Dave Sobel from Evolve Technologies has been doing Virtualisation in the SMB space for some time. He s recently started a new Yahoogroup to focus on the unique questions and answers that might crop up. You can join the group here http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/smbvirtualization/ … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2009
Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Want more info?
In the run up to the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans in two weeks, the EBS team are doing a push to see how far they can get with Social media and have a few things that they would like us all to do. Here s an extract from an email from Nick King from the WESS team. Facebook recently announced a vanity url program, but in order to qualify as a page we … [Read more...]
TechEd 2009 Australia FREE HP Netbook with Windows 7
FREE yeah thought that might get your attention. There s been a rumour going around that all attendees to TechEd 2009 in Australia would get a free HP NetBook well it s now in the news so it must be true right :-) http://www.itnews.com.au/News/148868,microsoft-gives-teched-delegates-windows-7-netbook.aspx Don t forget if you are a valid member of one of the SMB IT … [Read more...]
Customer Service it really matters.
It s my belief that Customer Service is the ONE key thing that will help business survive in this current economic environment. Anyway today I stayed home for the day. It took some arranging but I stayed home. I was waiting for two sales people to come from two different Solar Hot Water companies. We called Dux and Rheem to get them to send people out so we could check … [Read more...]
Why backups are so important.
This weekend I m doing another migration from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008. As part of that migration I ve done my normal backup procedure and THIS TIME it proved WHY it s so important. Microsoft recommend in their documentation that you do a full backup of the system this is very good advice, but advice that I suspect few people follow. A full system backup with NTBACKUP will … [Read more...]