Nicholas King : SMB IT

Core Infrastructure Optimization and EBS

nking — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:11:23 GMT

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)

EBS webcast tonight with Chris Rue

nking — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:53:07 GMT

Tonight Chris Rue will be delivering a webcast to the EBSUserGroup titled “Using System Center Essentials With Windows Essential Business Server.” Chris has made the bold statement that, in his opinion, SCE is THE make-or-break feature of EBS for anyone...(read more)

UK trip – Research and Meeting with the SBSC

nking — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:42:24 GMT

This week I’ve been over in the UK, meeting with SMB customers and partners for researching future versions of our products and spending two days with the UK subsidiary. Research You might be wondering what goes on when we research products? Well,...(read more)

Wanting to test your exchange connection? Meet Exchange Remote Connectivity analyzer

nking — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:02:00 GMT

Have an Exchange environment that you want to test? Check out the Remote Connectivity Analyzer. Checking everything from Exchange ActiveSync, Autodiscovery, Outlook Autodiscovery, Exchange 2003 and 2007 and inbound email. Sound cool? ...(read more)

Crystal Ball Gazing – Microsoft 2019

nking — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:12:00 GMT

Every so often the research teams put together a vision for the future to showcase just where technology could take us in 10 years time. There are several but this one from the Office team is my favorite. ...(read more)

Foundation documentation

nking — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:58:45 GMT

Steve Holland from our UA team (User Assistance) pointed me to some information on Windows Server 2008 Foundation on TechNet. Including info on locks and limits and some additional information about language packs and a licensing manger string that...(read more)

Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Beta

nking — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:48:00 GMT

This one snuck past my radar :) Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Beta is the downloadable Hypervisor that offers virtualization. Why this is especially interesting is when you look at the features this supports. Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 R2 is...(read more)

Enter Windows Server 2008 Foundation

nking — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:26:36 GMT

Today we entered a new product into market for small businesses and those customers that only have a need for a server that supports 15 users with Windows Server 2008 Foundation. Foundation has some unique benefits to the other members of the Windows...(read more)

How to Convert Live Meetings into a Movie

nking — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:40:53 GMT

As you know here at Microsoft we run a lot of Live Meetings. Now should you also use Live Meeting you might be wondering how to convert your recording into a video. Typically if you’re saving your recording offline you can only record as an...(read more)

Running WSS on Windows Web Server 2008

nking — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:58:38 GMT

Ever wanted a way to give anonymous access to information using a technology like SharePoint? Earlier today I was discussing how Windows Web Server 2008 enables you to do just that. The scenario is you have a bunch of information that you want to share...(read more)

Microsoft SMB study

nking — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:08:00 GMT

Yesterday we released a report that investigated what are the trends in SMB IT. The crux of the research pointed out some interesting factors – especially when considered in today’s more complex economy. Spend your IT money wisely <snip> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/mar09/03-25SMBTechnologyPR.mspx...(read more)

A busy few weeks downunder – ANZ tour update

nking — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:01:58 GMT

You may have noticed I’ve been a little slack blogging lately. Over the last two weeks I’ve been touring Australia and New Zealand – talking to SBSers and EBSers all over the countries, listening, answering questions, and taking notes on what...(read more)

Breaking down Borders – Tbot Translator

nking — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:18:00 GMT

Meet TBOT – a translating robot that is part of Windows Live. Over the last few weeks I’ve been working with some colleagues in Germany, and found this great set of tools to translate. Tbot is a robot translator that works on the web by simply...(read more)

Hazardworks inc: SharedView

nking — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:20:00 GMT

So Roland’s business is growing and he really needs a way to share documents he’s working on with several consultants. The consultants are located in a neighboring state, but also in Europe and South Pacific. How to share content in this scenario...(read more)

SBS 2008 named SMB server of the year by InfoWorld

nking — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:22:00 GMT

It’s great to see SBS getting accolade already!! InfoWorld just named Windows Small Business Server 2008, SMB server of 2009. They’ve accompanied it with a review they did just before launch too. You can check it out here and for just the SBS page...(read more)