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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://sqlblog.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Rob Farley : partner network</title><link>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/tags/partner+network/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: partner network</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)</generator><item><title>The first Gold Competency in Australia!</title><link>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/2010/11/01/the-first-gold-competency-in-australia.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:03:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:30032</guid><dc:creator>Rob Farley</dc:creator><slash:comments>4</slash:comments><comments>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/comments/30032.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/commentrss.aspx?PostID=30032</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=30032</wfw:comment><description>At LobsterPot , there are a few things that we definitely value above other things. Integrity is top of the list – it has to be. In fact, it is the quality I refuse to compromise on with my staff. When I identify someone I want to approach for a job,...(&lt;a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/2010/11/01/the-first-gold-competency-in-australia.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=30032" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/tags/lobsterpot/default.aspx">lobsterpot</category><category domain="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/tags/partner+network/default.aspx">partner network</category><category domain="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/tags/sql/default.aspx">sql</category></item><item><title>Time away from a growing company</title><link>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/2010/09/21/time-away-from-a-growing-company.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:14:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:28874</guid><dc:creator>Rob Farley</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/comments/28874.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/commentrss.aspx?PostID=28874</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=28874</wfw:comment><description>At LobsterPot , I’m very blessed to have excellent staff working for me. Someone asked me just today why we haven’t grown more than we have in the past year, but in just over a year I’ve brought on 3 staff members and have another one starting next month....(&lt;a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/2010/09/21/time-away-from-a-growing-company.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=28874" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/tags/lobsterpot/default.aspx">lobsterpot</category><category domain="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/tags/partner+network/default.aspx">partner network</category><category domain="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/tags/sqlbits/default.aspx">sqlbits</category></item><item><title>Getting an Advanced Competency in the Microsoft Partner Network</title><link>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/2010/07/01/getting-an-advanced-competency-in-the-microsoft-partner-network.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:40:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:26648</guid><dc:creator>Rob Farley</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/comments/26648.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/commentrss.aspx?PostID=26648</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=26648</wfw:comment><description>A work in progress, I’m sure, as the particular requirements haven’t actually been made clear yet. I previously wrote a post about the change from Partner Program to Partner Network , and this follow-up post goes into more information about what’s required...(&lt;a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/2010/07/01/getting-an-advanced-competency-in-the-microsoft-partner-network.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=26648" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/tags/partner+network/default.aspx">partner network</category></item><item><title>Changes to the Microsoft Partner Program</title><link>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/2010/07/01/changes-to-the-microsoft-partner-program.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:58:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:26547</guid><dc:creator>Rob Farley</dc:creator><slash:comments>7</slash:comments><comments>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/comments/26547.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/commentrss.aspx?PostID=26547</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=26547</wfw:comment><description>I’ll miss Gold Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program I think. It’s not that my company LobsterPot Solutions will no longer qualify for Gold status, but that the Program is changing. It’s becoming the Microsoft Partner Network instead. These...(&lt;a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/2010/07/01/changes-to-the-microsoft-partner-program.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=26547" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/tags/partner+network/default.aspx">partner network</category></item></channel></rss>