Coming next...

I am preparing a series of .NET Deep Dive and BI Deep Dive events in major cities across Romania.

The Most Valuable Professional Program

In October 2006, I was invited by Microsoft to be a member in the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) program. Membership in the Solutions Architect section of this program enabled me to join a select group of IT professionals sharing a common interest (and passion of course :) ) for one of the most important (if not the most important) things in IT: architecture. Here is Microsoft's official definition of a MVP:

"Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) are recognized, credible and accessible individuals with expertise in one or more Microsoft® products who actively participate in online and offline communities to share their knowledge and expertise with other Microsoft customers. Customers want an enriched pool of knowledge and real-life experience to tap for advice and feedback. MVPs are helping to satisfy this need by independently enabling customers in both online and offline technical communities. Customer feedback is vital to product development and R&D. The MVPs represent an important part of this feedback loop by providing another link for Microsoft to listen to the customer."

Being already a Microsoft Regional Director I am involved in many types of activities in the developers community. A significant part of these activities is related to software solutions architectures, covering aspects like service orientation, distributed applications, and the architecture of business intelligence solutions. Approaching the Microsoft Application Platform as well as Cloud Computing from the solution architect’s point of view are some of my key areas of interest.