5W/50 Webcast covering migrations to SBS 2008

steveb — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:35:00 GMT

Jeff Middleton, Founder of SBSmigration.com

5W/50 Webcast!

LEARN MORE: Join Jeff for the Microsoft webcast! Live today, or the recording after the event.

Presented by Jeff Middleton

Migration Concepts with SBS 2008
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/details.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=259602

Migration projects pose unique challenges for IT Consultants. The goal is to move a customer's server infrastructure into a new product and platform with a process that is both predictable and profitable.
Jeff Middleton will present the concepts of the Microsoft documented "join to domain" approach as well as the options with an updated for SBS 2008 Swing Migration technique. In addition to a technical review of the project path elements, join us for Jeff's insights into the planning strategy concerns on these additional points to be discussed:

* The Transition Timeline & Value Budget
* Establishing Roll-Back, Pause or Completion Goals
* What's implied in Multi-Server Deployments?
* Where is the Automation?
* Including your Value-Add of Quality & Predictability

Presenter:

Jeff Middleton - Founder of SBSmigration.com

Jeff Middleton is well recognized in Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) community worldwide, known as a speaker, author, advisor, and technical community leader. Microsoft has awarded as an SBS-MVP each year since 1999. He's acknowledged for expertise in disaster recovery, domain migration, and a full-range of topics on the SBS and Windows platforms. Based upon 20 years of experience as an SMB consultant and system integrator, he is a consultant to the consultants who have adopted his methodology and support to address server replacement projects. Jeff's name is now synonymous with the "Swing Migration" concept he introduced by establishing SBSmigration.com in 2004 to teach and support the skills and project guides now used in over 60 countries around the world.

Jeff travels constantly as a popular speaker internationally at conferences including the Microsoft Partner Program, Tech Ed, SMBTN, ITA and SMB Nation, as well as the annual SBSmigration.com IT Pro Conference in New Orleans. Jeff has participated in person as a guest speaker to over 50 local IT Pro groups of all sizes in North America, Australia and Europe.

You may reach him through www.SBSmigration.com.

5W/50 Series - Hiring Your First Employee, How to do it right the first time!

steveb — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:44:00 GMT

Starting in about 15 minutes from this post, is a Microsoft Partner 5W/50 Webinar that looks interesting if you are a consultant looking to expand your business. URL for MSFT Partners to get details and register is:

https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?publisher=12&delivery=249937

Event Title : 5W/50 Series - Hiring Your First Employee, How to do it right the first time!

5W/50 Series - Hiring Your First Employee, How to do it right the first time!

Expanding your business and hiring employees can be a daunting task for new and established partners. When you hire someone you take on added responsibility, yet you are also taking an important step in moving beyond being self-employed. Employees become your face to the community and can make or break your business.

This session will review how to move from being self-employed to an employer. Robert Lindley with ISI will share his experiences both positive and negative. In this session he will address the following questions: Why should I hire an employee? When is it time to hire an employee? What qualifications do I need in an employee? Where can I find an employee? Who should I hire?

Presenter:

Robert Lindley, President, Innovative Systems, Inc.

Robert is the president of Innovative Systems, Inc. (www.isi.cc) a consulting firm he founded in 1994 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He has been in the computer industry since 1978, started ISI as a one-man operation, and has grown to a staff of 8. Robert has been the technician, has evolved to manager, and now an entrepreneur. He is the President of the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners - Arkansas Chapter. (www.iamcp.org), serves on the Microsoft TS2 advisory panel, a member of HTG Peer Group 5 (www.htgmembers.com), and serves on several IT advisory committees for local colleges.

ISI is a Microsoft GOLD Certified Partner and Small Business Specialist with competencies in advanced network infrastructure, network infrastructure, information worker, mobility, and security. ISI received the SBSC Award from Microsoft South Central Area for the first quarter of 2007. ISI provides computer network services to small and medium sized businesses in central Arkansas. ISI’s mission is: “We focus on your technology, so you can focus on your business.

John Endter, E Squared C

Nick Bock, Five Nines Tech Group

Event Details

Location & Provider:	Online	Event ID:	249937
Dates & Times:	Friday, September 26, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Time Zone : (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana	Duration:	1 Hour
Role:	Exec/Owner	Level:	200 - Intermediate
Format:	Web Seminars (Live)

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5W/50 Webcast covering migrations to SBS 2008

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