Although there are many Microsoft Partners worldwide, only a small percentage hold certifications in both systems and software development disciplines. While we’re understandably proud of this achievement, it’s also critical to the way we develop our services.

Isn’t gold better than silver? From our perspective, not really. To be a gold partner, you need either more staff or to be generating more revenue for Microsoft. In terms of the quality a partner can deliver, silver is equally as good as gold.