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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
  • 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
  • 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.  And of course Microsoft looked up at the PC...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 04-10-2008
  • 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
  • Exclaimer Mail Utilities 2007

    Near the beginning of 2006, while I was administering my own mail server, I discovered a great little utility called Exclaimer Mail Utilities. I call it a “little” utility because of the size – it was less than a 20-megabyte download – but that is where the appropriate use of...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 12-21-2007
  • Innovation Awards... Nominate someone today!

    One of the things that has impressed me about Microsoft since I started paying attention is the lengths that it goes to with regards to encouraging IT Pros, both with community building and with helping individuals to succeed. Microsoft Canada, through its TechNet Canada Team, has been sponsoring user...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 11-20-2007
  • RunAs Radio – Mitch Discusses BDD

    I have known Richard Campbell for some time now and every time we meet up we have the same discussion that I should do a segment for RunAs Radio (Once upon a time it was for .NET Rocks Radio) but we just never seemed to follow up. This week-end we caught up on line and decided that he and his co-host...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 09-28-2007
  • Coming soon to a city near you!

    Here we are. July has past, and as we look out onto August I see something more than just another month. July has been a bit of a whirlwind for me. I moved from Montreal to Toronto, and though I have accomplished much this past month the reality is I have chiefly been on vacation. I am moved in and my...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 08-04-2007
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