B&R Business Solutions’ Patti Cataldi
Patti Cataldi, business development manager at B&R Business Solutions, a Colts Neck, New Jersey-based MSP, shared similar concerns during the meeting. Currently, B&R is a gold and silver partner in five of the six new solution designations. But under the new program, B&R only scored above 70 in one under the new PCS. WCA and other attendees shared similar results. The key issue facing Microsoft channel partners is a new requirement that requires more people with technical certifications.
“The skilling is the portion that’s going to hurt us. And all of the people that would need to take the skilling are actually doing work,” Cataldi said.