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The World According to Mitch

The day-to-day ramblings of an IT Trainer and Community Leader

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  • 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 beta or RTM Escrow) so I know there are a number of...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 11-01-2008
  • 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 I cannot think of a better product than the HP ProLiant...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 09-13-2008
  • 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 hear the 'buzz'... the fact that organizations...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 04-25-2008
  • 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 Space sessions on the first day, and a plethora...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 04-17-2008
  • 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 SharePoint Server without having to purchase several...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 04-08-2008
  • Server 2008 Virtualization - Catch It!

    This past Monday I had the opportunity to present what I call a 'Let's Get Excited' presentation to an architect audience at Microsoft Canada.  I was asked to showcase several new features of Windows Server 2008, due to launch on February 27th. While preparing for the presentation I...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 02-14-2008
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