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Migration Concepts with SBS 2008
Migration Concepts with SBS 2008 Presented by Jeff Middleton Microsoft Partners 5W/50 Series January 9, 2009 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Time Zone (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Register for the Webcast: https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc...
DST Time Again
From: Daylight Savings Time for 2008 will end this weekend on Sunday, November 2nd. This is a reminder to those who have not applied their DST patches to the SBS 2003 network to do so as soon as possible. Common issues that are fixed by these patches...
Free MS Press E-Book on TCP-IP
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Critical Out of Band Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067
Thursday Microsoft released an out of cycle Security Bulletin and Microsoft recommends customers apply the update immediately. For the out-of-band security bulletin added to Version 3.0 of this bulletin summary, Microsoft is hosting a webcast to address...
Best of Both Worlds, ShadowProtect & SBS Backup
Well I am a belt and suspenders kind of guy deep down inside. So I have been a bit annyoed that I had to choose between ShadowProtect and SBS Backup. If you read KB838183 it will explain the problem. Well today is the day I said enough. So I put together...
What Good is PowerShell?
One of my favorite powershell guru’s Michael Pope (who also runs the Triangle SBS Group) posted this handy note. So of course I stole borrowed it from him to share it with you. As always use at you own risk, ymmv I know some of you may still be...
Heads Up SBSers, Danger Wil Robinson
Please read Damian’s Important Post regarding this month’s updates. This is a follow-on to last months problems, stop what you are doing and read it now. Read More...
Time to Start Learning the Migration from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008
Hi Gang, Microsoft has published the OFFICAL MIGRATION GUIDE to get from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008. If you want to hit the ground running in November, it is time to start practicing, so load up the beta and give it a whirl. Haven’t seen or heard from...
Chucks SharePoint Extravaganza
Following are the details for classes we are holding this fall at Microsoft-Charlotte. The September and October classes are an overview of SharePoint from a business point of view. The October and December classes are 200 level classes that will cover...
Update KB950159 hung last night
Here is a note from one of the Triad SBS Group Members Hey HA, Just a note SBS 2003 Prem R2 Update KB950159 (last of 6 updates) hung last night. After a reboot, and run it again it finished. BUT on the reboot, the IIS Service did not start. It was set...
DNS Update Fix for SBS 2003
Microsoft has updated the article on the DNS Update problem for SBS 2003. I suggest you read the entire article at KB956189 before proceeding. For myself I am putting the fix here were I can find it faster when I forget the kb number, but I have read...
Time to Start Thinking About SBS 2008
So are you thinking about your roadmap to SBS 2008 for your clientsyet? If you find yourself needing to buy hardware you should be thinking what am I going to need. Of course by now you have heard there is not going to be a two nic solution. You have...
SBS 2008 Certificate Issue
Are you beta testing SBS 2008 (Cougar) and still a little confused over certificates on remote computers and mobile devices? Hop on over to Sean’s Blog he will straighted you out :>) Read More...
Coming to an SBS near you, customizable rrw links
Check out Costas’s Blog for info on the customizablity of the upcoming SBS 2008 RRW Read More...
The art of being sticky
Susan writes about making your clients sticky but I would argue this is no the way to do it. Don’t get me wrong SharePoint and Office 2007 are a wonderful combination, and there is a lot of money to be made offering combined solutions. But if you...
Lesson in Customer Service
Every once in a while you hear about some company (Lowes in this case) or some person (Mark Strenta in this case) stepping up to the plate and doing it the way it should be done. Then you scratch your head and wonder why it has to be the exception instead...
Free SBS Offer if you can answer correctly first
Yes you read that right, Vlad is stuck and willing to give you a free copy of SBS R2 if you are the first to correctly answer this question for him. I want to use mrtg to plot two integer values on the same graph. I have a shell script that returns two...
Vista SP1 is available now, well maybe
That is right, if you are a subscriber to TechNetPlus you can download the Vista SP1 update right now, just goto THIS SITE and follow the directions. Also the slipstreamed ISO will be available very shortly from the same place as noted in the article...
Vista Folder Oddities Driving You Nuts
I have been using Vista for quite a while now, and it is finally starting to grow on me, hopefully not like a mold or fungus :>) One of the things that still drives me nuts is the way it thinks it knows better than me what is in my folders, and not...
A Man of Many Talents
I am sure you all know Mike Iem from the Ziem Group, he was the director of Harry’s SMB Nation Conference a few years ago. He was the director of the SMBTN Conference last year and he is doing it again this year. He puts out the Windows SBS Partner...
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