I was wondering who would dig into the circular reference, and of course it would be a highly esteemed architect!

Joking on the reference, not on Mr. Munro's work. I think he's a very thoughtful and talented individual.

It was the first title I thought of and I typically go with those, trying not to overthink it too much. Hopefully I haven't damaged my credibility too much.

I'm not sold on this cert, though I agree with Brian it's much different than the others MS has offered. If it works, I'd like to see something similar for DBAs, though hopefully at the $500-1000 level. If it works, it will be the support of people like Simon, and I'm anxious to see how it goes as he proceeds through the process.