Here at KEMP we love working with the smartest people, and Erdal Ozkaya is certainly one of those. As if to underline it to us all, he has once again been re-awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), Windows Expert-IT Pro.
We’d like to extend our huge congratulations to Erdal on receiving this award for the third year in a row. It’s a pleasure to have leaders in their field working with us in KEMP.
To find out more about Erdal and his achievements, you should check out his about page.
You can follow Erdal on twitter here: @Erdal_Ozkaya
From Erdals announcement on his blog:
Re: Erdal Ozkaya, Most Valuable Professional, Windows Expert-IT Pro To whom it may concern,
It is with great pride we announce that Erdal Ozkaya has been awarded as a Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for 4/1/2013 – 4/1/2014. The Microsoft MVP Award is an annual award that recognizes exceptional technology community leaders worldwide who actively share their high quality, real world expertisewith users and Microsoft. All of us at Microsoft recognize and appreciate Erdal’s extraordinary contributions and want to take this opportunity to share our appreciation with you.
With fewer than 5,000 awardees worldwide, Microsoft MVPs represent a highly select group of experts. MVPs share a deep commitment to community and a willingness to help others. They represent the diversity of today’s technical communities. MVPs are present in over 90 countries, spanning more than 30 languages, and over 90 Microsoft technologies. MVPs share a passion for technology, a willingness to help others, and a commitment to community. These are the qualities that make MVPs exceptional community leaders. MVPs’ efforts enhance people’s lives and contribute to our industry’s success in many ways. By sharing their knowledge and experiences, and providing objective feedback, they help people solve problems and discover new capabilities every day. MVPs are technology’s best and brightest, and we are honored to welcome Erdal as one of them.
To recognize the contributions they make, MVPs from around the world have the opportunity to meet Microsoftexecutives, network with peers, and position themselves as technical community leaders. This is accomplished through speaking engagements, one on one customer event participation and technical content development.MVPs also receive early access to technology through a variety of programs offered by Microsoft, which keeps them on the cutting edge of the software and hardware industry.
As a recipient of this year’s Microsoft MVP award, Erdal joins an exceptional group of individuals from around the world who have demonstrated a willingness to reach out, share their technical expertise with others and help individuals maximize their use of technology. Sincerely, Rich Kaplan Corporate Vice President Customer and Partner Advocacy Microsoft Corporation