Chronicles of an IT Consultant: I passed the Microsoft Cloud Essentials Assessment!

Today I officially transitioned from job seeker to a consultant.  I passed the assessment for the Microsoft Cloud Essentials Program®! Now I’m building a cloud consulting practice for Microsoft Online Services. The Blacks Gone Geek consulting practice provides highly skilled talent specializing in Microsoft Office web apps and internet, extranet and intranet sites built on Microsoft Office Live for Small Business and Office 365 SharePoint platforms.

Are you on the Microsoft Office Live for Small Business platform today?

Microsoft Office Live for Small Business will be discontinued on April 30, 2012. Let us know if you need some help to transition to the new Office 365 for Small Businesses and Professionals platform. The transition requires unique technical expertise so make sure to seek professional help.

Are you looking for a robust cloud solution?

Office 365 for Small Businesses and Professionals includes:

Microsoft Exchange Online®

Microsoft SharePoint Online®

Microsoft Lync Online®

Microsoft Office Web Apps®

It’s tailored to meet the needs of small businesses with up to 50 employees and costs $6 per user per month.

Key Capabilities

•       Exchange Email, Calendar, Contacts & Personal Archive
•       25 GB Mailbox
•       ActiveSync Mobile Support
•       SharePoint Team Sites
•       Office Web Apps
•       Simple Public Website
•       Online Access databases
•       Lync Rich Client
•       Online meetings
•       Desktop Sharing
•       Multiparty IM & PC-to-PC Calling
•       Self-Help and Community Support

Want to join us in the cloud?

Contact Us: http://www.blacksgonegeek.org/pages/contactus.aspx

Today is a good day!

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Chronicles of an IT Job Seeker: I'm happy to be alive!

We’ve been busy at Blacks Gone Geek.

I’m leading the planning and implementation of Office 365 SharePoint platform migration project from Microsoft Office Live for Small Business.  I’m leading a 10 person virtual team using agile project management methodology and mind maps. We’re moving the full inventory of Microsoft Outlook email, contacts, calendars, 372 documents, 219 images and 191 web pages.

We’ve started a consulting practice at Blacks Gone Geek specializing in Microsoft Office web apps on Microsoft Office Live for Small Business and Office 365 SharePoint platforms. Office 365 SharePoint skills are in hot demand. Already one of our volunteers has found a job opportunity by leveraging experience gained on the Blacks Gone Geek transition project.

And we joined the Microsoft Partner Network and Microsoft Office 365 Marketplace to expand client base. We’re meeting with our first client on Monday and discussing business requirements to move 3 websites onto the new Office 365 SharePoint platform.

Life is good. I’m happy to be alive!

Milt Haynes, Founder and Chief Enterprise Architect

Blacks Gone Geek

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