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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...
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...
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...
The SMB Nation 2007 Fall Conference is coming up this week-end (September 29-October 1, 2007) and I am really excited to be a part of it. It is looking to be an incredible array of conferences focused around four separate tracks – the 'Pocket MBA'...
‘Is that a time machine? It looks like a time machine!’ I momentarily thought I was in the movie Pursuit of Happyness, but the man asking me the question was just making a joke. I was standing at the gate waiting to board my plane in Houston, and the...
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...
It is good to see that Microsoft is ready to listen to good advice. For months you have heard me complaining about Microsoft's Small Business Specialist Certification. I have been telling anyone who will listen that the exam is too easy, and the certification...