More announcements from the SMBNation Keynote. Eric Ligman has announced the "We've Got a Guy" campaign starting real soon now. It's focused around the "We've Got a Guy" where often we the SBSC's have to go and clean up after "the guy". This time however, it spins it a little better and focuses on the skills of the SBSC partner for Microsoft. The website … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2007
Who wants a trip on Microsoft s dime?
Today here at SMBNation, Eric Ligman announced a new promotion for FY-08 exclusively for the SBSC channel. The grand prize is a trip for you and your team to the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, including rafting trips, helicopter flights and much much more... Watch out for more details real soon now. … [Read more...]
SBS Best Practice Analyser available soon.
Exchange, ISA, SQL and Windows Server all have a best practice analyser the BPA looks at the system and reviews the particular product for it's setup and configuration and compliance to the recommended best practice as put forth by the MS Product Support Services teams. Well soon (like in the next week or so), Microsoft will launch the SBS 2003 Best Practice Analyser. … [Read more...]
Grey has left the building…
I don't know if it's a good day or not. I've just been told that long time SBS MVP, Grey Lancaster, the man who I believe is the community grandpa of SBS, has left the SBS MVP family. No he's not passed away or anything, in fact he's quite healthy and has the massive ear to ear grin of a Cheshire cat. Grey has been announced as the first Windows Home Server MVP. Grey was the … [Read more...]
SBS Cougar Preparation…
So I've spent some time today here in Redmond with the SBS Product team. I and other MVPs are hearing from Microsoft on what they have planned for the next version of SBS aka Cougar due out some time after Windows Server 2008 is launched. I wish I could tell you all the cool things that they have shown us, but naturally a tight NDA covers that and they'll sue my pants of if I … [Read more...]