Entries Categorized as 'SBS'

SBS-MVP 2012

Date January 10, 2012

A package just arrived from Microsoft containing my Small Business Server Most Valuable Professional [SBS-MVP] award for 2012. That’s 5 straight years. Woo-hoo!! Thanks Microsoft! Rating 3.00 out of 5

Have U Rebooted Yet – 050 – Powershell

Date August 31, 2011

Rating 4.00 out of 5

SBS-MVP Redux

Date January 1, 2011

I got an email this morning from the Microsoft MVP program, and it looks like I’ll be on the SBS MVP roster for another year. This is the fourth year I’ve received the MVP award, which is really cool. Congrats to all the folks awarded today. Once again, I feel like the least qualified person [...]

The World’s Fastest Small Business Server

Date November 11, 2010

One sunny day while mowing the yard with the old John Deere I thought, “How cool would it be if I could mount a Small Business Server on this lawn tractor?" The answer (as you already know) is “not very cool”. Nobody wants to see a lawn mower running Exchange and SharePoint. Obviously, I need [...]

Downloads – SBS v7 Preview

Date September 28, 2010

Title: Windows Small Business Server “7” Preview File Size: 6.3 GB Format: ISO Download: http://connect.microsoft.com/sbs System Requirements: CPU – Quad core 2 GHz (x64) or faster RAM – 8 GB minimum (10 GB recommended) Storage – 80 GB Optical – DVD-ROM drive NIC – 10/100 Ethernet adapter Video – SVGA (1024×768) or better Description: “SBS [...]

Videos – Aurora and SBS v7

Date July 14, 2010

Unless you’ve been living in a cave this week, you probably heard that at Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 Microsoft announced previews of two new products in the SBS family code named “Aurora” and SBS “7”. If you didn’t make it to WPC, check out both videos from Microsoft Senior Program Manager Lead, Becky Ochs: Windows [...]

Have U Rebooted Yet – 018 – Windows Roadmap

Date June 9, 2010

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Have U Rebooted Yet – 005

Date April 7, 2010

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Book – SBS 2008 Training for Exam 70-653

Date September 3, 2009

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 [...]

SBS Ports

Date August 28, 2009

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 [...]