Dean1 Third in our series of Australian Small Business Server MVPs is Dean Calvert of Adelaide.

Dean's well-known to the worldwide SBS community through his work leading the Adelaide SBS user group & more recently, via his role as the Small Business Specialist Partner Area Lead (SBSC PAL) for Australia.

Other Aussie SBS MVP profiles that we've covered so far: Stuart Applegate & Mick Malloy.

So - Dean in his own words below.

Enjoy,

Robbie

 

Name:  Dean Calvert

Company: Calvert Technologies

Location: Adelaide (wine capital of the world)

Years in business:    13                                                                      

Describe your business in 25 words or less:         Network infrastructure specialists with particular focus on SME businesses. Provide project, managed services & ad hoc support                

What are you passionate about in business?:     Making a positive difference to the businesses we work with which can then make a positive difference to the lives of the people and communities touched by that business                

How long have you been an SBS MVP? 4 years

How long have you been in IT?:  17 years

What are you most looking forward to with the launch of SBS 2008? Lots of nights & weekends without sleep

What’s the one thing Microsoft can do to really help partners get up to speed with the new version?  Education about how to scope servers & set them up correctly (join your local SBS user group!!)

Who’s your favourite Muppets character? Fozzie – he never gives up trying to make others laugh