Microsoft has awarded Strategic Solutions group Gold Partner competency for Security Solutions , Network Infrastructure, Advanced Infrastructure, and Information Worker Solutions competencies.

Strategic Solutions Group is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Security Solutions, Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Network Infrastructure Solutions and Information Worker Solutions, which means that they have demonstrated superior levels of successful implementations, capabilities and certification. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners are required to meet rigorous requirements for certification and expertise.  Strategic Solutions has reached the status of Gold Certified Partner for these competencies by demonstrating increased levels of developer certification, deep real-world experience, and by providing completed customer reference projects that were independently verified by Microsoft.

Through engagement with Microsoft, Microsoft Gold Certified Partners have in-depth access to a variety of exclusive resources and early product information. Resources include priority access to a support team of Microsoft certified systems engineers, non-disclosure evaluation of new products and technologies, as well as planning tools and events to keep up to speed on the latest Microsoft product developments and future direction.

Strategic Solutions Group employs experienced Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs); individuals who have passed certification exams designed to validate their mastery using Microsoft tools and technologies. A recent study of Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers (MCSEs) and their supervisors by Jack McKillip, Ph.D. at Southern Illinois University, rated MCPs as highly effective workers on the job and IT supervisors rated MCSEs as more competent on all global dimensions as compared to non-certified systems engineers. Be sure to ask for a MCP or MCSE on your next project.

Strategic Solutions - 1 of 15 Exchange Server 2007 Migration Partners in the world.

As a Microsoft Gold Partner, Strategic Solutions Group, Inc., has been at the forefront of Exchange migration, integration, and development for medium to small size businesses in the IN/OH/MI area since the product was initially introduced.  Exchange Server 2007 is the Microsoft messaging and collaboration server designed to help you communicate more effectively. Along with the rich client functionality provided by Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, Exchange Server 2007 offers: • Easy upgrading, deployment, and administration • E-mail-based collaboration • High reliability and outstanding performance • Lower cost of ownership through the services provided by Microsoft Windows Server 2003 • Mobile, remote, and desktop e-mail access with state-of-the-art security and privacy Better Together: Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007 Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 are designed to work together to provide you with the highest available levels of performance, reliability, security, and manageability. Built on the success of Exchange 2000 Server and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Exchange Server 2007 and Windows Server 2003 continue to drive new standards and help you reduce total cost of ownership for messaging and collaboration. A few key additions to the 2007 versions are: • Active Directory performance enhancements in Windows Server 2003 help you install Exchange Server 2007. • Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 and Windows RPC Proxy service in Windows Server 2003 enable communication between Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 and Exchange Server 2007 by means of HTTP • HTTPS connections enable more secure access to Exchange Server 2007 over the Internet without the need for a virtual private network (VPN).