We’d like to send a big ‘thank you’ out to all who attended the SMB MVP Tour event in Louisville on Thursday Jan 19, 2012. We had a ton of help from Jeff Slyn, Lee Johnson, and many other local KYSBSUG members which was MUCH appreciated! Kudos as well to the friendly staff at Republic Bank in Springhurst for the awesome venue and assistance. To Dave from Penn Station – lunch was awesome! HP, Microsoft & SBSMigration.com – this amazing tour wouldn’t exist without you. Last, but certainly not least, thank you Mr. and Mrs. “Handy” Andy Goodman, Kevin Royalty & to Jane Takeuchi and Steven Goddard from Microsoft. Thank you all!

What did the attendees think about the content? Listen and find out:

Benjamin Hill – Benjamin Hill Computer Consulting, LLC

Michael Patrick – The Mirazon Group

To find out if the tour is coming to your area, check out the official links.

Website: http://mvptour2011.sbsmigration.com

Twitter: @SMBMVPTour

Facebook: SMBMVPTOUR

The international SMB MVP Tour / Roadshow / Geekfest comes to Louisville, Kentucky next week. There’s even a video about it!

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

Date: Thursday January 19, 2012, 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern
Free lunch is provided by Penn Station.

THERE ARE STILL SEATS AVAILABLE!

Louisville registration URL for this FREE event:
http://mvptour2011.sbsmigration.com/event_selector.php?event_id=205

The presenters for Louisville are:

• Kevin Royalty [SBS-MVP]
• Tim Barrett [SBS-MVP]

The Tour will also be in Ohio a few days earlier…

COLUMBUS, OHIO

Date: Monday January 16, 2012, 9AM – 1PM Eastern

Columbus registration URL:
http://mvptour2011.sbsmigration.com/event_selector.php?event_id=208

See you there!

KYSBSUG December 2011 – Meeting #94
Topic: Digital Home
Presenter: Tim Barrett
Date: Wednesday December 28, 2011
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Eastern
Venue: Money Concepts
Address: 323 Townepark Circle, Louisville, KY 40243

Cost: FREE

Description:
The topic this month is “Digital Home”, demoing integration between Xbox 360, Windows 7, Windows Home Server, Windows Phone 7 & iPad. We’ll discuss the video and audio formats & apps used, network configurations, and show how to access your digital media inside or outside the home or office.

Sneak peek at the presentation:

We’ll go through this virtual Digital Home and explain it one room at a time, explain which equipment is needed, best practices for setting it up, and leave plenty of time for Q&A.

Registration:
Registration is NOT required for this event.

Registration is OPEN, and you are cordially invited!

Event: SMB MVP Community Roadshow
Sponsored by: HP, Microsoft & SBSMigration.com
Local Host: Kentucky Small Business Server User Group
(KYSBSUG)
Date: Thursday January 19, 2012
Doors open: 12:00 noon Eastern
Start time: 12:30 PM Eastern
End time: 4:30 PM Eastern

Venue: Republic Bank & Trust building
Location: Across from The Summit shopping center
Address: 9600 Brownsboro Rd, Louisville, KY 40241
Room: Large conference room, lower level

Lunch: FREE
Parking: FREE
Registration: FREE
Registration URL:
http://mvptour2011.sbsmigration.com/event_selector.php?event_id=205

Map (click for directions):

Street View:

Event Description:
The SMB MVPs are delighted to bring their International SMB MVP Community Roadshow to Louisville on Thursday January 19, 2012.
This is a chance to hear first-hand from your peers in the field how they are implementing the New SMB Stack from Microsoft and see it actually demo’d on current shipping HP hardware. This is not a canned sales pitch, this is a live demo by some of the SMB MVP’s on real world scenarios they are deploying today.

Each stop on the tour will be a little different as the presenters change as the tour progresses and they also have the flexibility to shape the discussion to fit the local audience.

This is a free event, but seating is limited so you must register to attend.
REGISTER TODAY!

KYSBSUG September 2011 – Meeting #91 – 3CX
Presenter: Allen Miller from AMCC
Date: Thursday September 8, 2011
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM Eastern
Venue: Money Concepts
Address: 323 Townepark Circle, Louisville, KY 40243
Registration URL: Due to limited seating, registration *IS* required.
Click here to register today!

An international tour for SMB IT Pros is about to start rolling, and the first stop on the tour is in Cincinnati, Ohio next week.

Title: SMB MVP Community Roadshow Sponsored by HP and Microsoft
Date: Wednesday June 1, 2011
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Eastern
Venue: Cincinnati State – Evendale
Address: 10110 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45241
Cost: FREE

Registration URL for Cincinnati: http://cinpa201106.eventbrite.com/

Topics:

• SBS 2011 Standard
• SBS 2011 Essentials
• Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials
• Windows MultiPoint Server 2011

Some of the MVPs presenting / attending:

• Amy Babinchak
• Jeff Middleton
• Kevin Royalty
• Tim Barrett
• Possibly more!

This is the first stop on a HUGE tour that will be hitting locations in the USA, Canada, Europe and down under in Australia! The tour will be coming to Louisville as well – more news on that date and time soon.

Here are the user group events for May, 2011 in the area, listed by date:

Kentucky-Indiana PC Users Group (KIPCUG)
http://www.kipcug.com
Tue May 10, 2011 (6:15-9:00 PM Eastern)

Lexington Microsoft Users Group (LexMUG)
http://lexmug.com
Wed May 11, 2011 (11:30AM-1:00PM Eastern)

Kentucky Small Business Server User Group (KYSBSUG)
http://www.kysbsug.org
Thu May 12, 2011 (6:30-8:30 PM Eastern)

Kentuckiana Virtualization User Group (KVUG)
http://www.kvug.info
Fri May 20, 2011 (1:00-4:00 PM Eastern)

Louisville Microsoft User Group (LouMUG)
http://www.loumug.org
Fri May 20, 2011 (11:30-1:30 PM Eastern)

OTHER USER GROUPS IN THE AREA

Louisville Citrix User Group
http://www.meetup.com/citrixlouisville/

Louisville Area VMware User Group (VMUG)
http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/vmug/forums/us-central/louisville

KYSBSUG February 2011 Meeting #84
Topic: Swing Migration
Presenter: Tim Barrett
Date: Wednesday February 16, 2011
Time: 6:30-8:30 PM Eastern
Venue: Money Concepts
Address: 323 Townepark Circle, Louisville, KY 40243
Map: Click here
Registration is NOT required for this meeting.

Description:

If you’ve been doing IT support in the SMB space for any amount of time, you’ve heard of a “Swing Migration” from www.sbsmigration.com and of Jeff Middleton [SBS-MVP]. In this meeting we’ll break down the steps of the SBS Migration process to give first-timers an idea of what to expect, and we’ll cover some of the gotchas to look out for and the best practices.

The Cincinnati Networking Professionals (CiNPA) SBS SIG is hosting a Windows Small Business Server 2011 LoadFest, and since our regular KYSBSUG event was canceled due to bad weather, we’re crashing the party!

Note: Even if you can’t attend in person, you can watch the LIVE streaming webcast. Scroll down to the bottom for info on the webcast.

In-person Event Details
Title: Small Business Server 2011 LoadFest
Date: Saturday January 29, 2011
Time: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Eastern
Venue: Hamilton County Community Mental Health and Recovery Services Board
Address: 2350 Auburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45219
Cost: FREE, but registration is required
Map: Click here
Registration: REGISTER TODAY 

What to bring:

• A server (physical or virtual)
• dual or quad core processor
• 8GB RAM minimum
• 250gb drive (or a pre-prepared equivalent virtual environment)
• Monitor
• Power cords
• Power strip
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Small network switch with CAT5 cable
• A copy of SBS 2011 Standard from the Microsoft Action Pack, TechNet MSDN, Volume Licensing, or the SBS 2011 Trial (available here).

Note: This is a 6+ GB download, so it’s best put it on a flash drive and not a dual layer DVD. Details for creating a bootable SBS 2011 flash drive are on the blog in a previous post.

Also bring your laptop for taking LOTS of notes.

Matt Hester from Microsoft is attending, and is going to pick up some of the food costs.

Streaming Webcast Details
Time: Sat Jan 29, 2011 9AM – 6PM Eastern
URL: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kysbsug
Location: Your personal computer

Note: The remote streaming will happen in 2 parts (9AM – 1PM & 1PM – 6PM). We’ll try to answer questions via the Q&A as time allows. But please keep in mind that on-site attendees will get the primary focus and support, since this is a hands-on event. The streaming is a courtesy (not a remote lab)