Month of March was a very busy month for me. I got only 5 days to stay with my family due heavy travelling in India.

I visited 06 cities and conducted 01 SharePoint 2010 training and 05 SQL Server 2008 R2 trainings. I visited Kolkata, Pune, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Mumbai and Chennai.

India Trip March

March/ April are the months of MCT renewal.

I have successfully renewed my Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) credentials for year 2010.

As you remember last year i blogged about the new experience of MCT renewal and even this year they have done the same thing. We now have option to pay by credit card and renew. Hope MCT team will improve it a lot by year 2011.

January 1st was a very long day because I was waiting for the email from MVP Administrator but it didn’t not reach my inbox. Oh it came on the 2nd.

As I expected they have renewed my MVP status and this is the 3rd time in a row I’m getting nominated as a Microsoft Most valuable Professional (MVP) and the other important thing is they have changed my MVP criteria from Visual C# to SharePoint Server. So that’s it.

I’m very much proud to say I’m the 1st and only SharePoint Server MVP in Sri Lanka.

Last October 19th was a special day for entire world. Microsoft unveiled SharePoint 2010 in SharePoint Conference @ Las Vegas.

We were all under special NDA and our hands were bound by that. I managed to keep my mouth shut and finally we are FREE to talk about it.

I did very 1st session on SharePoint 2010 today @ .NET Forum and we had a very crowd. Most of them from different organizations and that was a very good indication for Microsoft Sri Lanka to judge how customers are waiting to see the product.

There were nearly 70 and I gave more focus on the SharePoint Development area using new Visual Studio 2010 Beta. I covered WebPart development & deployment, LINQ to SharePoint, Business Connectivity Services (BCS) and few other general features.

I noticed how enthusiastic they are and they are in real hunger to see the Beta coming.

Joy @ SharePoint 2010 Session

Joy @ SharePoint 2010 Session

Joy @ SharePoint 2010 Session

I’m very much proud to announce that I have been selected as a Mentor for Solid Quality Mentors (SolidQ) today.

My special thanks goes to Rushabh Mehtha, Managing Director, Solid Quality India (Pvt.) Ltd. and my CEO – Keith Samuel for the recommendation and the guidance towards this achievement in my life. It was a very tough task becoming a Mentor in SQM since we have very few, handful Mentors around the globe. I got the God’s blessing to become the 1st ever in Sri Lanka and this is a great great achievement in my career.

My area of Mentoring will be SharePoint and Custom Development and i will get the opportunity work with great set of highly skilled individuals in future.

What is SolidQ?

“Solid Quality Mentors (http://www.solidq.com) is comprised of more than 100 of the world’s top technical experts who specialize in assuring client success using integrated Microsoft technologies. Since being founded in 2002, we have become a trusted global provider of advanced education and solutions for Microsoft Data Management and Development platforms.

As a global provider of training, mentoring, and support, Solid Quality Mentors creates unique offerings, crafted specifically for your organization’s needs. We work daily with the constantly evolving SQL Server and Microsoft Business Intelligence platforms to ensure that your company achieves optimum performance from their Microsoft IT investment and takes advantage of the latest database application features to remain competitive in this ever-changing industry.”

Solid Quality Mentors (SolidQ)