Just In: Avaya Engagement Solutions Integration

Avaya’s engagement story in 2015 was about connecting communications more closely with the applications people already used. It was not evidence that all customer-contact software suddenly became one modern AI-native platform. That distinction matters because a decade of new branding, product releases, and architecture changes can make an old announcement sound like a current product… Read More »

SQL Server 2014 Upgrade Exams… Upgraded!

Historical certification context — October 2026: This article discusses the SQL Server 2012/2014 certification and upgrade pathway as it existed at the time. Microsoft retired the MCSA SQL Server 2012/2014 credential and its associated exams on January 31, 2021. References below to available upgrade tests, registrations or immediate exam preparation are historical, not current opportunities.… Read More »

Microsoft Postpones The Retirement of SQL Server 2008 Exams, And How You Can Benefit From This

Historical certification context — October 2026: This article records the earlier postponement of SQL Server 2008 certification-exam retirements. That extended examination window has long since closed. Any invitation below to book one of these exams or act before the historical deadline is archival, not current registration advice. Microsoft has made an unexpected but welcome announcement… Read More »

What’s Not To Miss: Microsoft Certification Upgrade Offer

Editorial update — October 2026: This is a record of a Microsoft certification-upgrade promotion from 2013, not a presently valid exam-discount or upgrade offer. Promotional prices, eligibility and upgrade exams from that period have expired. The useful lesson is how to evaluate a certification upgrade against a career goal; before paying for any exam today,… Read More »