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Six months of silence

Posted Monday, May 25, 2009 7:00 PM by sbsaustralia
I ran the Sydney Half Marathon last weekend & whilst I finished the 21.1km without dying, it really didn’t do too much for my ego. A) It took nearly 2 hours, even though it’s supposed to be one of the easier courses around B) I was lapped by several Read More...
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What's your take on the economy - part II

Posted Tuesday, October 21, 2008 9:10 PM by sbsaustralia
Following on from my earlier post on our proactive campaign to help customers succeed in a tough economy, please find below a video address that Paul Voges recorded earlier today for the attention of all Microsoft Australian partners (Paul is the Director Read More...
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Another solid review of SBS 2008

Posted Tuesday, October 21, 2008 5:22 PM by sbsaustralia
Great to see more positive reviews coming through for Small Business Server 2008 in the lead-up to the November 12th launch. This latest one comes from the PC World Australia & their closing thoughts? With the release of Small Business Server 2008, Read More...
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What's your take on the economy?

Posted Tuesday, October 21, 2008 9:59 AM by sbsaustralia
Hard times. Nervous times. Companies losing confidence & the economy in turmoil. What to do? There's a very strong argument that says organisations should pull back, consolidate, stop spending and just ride out the storm. And that absolutely makes Read More...
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Australian pricing for Essential Business Server 2008

Posted Friday, October 10, 2008 6:22 PM by sbsaustralia
Now that EBS 2008 has RTM'd , I'm pleased to announce the local Australian estimated retail prices. The specific SKUs & dealer pricing will be available via distribution from November 1st however I acknowledge that partners need to see at least indicative Read More...
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Register now for the first SBS 2008 / EBS 2008 Hands-on labs

Posted Thursday, October 09, 2008 6:16 PM by sbsaustralia
After much planning & taking into account the feedback from the SMB Servers pre-day at TechEd, I'm happy to announce the first round of SBS / EBS hands-on labs has been released: Small Business Server 2008 Essential Business Server 2008 Microsoft Read More...
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Microsoft Australia partner hotline - 13 20 58

Posted Monday, September 29, 2008 10:55 AM by sbsaustralia
With thanks as always to Scott Adams . Great Dilbert this week & particularly relevant to me given the number of random calls I get from partners on every topic imaginable - I guess that's bound to happen with the number of events I attend & business Read More...
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Online poll on the Small Business site

Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 3:32 PM by sbsaustralia
In an effort to better understand the needs & challenges of customers, we're kicking off a series of online polls on the Microsoft Australia Small Business site - this week its all around security. Check it out here. Feel free to fill it in yourself Read More...
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Daylight savings starts early this year - are your sites up to date?

Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 8:54 AM by sbsaustralia
As you probably know, daylight saving now commences on the first Sunday in October and ends on the first Sunday in April in New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT, Tasmania & South Australia. This change affects Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office Outlook Read More...
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Australian pricing for Small Business Server 2008

Posted Monday, September 08, 2008 4:22 PM by sbsaustralia
As announced at last week's TechEd SMB Servers pre-day , the Australian ERPs for Small Business Server 2008 are as per below. I'm putting together a full listing of SKUs (including Academic, transition packs etc) & will get this up in the next couple Read More...
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SBS/EBS coverage coming out of TechEd Australia

Posted Friday, September 05, 2008 7:53 PM by sbsaustralia
Lots of good conversations with a variety of media outlets at TechEd (CRN, MyBusiness mag, APC.com, Dynamic Small Business mag, itwire.com.au & others) & we're starting to see some coverage. Good article from Ian Yates at CRN here , finishing Read More...
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10 things you need to know about tomorrow's TechEd SMB Servers pre-day

Posted Monday, September 01, 2008 11:57 AM by sbsaustralia
This time tomorrow we'll be 2 hours into our SBS/EBS gab-fest as part of the TechEd 2008 SMB Servers pre-day & so if you're coming along, I thought I'd give you a little taster of what to expect. 10. Whilst we didn't make our initial target of 350, Read More...
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Wrap-up from the Australian Partner Conference

Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 1:08 PM by sbsaustralia
Given the Australian Partner Conference was a whopping 3 weeks ago I thought it was about time that I provided a quick wrap-up. Some useful links before I go on: The Windows Essential Business Server preso that The Wayne & I did Links to all the other Read More...
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Get your booties on because this is your last chance to register for the SMB Server day at TechEd 2008!

Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 10:00 AM by sbsaustralia
Registration for TechEd 2008 closes at 3pm on Thursday, August 28th & so if you wanna be part of the biggest SBS & EBS Partner event in Australia since the launch of SBS 2003, now is the time to register. Full details & registration available Read More...
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First in depth Australian review of SBS 2008

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 6:26 PM by sbsaustralia
New article just published on apcmagpro.com by Paul Schnackenburg - long-time IT writer, MCSE & Small Business Server user since v4.0. I really enjoyed reading through this article & whilst there will always be some differences of opinion in such Read More...
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