Microsoft, Best Buy Partner Up on Certification


      Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy has trained 300 Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) on its way to a goal of 900 MCPs as it ramps up its services capabilities for a major push into small business sales. The Microsoft Training business unit unveiled the numbers on Thursday to highlight the adoption of its certifications by a major retailer.Earlier this year, Microsoft?s partner organization called attention to Best Buy?s efforts to play by Microsoft certification rules when the Minneapolis-based company became the first national retailer to attain Gold Certified Partner status.Best Buy is doing the training within its Best Buy for Business division. At the store level, Best Buy for Business consists of a kiosk, employees and some business-focused IT equipment. Outside the stores, Best Buy for Business reaches out to customers through a Web site, an outbound sales calling operation and field sales agents. The goal is to leverage Best Buy?s store foot traffic and name recognition to grow beyond the home electronics and home office markets into small business IT sales and services.Continue At Source



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