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Monday, September 15, 2008 2:00 PM

EBS has Released to Manufacturing BABY!

After 3.5 years of development, I am happy to announce that we have released Essential Business Server 2008 to manufacturing (aka RTMed)!  I have seen the product come along way in that time and am very proud of the work the team has put into EBS. 
Posted by Kentc | 5 Comments
Friday, July 18, 2008 1:53 PM

RC1 is complete, only one more to go!

It was a big day for the product group.  We signed off on Windows Essential Business Server release candidate 1 today!  It will be available on Connect and the Public Preview will be refreshed very soon. I can’t wait until we RTM (release to
Posted by Kentc | 0 Comments
Thursday, June 12, 2008 1:59 PM

Some Seriously Functional Wallpaper Eye Candy

I have been a huge fan of SysInternals long before Microsoft acquired the company a few year ago and rebadged its founders/super talents Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell.  If you ever get a chance to see/hear Mark in person I highly recommend
Posted by Kentc | 0 Comments
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 7:13 PM

You Deserve More Than "Good Enough"

When I was an Enterprise Strategist and then Consultant in Microsoft's US Midwest sales district, one of the most frustrating situations I experienced were customers (mainly enterprise: 20K+ desktops, 1000+ servers) who didn't utilize technology to its
Posted by Kentc | 0 Comments
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 3:22 PM

How much do you love EBS?

This much? Oliver Sommer does.  It's his company car!
Posted by Kentc | 1 Comments
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 1:25 PM

Virtualizing EBS RC0

The document describing how to virtualize EBS RC0 on Hyper-V has just posted.  I don't expect virtualization to be a mainstream case in most midsize businesses because we have loaded each EBS server already.  That said, virtualization is a great
Posted by Kentc | 0 Comments
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:51 AM

EBS Documentation on TechNet

I know its not possible for everyone to run EBS RC0 through its paces but if you're like me and good at visualizing (not virtualizing <g>) the written word into near reality then you'll be glad to know that EBS' documentation is now online. 
Posted by Kentc | 0 Comments
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:57 AM

EBS' Licensing and Pricing and Public Preview!

We revealed some new Windows Essential Business Server information today.   Take a look at: Licensing Pricing System Requirements Want to give EBS a spin?  Sign up for the Public Preview here (the red indicates its important <g>).  
Posted by Kentc | 0 Comments
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 11:41 AM

The Windows Essential Server Solutions Family

Today, we publicly announced the product family in which Essential Business Server is a part of-- Windows Essential Server Solutions --and the new family web site .  The Essential Server Solution family also includes Small Business Server and the
Posted by Kentc | 2 Comments
Friday, February 08, 2008 3:26 PM

'Assistance' for the IT Administrator

One of my favorite features in Essential Business Server is one that simply lets the IT Administrator help his/her users without having to leave his/her desk.  You might be saying, "well duh, Remote Assistance has been a feature in Windows client
Posted by Kentc | 0 Comments
Wednesday, February 06, 2008 11:11 AM

Essential Business Server video shot at IT Forum is now online

As I've mentioned in previous blog posts, we had a session on Essential Business Server at the IT Forum in Barcelona, Spain during November 2007.   Recently, the TechNet team posted the video of that Essential Business Server session so you
Posted by Kentc | 4 Comments
Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:45 PM

Windows Essential Business Server Plays Well with Others

One area that I'm especially proud of in Essential Business Server is how the product accommodates and enhances other products from ISVs (independent software vendors) and other Microsoft product groups whose products are not in the box.  "Extensibility"
Posted by Kentc | 1 Comments
Friday, December 14, 2007 5:04 PM

Thank you San Diego and Chicago!

A number development team members and myself recently went to visit [potential] Essential Business Server customers in San Diego and Chicago.  Visiting the latter is always an enjoyable trip [despite the temperature <g>] because I lived in
Posted by Kentc | 1 Comments
Wednesday, November 07, 2007 8:11 AM

Windows Server "Centro" has a New Name

I'm happy to announce that my product, after being called Windows Server code name "Centro" for over two years, finally has a name-- Windows Essential Business Server !  Essential Business Server will be in Beta 2 in the next couple of
Posted by Kentc | 2 Comments
 
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