You know her, you love her, and she’s back! We’re talking about none other than Beatrice Mulzer. Anyone who’s been around the SMB space for a while will remember Bea for her well known books like the Top 15 SMB Consultants the 70-282 Exam Prep and the Small Business Specialist Primer.
Bea is back and […]

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Just because a port is open in RRAS or ISA (circa SBS 2003) doesn’t mean that it isn’t being blocked elsewhere, like at the ISP or because port forwarding isn’t setup properly in your firewall. Sometimes you need an outside view of the external ports on your internet connection.
DISCLAIMER - Only open the ports you […]

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This week, Thursday March 19, 2009 marks the 5-Year Anniversary of the Kentucky Small Business Server User Group (KYSBSUG). Where did the time go?
It’s pretty amazing to look back at all the events and topics we’ve covered in the last 60+ months. Some of the highlights we’ve met on include:

Backup & Disaster Recovery
Linux for […]

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Event Title: 5W/50 Series - New Generation Certifications: Program Overview & Certification Resources Available for the SBSC Community Date: Monday April 20, 2009 Time: 12:00 PM Eastern (GMT –5) Duration: 1 hour Presenters: Deborah Vosler (Microsoft) & Mark Crall […]

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I got an email from Microsoft that I’ve just received the Small Business Server Most Valuable Professional [SBS-MVP] award for 2009. Yay!

Also re-awarded with the SBS-MVP this January are several others, including:

Stuart Applegate - Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Steven Banks - Seattle, Washington, USA
Mick Malloy (aka Super Gumby) - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Dave Nickason - […]

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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.

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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 […]

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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 both solutions […]

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We’ve all been there. It’s 4:50 PM on a Friday afternoon (or a holiday weekend) and you get the call from a client, “Our server just went down.”  In times like that it’s nice to know that you’re not working without a net – you can always call Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS).
Well, before you […]

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Everyone is invited to attend the June 2008 KYSBSUG meeting tonight. Admission is free but registration is required. Details below:
Event: June 2008 KYSBSUG Meeting #52 Topic: SBS 2008 (Cougar) Date: Wednesday 06/18/2008 Venue: Money Concepts Address: 323 Townepark Circle, Louisville, KY […]

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