"Big deal," you say? Well, it is a big deal! Years ago Microsoft threw "gold" partner status around like confetti. I think the guy who changes the oil in my car was a Microsoft Gold Partner. But in the last few years they have tightened the screws, you might say, and attaining that gold status now is no joke. Read about it in the latest blog post by @Takeshi Eto. http://blog.discountasp.net/discoun...soft-gold-hosting-competency-status-for-2014/