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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...
I encountered a problem this week-end that baffled me for a while… Here is the infrastructure, the problem, and the solution. This network diagram is a rough sketch of the relevant portions of the network. At present I have a server (HP DL585 G2) working...
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...
In January last year I was introduced to a new product: Codename Q Server , or what would eventually become Windows Home Server. I joined the beta program, discussed it with other MVPs, but never got around to installing it. Well last week I did, and...
(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...
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...
There is a big difference between things that can be done as opposed to what should be done. I have discussed virtualization in great detail of late because of how interesting it is to the average IT Professional. Windows Server Virtualization...
Every so often an event comes along that has the potential to offer a lot to many for very little. The problem in deciding which ones are worthwhile is not only deciding which ones are primarily focused towards marketing rather than offering benefit...
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...
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...
Many people have complained that there was never a proper study guide for the exam 70-282: Planning, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for the Small and Medium-Sized Business, a requirement for achieving the Microsoft Small Business Specialist...
The following message was posted this mornng by the Small Business Server group at Microsoft. A few of you have been asking me about joining Windows Vista clients to their SBS networks, as well as accessing Outlook Web Access, ISA Clients, and other features...
I wrote this article recently for another publication but decided it would be a good first contribution to TechNet Canada's IT Professional Connection blog. It is called 'Why I am not an SBSer.' Read it at http://blogs.technet.com/canitpro...
I was invited to discuss the business value of Windows Vista with Stuart Crawford and the Calgary Small Business Show. Check it out at http://www.calgarysmallbusinessshow.com !
When Harry Brelsford was in town a few months ago he interviewed me on camera about the Small Business Specialist program. We sat at Java U in beautiful historic Old Montreal, a modern cafe in a 200 year old building on a cobblestone street, talking about...
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