May 2009 - Posts

EBS Technet Demo Videos
28 May 09 04:48 PM | nking | 0 Comments   

Here’s some demos on Demo Showcase that you should check out.  There setup, post setup config and configuring management.  Links below. TechNet Video: Setting Up Windows Essential Business Server TechNet Video: Setting Up Windows Essential Business Read More...

Filed under: EBS 2008, Demo

Microsoft Learning Announces courseware
27 May 09 04:39 PM | nking | 1 Comments   

Microsoft Learning today announced on their born to learn blog the SBS 2008 and EBS 2008 official courseware.  This is long awaited news with these directly enabling trainees to get certified following these courses! http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/2009/05/msl-news-sbs-and-ebs-2008-courses-now-available Read More...

Filed under: SBS 2008, EBS 2008, Microsoft Learning

Core IO university EBS Readiness and Interview
26 May 09 10:46 AM | nking | 0 Comments   

You might recall a few weeks ago I talked about how EBS leverages the Core Infrastructure Optimization model.   This week I want to highlight where you can go to get all of the details and training and meet Core IO University , your one stop shop Read More...

Filed under: EBS 2008, Core IO

Using Internet Sharing on Windows Mobile 6.1
21 May 09 04:43 PM | nking | 1 Comments   

As you’ve probably guessed I spend a lot of time traveling meeting partners, customers, and potential future customers (more on that in a later post).  One of the tricks that I’ve used for some time (Windows 5.0 had this feature first I believe?) Read More...

Filed under: Travel, Windows 7, Mobile

SBS and BPOS – New whitepaper and some cool scenarios
20 May 09 12:47 PM | nking | 0 Comments   

A few weeks ago we released this whitepaper on how to remove Exchange from SBS and connect up to BPOS .  BPOS or the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (now you know why we use acronyms so often ;)) is an online solution from Microsoft Read More...

EBS interview at TECHED USA 09
18 May 09 08:06 AM | nking | 0 Comments   

Eric, and Chuck were in LA this week talking about Windows Essential Business Server 2008. Check out their video interview here http://www.msteched.com/online/view.aspx?tid=5e6fb399-fdaa-4ef1-ba30-77df2e1b2ded Microsoft has just released a new product Read More...

Filed under: EBS 2008, Community

Window 7 Beta and Windows Live Messenger
16 May 09 09:04 AM | nking | 2 Comments   

Something that had been annoying my while I’ve been on Win7 was that messenger had an abnormal docking behavior.  You can see that it shows both my profile pic and the WLM window. Anyway I did some digging and found out the way to solve this is run Read More...

Filed under: Windows 7

Reviewers Guides Refreshed
15 May 09 04:20 PM | nking | 0 Comments   

Many of you received these through the partner program or MVP program, but as we clean house for this financial year we noticed that we hadn’t posted the updated reviewers guides for SBS and EBS . So here you go! SBS RTM Reviewers Guide EBS RTM Reviewers Read More...

Filed under: SBS 2008, EBS 2008

Migrating from SBS 2000 to SBS 2008
13 May 09 04:15 PM | nking | 1 Comments   

Last week we released a Community supported document on how to migrate from SBS 2000 to SBS 2008.  When I say ‘community’ I really mean one of our talented support engineers Edwin Joseph , who is a tech writer in his spare time.  This is a great Read More...

Filed under: SBS 2008, SBS 2000

Core Infrastructure Optimization and EBS
12 May 09 04:11 PM | nking | 1 Comments   

Many of you may be familiar with the concept of a capability and maturity model.  EBS is designed to deliver a platform for Core Infrastructure with a level of capability and maturity that many midsized would need to pay significantly more should Read More...

Filed under: EBS 2008, SMB IT