Entries Categorized as 'SBS 2008'

Invitation – KYSBSUG 2009 Feb Live Meeting

Date February 18, 2009

SBS 2008 and EBS 2008 have been out for several months, but are you using it yet? Are your customers? Join us for this presentation and learn what’s new in SBS 2008, where the pricing sweet spots are, and gotchas to watch out for. We’ll talk about the training that’s available to get you up [...]

SBS 2008 Unleashed Book Has Arrived

Date December 11, 2008

Hot off the presses, just got a case of the “Windows Small Business Server 2008 Unleashed” books in.   The circle is complete! On to the next project. Rating 3.00 out of 5

SBS 2008 Unleashed Book

Date November 26, 2008

Back in 2005 I was privileged to be one of the co-authors of “Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Unleashed”. As I’m sure most authors can attest, working on a book is a very unique and eye-opening experience.  It takes a lot of time, work, testing, research and commitment to crank out a book, but in [...]

Watch the SBS 2008 Launch Live – 11/12/2008

Date November 11, 2008

It’s been five long years since SBS 2003 was released (and over two years since SBS 2003 R2 came out). Tomorrow is the big day: Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Essential Business Server 2008 launch event! You can tune in LIVE! Details: Date – Wed November 12, 2008 Time – 11:00 AM Eastern (GMT [...]

Greetings from Issaquah

Date October 2, 2008

For five days this week I’m in Issaquah, Washington (southeast of Seattle) at the Microsoft Sammamish campus for the special SBS 2008 training that Microsoft arranged for the SBS-MVPs. So far the training has been absolutely fantastic. This is, by far, the most in-depth and valuable software training I’ve ever received, and I am tremendously [...]

SBS 2008 Migration Smack Down

Date September 30, 2008

Two classrooms full of Microsoft MVPs, all working on an SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 migrations on identical equipment (Dell Optiplex servers with Core 2 Quad processors w/ 8 GB of RAM). Lots of talking, lots of flexing, lots of reading. Who won? Team “Tim & Vlad”. Proof, baby: Rating 3.00 out of 5

Remaining SBS 2008 Tour Dates

Date September 16, 2008

I’ve had a couple folks today ask about other stops on the SBS 2008 Tour. Here are the remaining dates and the URL to register: Downers Grove, IL – Tuesday, September 16 Irving, TX – Wednesday, September 17 Minneapolis, MN – Thursday, September 18 South Field, MI – Wednesday, September 17 Waltham, MA – Thursday, [...]

SBS 2008 Hits RTM

Date August 21, 2008

It’s official: Thursday August 21, 2008 Windows Small Business Server 2008 hit Released to Manufacturing (RTM) status! More details on the official SBS blog: http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2008/08/21/sbs-2008-released-to-manufacturing.aspx Rating 3.00 out of 5

2008 SBS Partner Group Tour Registration Open

Date August 18, 2008

Good news for SMB Resellers interested in getting the scoop on SBS 2008 – Microsoft has recently announced the SBS 2008 Partner Group Tour, so go ahead and block the date on your calendar (these are typically evening events). Unfortunately, the tour can’t come to every city, but there are 14 stops planned so far.  [...]

SBS 2008 Launch Date Announced

Date July 7, 2008

Today, July 7, 2008, at Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) Microsoft announced the official launch date of SBS 2008 (Cougar): Per Steven VanRoekel: “I am excited to announce that Nov. 12, 2008, is the official launch date for Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008. Activities that day will signal availability of [...]