On Tuesday, November 19, 2002, at 12:16 PM, Albretch Mueller wrote:
Hi,I don't speak for The JBoss Group, but I know a little about this program. I think you are confused. If you want support during your application development or production, you buy a regular support contract. If you want to offer support and use the JBoss logo or the term "JBoss Authorized Consultant" in you marketing, you pay the 5k, attend a training and pass the test. If you can't pass the test The JBoss Group refunds the difference between a training seat and the amount you paid ($1500).
the following is in reference to the JBoss "authorized consultant" program:
http://jboss.org/services/partners/Services_Affiliate_Intro.pdf
I had never seen such a certification you must pay $5,000.00 yearly to keep it and doesn't even buy you actual "support".
Of course, I don't think that anyone would even dare trying to make you pay that amount basically for a certification. (However they want to adorn it)
And you would be wrong.
How much do you usually pay for other such service level agreements?
By check or PO.
Isn't JBoss definitely off with that one?Again, I'm not the voice of The JBoss group, but I would bet they don't care what the other commercial app server companies are doing. The JBoss Group is building a network of high quality consultants, and the 5k buy in is a good filter. I suggest that if you want to test the quality of our consultants, you hire IBM Global services for a week and then hire a (single) JBoss consultant for one day, and judge for you self on which group you got the most benefit from.
How dows JBoss' "authorized consultant" program fares with other similar commercial app. servers' ones?
-dain
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