I am glad you asked.... :) We are looking for a few good testers to help influence the direction of this new Microsoft® Windows Server Solutions Product. Do you have three 64 bit machines that you can spare to test some of the most exciting technology...

Hey Everyone, We have a new name! Please pass the word out if you can. I really appreciate all of your support over the last year getting the word out via your blogs. We have had a huge level of interest in the Techbeta and we are currently evaluating...

Just an update on the Windows Home Server Beta (Beta 2). I will posting a final announcement of the public beta soon. Now, this is not your normal public beta, You will kind of have to know someone to get in initially. Primarily invitations will be...

This is the third year we have published an SBS WW Community Survey to the SBS Community. We have learned an amazing amount of information from the people who have taken the time to tell us what they thought. Some things we kind of knew already, but...

Back in October I announced the Windows Server Code Name “Centro” Beta 1 release and provided a way for people to sign up for the beta: So, what is "Centro" you ask...........? We have released a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows Server...

Last week was an amazing week... We started off on September 27th and 28th with over 20 MS MVPs (mostly SBS MVPs aka the SBS Family) in town before SMB Nation 2007 for a set of Round Table / Deep Dive / NDA conversations with the Centro, Windows Home...

I cannot tell you how exciting it is to now be able to talk about Windows Home Server. I am part of a team called the Windows Server Solutions Group (WSSG). This group is responsible for the development of SBS, Centro and Windows Home Server. I have been...

As part of my efforts for the next Fiscal Year and as a direct result of the SBS Community Survey, I have made a commitment around reorganizing and restructuring the SBS Community Page on MS.com. When you look at the results from the SBS Community...

The Windows Small Business Server Product Team would like to hear from the Windows SBS Community. This anonymous survey of the Windows SBS Community is brought to you by the Windows SBS Product Team. We want to know how valuable your experience is...

Hi everyone, In response to the comments I received from the last SBS Community Survey, I created a cool little search tool on Windows Live that may make looking for answers in the community a little quicker. Check it out and let me know what you think...

A lot of you have contacted me lately asking to get in on the Windows Server Code Name Cougar Beta program that we are hosting on MS Connect. Right now, we are at a level of participation that meet our goals for feedback. We are still taking applications...

A little late, but worth the post. Microsoft announces Online Peer Groups, a new benefit for current Small Business Specialist partners that took the Windows SBS 70-282 exam. What are the Online Peer Groups? The online Peer Groups are an opportunity...

So, how do you provide feedback to Microsoft today? What I am talking about when I say feedback is a bug or a suggestion like you would on a beta. I know that participating in a Beta like the Windows Home Server Beta is one way to get in your suggestions...

Hey everyone, The User Research team is looking for and inviting select customers to participate in a user research study. They are looking to learn from companies who perform IT services for their own customers, such as backing up data, managing...

I don't often blog this sort of stuff, but I think this is one is important. We’re pleased to announce the launch of latest Microsoft Business and Technology Assessment Toolkit (previously called the Small Business Assessment Toolkit). As you may...

OK, I thought this would be like shooting fish a barrel, but apparently, this isn't the case. So far we have had 250 responses in 2 weeks. At this rate, we will set a new record for the least amount of responses in a month by a country mile. Is everyone...

Hey all, If you are interested in what people are talking about in regards to Windows Home Server Beta 2, head on over to http://forums.microsoft.com/windowshomeserver . As promised, we are having a public discussion about Beta 2. All of the people...

Hey everyone, This is your chance to get your feet wet in the Windows Essesntial Server Solutions suite of products, SBS 2008 and EBS 2008. The team has gone to great lengths to put together the "Windows Essential Server Solutions Launch with Technical...

I figured a new blog post would be better than continuing a thread of comments on the previous blog post. Where is the love? The SBS Community Survey is floundering with very few responses. Results from previous surveys have been posted on this blog...

Hey all, Please pass the word to anyone who is interested that if you were having any problems with gaining access to either EBS 2008 or SBS 2008, you should be able to go get it now. Some people were getting redirected to the main MS.com page when...

You have to check out some pretty cool stuff our Marketing team put out recently. So how many times has someone asked you "Can I add multiple servers to an SBS domain?". The SBS team decided it was time to do something about it so now, they are working...

I plan to provide a lot more data later, but I thought everyone would appreciate the preliminary results. Now, this is still preliminary data as the respondent count to the SBS Community Survey is only 400, but from what I have seen as the results...

I posted the following comment on Sean's blog post about whether you are Company Centric or Customer Centric. http://communitygrouptherapy.com/2008/05/17/community-strategy-are-you-company-centric-or-customer-centric/ . Along with my thoughts below, I...

I just posted a comment here Windows Home Server updates. about whether or not we will remove the confientiality requirement on Windows Home Server Beta when the Web Forums go live. The short answer is yes. You can read more when my comment gets published...

Hi all, The Survey is now closed. Thanks again to all of you who responded to the survey. We received a ton of feedback. I have my work cut out for me, but I promise that I will get back to you all with the results and let you all know what we plan...