We at Umbraco HQ have never been more heartened than we are
right now with the recent addition of several new Certified Solution Providers,
bringing the number to 38. The fact that web design and
development firms around the world are making the investment in
time and money to support the Umbraco project, and benefiting their
business at the same time, is a fantastic vote of confidence
for Umbraco as a platform.
While Europe retains the highest concentration of Certified Solution Providers, both
North America and Australia/New Zealand are beginning to make a
strong showing. In the past 18-months the number of Certified Solution Providers in
North America has gone from 0 to 6…and there are more coming in
2010 still. Every single Certified Solution Provider has
proven itself more than deserving of the title - with development
of Umbraco-powered sites, community contributions, and ongoing
support of the Umbraco project by participation and evangelism.
Umbraco Certified Solution Providers represent a wide-range of
approaches to web development, but one common element seems to be
the shared-belief in not taking ourselves too seriously. This
is seen in the whimsy of The Farm Digital's web
site, the greeting committee made up exclusively of the office
dogs at Definition 6, and
the in office slip-n-slide at Imulus. That's not to say that
its all fun and games, as there is serious and significant work
being done on a daily basis by all the Certified Solution
Providers. This is evidenced by the huge number of sites the
Solution Providers have developed - the number of which increases
weekly.
We at Umbraco believe that the support and participation of the
Certified Solution Providers
makes Umbraco better for everyone. If you would like to know
more about the Certified Solution Provider program, please feel
free to contact us.