Awarded as Microsoft Integration MVP 2014

There is no better way to start the New Year than with a notification from Microsoft. I am absolutely thrilled to share that I have been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for 2014 in the Integration category.

It’s always nice to wake up after a long night of New Year’s Eve, and check the email and see:

“Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2014 Microsoft® MVP Award!”

Microsoft Integration MVP 2014

For me, this is the fourth consecutive time that I have received this award, and as usual, on such occasions, I would like to thank all my blog readers, friends, and members of BizTalk Community (there are too many to mention here). Also a big thanks to my MVP Lead Cristina Herrero, Alessandro Teglia, BizTalk Product Team: Mandi Ohlinger, Guru Venkataraman, Karthik Bharathy, Suma Sushilendra, Nitin Mehrotra, Paolo Salvatori and many more; Microsoft Portugal: Miguel Vicente, Paulo Mena and all other Microsoft employees; my fellow Microsoft Integration MVP’s: Michael Stephenson, Jon Fancey, Ben Cline, Mick Badran, Mikael Håkansson, Johan Hedberg, Bill Chesnut Richard Seroter, Dan Rosanova, Stephen W. Thomas, Kent Weare, Leonid Ganeline, Rick G. Garibay, Damir Dobric, Jon Fancey, Rohit Sharma and of course all Portuguese MVP’s.

I also like to make a very special thanks to my family for their support during these years, to the BizTalkCrew (and also Microsoft MVP’s): Nino Crudele, Tord Glad Nordahl, Saravana Kumar, and Steef-Jan Wiggers, and finally to all my coworkers at DevScope, of which I wish to highlight: Miguel Silva, Vânia Braziela, Márcia Teixeira, José António Silva, Rui Quintino, and Rui Barbosa, for all the support.

It’s a big honor to be in the program, and I’m looking forward to another great year.

Being an MVP is about more than just expertise; it’s about a passion for sharing knowledge. Whether it’s through this blog, TechNet Wiki articles, or international speaking engagements, my goal is to help other developers navigate the complexities of Microsoft Integration.

I’m looking forward to another year of technical challenges, community growth, and sharing everything I learn about BizTalk Server and Azure with all of you.

In my native language (Portuguese):

Obrigado, Microsoft, por outro maravilhoso início de Ano Novo. Estou muito feliz por poder partilhar com todos vocês que fui nomeado Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) 2014

Esta é a quarta vez que recebo este prémio e, como é normal nestas ocasiões, gostaria de agradecer a todos os leitores do meu blog, amigos, a todos os membros da comunidade. Também gostaria de agradecer à minha MVP Lead Cristina Herrero, ao Alessandro Teglia, a todas as pessoas da Microsoft, em especial à equipa do produto – BizTalk Product Team, Microsoft Portugal, a todos os meus colegas Microsoft Integration MVPs e a todos os MVPs portugueses.

Eu também gostaria de fazer um agradecimento muito especial há minha família por todo o apoio durante todos estes anos, ao membros do BizTalkCrew (e também da Microsoft Integration MVP’s): Nino Crudele, Tord Glad Nordahl, Saravana Kumar e Steef-Jan Wiggers e, finalmente, a todos os meus colegas de trabalho na DevScope, dos quais eu gostaria de destacar: Miguel Silva, Vânia Braziela, Márcia Teixeira, José António Silva, Rui Quintino e Rui Barbosa, por todo o apoio e suporte.

É uma grande honra estar no programa e espero continuar a contribuir para a comunidade BizTalk e a merecer o reconhecimento.

Author: Sandro Pereira

Sandro Pereira lives in Portugal and works as a consultant at DevScope. In the past years, he has been working on implementing Integration scenarios both on-premises and cloud for various clients, each with different scenarios from a technical point of view, size, and criticality, using Microsoft Azure, Microsoft BizTalk Server and different technologies like AS2, EDI, RosettaNet, SAP, TIBCO etc. He is a regular blogger, international speaker, and technical reviewer of several BizTalk books all focused on Integration. He is also the author of the book “BizTalk Mapping Patterns & Best Practices”. He has been awarded MVP since 2011 for his contributions to the integration community. View all posts by Sandro Pereira