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EBS Deployment Scripts
Over the past few weeks I have been in front of a number of audiences discussing Essential Business Server.  As promised, here are the scripts I discussed to create your WindowsPE to deploy the OS portion of the EBS servers over the network:  ...
Certification Exams: Is there a value to failing?
Although it is not something I am proud of, I have failed a number (the exact number is quite secret!) of certification exams.  I am not proud of this fact, but the reality is I have taken a number of exams that I have been unprepared for, and that...
Installing EBS: A Diary
So now that I have a day or two to play (and need it up already!), I decided to start installing my Essential Business Server environment today.  This is not my first kick at this can (I have installed eight or nine previous iterations in either...
A Discussion of Essential Business Server with a passionate SBS Consultant and Community Member
Technorati Tags: Michael D. Alligood , Mitch Garvis , Mitchell D. Garvis , EBS Consultant , Essential Business Server , SBS , SBSC , Certified Small Business Specialist , Small Business Server I had dinner with a colleague this evening, Michael D. Alligood...
A Secure, Well-Managed Disaster Zone
I owe a great debt to Microsoft Canada (Damir!) and Hewlett Packard Canada (Laurie!) who came through to supply me with a server for my last two projects.  If you happen to find yourself in the market for a server for a small to mid-sized company...
Essential Business Server - Tell me more!
(Note: It has been brought to my attention that I inadvertently named this article the same thing I had named a previous article.  As such I am renaming this article, four hours after the original publication time.  Thanks for understanding...
Unified Messaging (UX perspective) - COOL!!
I had a conversation with my Exchange Server last night. Microsoft has been talking about Unified Messaging for a couple of years now, and I have been interested in it since the outset but because I do not always have the infrastructure (or the time)...
Certification Path: Why you need your map and compass
An acquaintance sent me an e-mail yesterday in which he essentially asked: 'I am interested in becoming an IT Professional.  What certifications should I get and where should I start?'  Here is my answer to him: You are right on the...
Windows Vista: Clunky on old hardware?
For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . I am not going to lie to you.  Windows Vista has some serious hardware requirements, and like most versions of Windows ever released the minimums...
Vista - Fact or Fiction?
For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . As the old saying goes, if I had a dime for every person who has come up to me and told me why they are not moving to Windows Vista, I would be a...
A Myth of (Virtual) Fingerprints
I was sitting in a cafe minding my own business the other day when I overheard a couple of network administrators discussing the benefits of virtualizing their server room.  As this is a topic about which I am quite passionate I was delighted to...
Drinking From a Fire hose
One of the great advantages to MVP Summit is the information that is made available to us; speak to any MVP and chances are they were in no fewer than a dozen sessions over the course of four days, not to mention all of the break-out sessions, the Open...
A Simple Explanation of Microsoft Essential Business Server
So what is Essential Business Server (EBS) ?  In simple terms EBS is a complete corporate network for mid-sized companies in a box, or rather in three or four boxes depending on the version.  Let me explain: In the beginning there was the PC...
Essential Business Server: Coming soon to a mid-sized company near you!
For years I have been saying that Small Business Server was the best solution for small businesses that did not have huge IT budgets; it allowed them to take advantage of the same enterprise-level tools such as Microsoft Exchange Server, SQL Server, and...
Heroes Happen {Here}
On Wednesday I got together with five thousand of my closest friends at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto for the launch of, among other products, Windows Server 2008.  It was one of those events that you had to be at to believe! Most of you know...
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