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...

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...

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...

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...

Welcome to my first official Microsoft Blog. Actually, it's my first blog. So after running the The SBS Community Survey and being the Community Lead for the SBS team since October of last year, I decided to introduce myself. Previously, I was the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hi everyone, Just to let you know where I have been for the last couple of weeks. My wife and I are celebrating the birth of our third child, Soleil Ainsley Beares. Our little girl was born on July 26th at 6:13pm and weighed 6 lbs 13 ounces and was...

Well, we are now into the second week of the SBS Community Survey . We have 375 responses so far. I am a little surprised to only see this many. There are almost this many people in the Montreal User Group alone that specialize in SBS. We get close to...

Hi everyone, The survey community survey is now complete! Thanks to the approximately 550 of you who took the time to take the survey. Also, a special thanks to all of the blog owners out there who advertised this survey on their sites. Without your...

Wanted to post a link to the SBS 2003 Technical Library announcement. I think this is a great addition to the Community and I think helps address a lot of concerns that people have raised in the SBS WW Community Survey 2007 . The ability to search for...

I am sure you have noticed, but on some of our blogs, the posts are all authored by an Alias and not really from any single blog author. Now part of the reasoning behing this is part legacy and part owners wanting to control how many people have access...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Thanks Susan for the support today. The SBS Community Survey... making your voice heard . I am still taking it all in. I am not sure what to think about it. One one hand, I was kind of expecting responses in the thousands because the SBS Community is...