Microsoft Technology Practice

Microsoft Technology Practice (MTP) is a core group of technical experts at Persistent with specialized skills in core technical areas, and a mission to bag, execute and support projects based on Microsoft technologies. The group targets and focuses on key Microsoft technologies, before anyone else does.

The cutting edge technologies that the group works on, mandates constant research, ensuring that the group is on top of all the new technologies on the Microsoft stack, be it .NET 3.0 or .NET 3.5 or Vista as a new platform. This is achieved by the research arm of MTP, referred to as the Microsoft Competency Center (MCC). As part of MCC, Persistent has partnered with Microsoft for popularizing VSTS in India and now enjoys the pride of being the Microsoft preferred partner for SQL Server 2005 and SilverLight. The group is a key initiator and motivator behind the .NET Community @ Persistent, encouraging a healthy knowledge sharing across various project teams, by way of presentations, case studies and lectures.

MCC comprises of various 'Focus Groups' that, as the name suggests, focus on specific technologies within the Microsoft stack:

Focus Area	Details
Mobile Applications	.NET CF based rich applications on hand-held’s Mapping solutions with Virtual Earth and Map Point
Data and Business Intelligence	SQL Server 2005 – XML, Notifications, Reporting Services, Analysis Services, Integration Services, Notification Services
MOSS	Outlook, Office, Sharepoint workflows Integration with backend systems InfoPath, OpenXML
Vista, .NET 3.0 and .NET 3.5	Redesign and reengineering, migration and porting WPF, WCF, WF, Cardspace, SilverLight
Web 2.0 and Rich Internet Applications	AJAX based rich UI applications Rich web-based reporting, BI solutions, dashboards
VSTS	Out of the box processes Customization and deployment

MTP group also shoulders project execution and application development responsibilities, primarily using Microsoft technologies. Based on years of experience working for some of the world's largest and most reputed ISVs and enterprises, as well as dozens of start-ups and VC-funded companies, Persistent is now offering a unique value proposition to its customers through its Go-To-Live offering. Persistent believes that this offering will be able to provide significantly more business value to its customers by reducing risk of failure, shortening time to deployment and maximizing return on investment.

The Go-To-Live offering proposes to use Microsoft VSTS based tools for end-to-end project management, tracking and seamless integration of development, build and testing tools. The project team consults senior engineers and architects from the Microsoft Technology Practice at Persistent, for advice and best practices on technology, processes and guidelines.

MTP also executes projects using the Agile methodology of SCRUM enabling a 'faster to adapt' project execution model.