SBS Down Under
The not-so-official Microsoft Australia Small Business Server blog
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SBSC feedback - what is Microsoft doing?
As promised when summarising the feedback from the last series of SBSC roundtables (apologies for...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/24/2008
Media coverage for BCA - SBSC partner of the year
Great to see some media coverage coming through for SBS MVP Stu Applegate & the team at Business...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/21/2008
Good local review on EBS 2008
I must have overlooked this somehow when it first came out & so here you go, apcmagpro.com's:...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/18/2008
Virtualisation for SBS 2008 & EBS 2008 - the official story
The Windows Essential Server Solutions team in Redmond have released the official SBS & EBS...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/16/2008
SBS 2008 available for download from MSDN
UPDATE: Unfortunately it seems there's a glitch with this download. Redmond is on it & I'll let...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/16/2008
SBS & EBS in the next Action Pack
Given that Small Business Server 2008 & Essential Business Server 2008 have now been released to...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/16/2008
Update on the complimentary copy of SBS 2008 for TechEd attendees
We're still waiting on the first shipment of Small Business Server 2008 to come in from our regional...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/16/2008
Slide decks from the TechEd 2008 SMB Servers pre-day
Apologies for the delay - I've finally uploaded the slide decks from the TechEd 2008 SMB Servers...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/16/2008
Breaking new - EBS has released to manufacturing
News just in from Corp with Essential Business Server 2008 (EBS) being released to manufacturing...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/15/2008
This is just cool
The future is getting closer every day. Great article in today's Sydney Morning Herald about the...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/09/2008
Australian pricing for Small Business Server 2008
As announced at last week's TechEd SMB Servers pre-day, the Australian ERPs for Small Business...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/08/2008
Partner to Partner networking nights
Great pick-up from Nick Mayhew's blog around the upcoming Partner-to-Partner networking nights. Open...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/08/2008
When does a job become a career and a career a vocation?
Personal thoughts written on a soggy Saturday afternoon, so turn off now if you're looking...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/05/2008
SBS/EBS coverage coming out of TechEd Australia
Lots of good conversations with a variety of media outlets at TechEd (CRN, MyBusiness mag, APC.com,...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/05/2008
I need to get me one of these...
Well TechEd has finished for another year & my summary & thoughts will be coming soon....
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/05/2008
Coming at you live from TechEd Australia 2008
With thanks to Greg Lipschitz, an SBS partner from Victoria, we have TechEdLive.com. Raw &...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 09/02/2008
10 things you need to know about tomorrow's TechEd SMB Servers pre-day
This time tomorrow we'll be 2 hours into our SBS/EBS gab-fest as part of the TechEd 2008 SMB Servers...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 08/31/2008
Wrap-up from the Australian Partner Conference
Given the Australian Partner Conference was a whopping 3 weeks ago I thought it was about time that...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 08/27/2008
Get your booties on because this is your last chance to register for the SMB Server day at TechEd 2008!
Registration for TechEd 2008 closes at 3pm on Thursday, August 28th & so if you wanna be part of...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 08/26/2008
First in depth Australian review of SBS 2008
New article just published on apcmagpro.com by Paul Schnackenburg - long-time IT writer, MCSE &...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/31/2008
SBSC Partner of the Year finalists announced
And the nominations for 2008 Small Business Specialist of the Year are: Business Computing Australia...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/30/2008
In-depth review of SBS 2008
Just saw this on the Australian Reseller News site & in the interests of balanced coverage,...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/23/2008
Windows Home Server PowerPack release
The much anticipated Windows Home Server PowerPack 1 was released overnight - download it here....
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/22/2008
Latest Demo Showcase for SMBs now available
I'm a big fan of show & tell & never is this more important than when trying to translate...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/21/2008
SBS & EBS launch in Australia
UPDATE - in an earlier post today I included the very tentative RTM & in-market dates, which I...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/20/2008
Do you value what you measure, or measure what you value?
Working on the SBS/EBS launch plan, catching up on some MBA reading & getting ready to watch the...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/19/2008
Are you working with the SBS or EBS 2008 betas yet?
Both the Small Business Server 2008 & Essential Business Server 2008 betas are proving very...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/17/2008
How to migrate from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008
Great post from my colleague David Overton in the UK. There's loads more on his blog, but the nuts...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/17/2008
Microsoft is now a $60 billion company...
Just announced, Microsoft's FY08 revenues exceeded $60 billion for the first time. As per the...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/17/2008
Turning one's mirror on oneself
I was in in Brisbane overnight for the Synnex reseller roadshow (lots of interest in SBS 2008) &...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/16/2008
Software + Services: what does it mean for SBS?
Lots of comments & discussion at the moment around Microsoft's recent Software + Services...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/14/2008
The post you've been waiting for...
I'm very happy to announce that every attendee of our SMB Servers day at TechEd Australia 2008 will...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/14/2008
A useful endeavour or is it just common sense?
Another great Dilbert today (or maybe I just got bored on the plane coming back from WW Partner...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/13/2008
The burden of knowledge...
Very timely Dilbert today :-) (with thanks to Scott Adams) Given the imminent release of SBS 2008...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/13/2008
Meet our keynote speaker for the TechEd 2008 SMB Servers pre-day
Meet Lingan Satkunanathan, our keynote speaker for the TechEd 2008 SMB Servers pre-day on Tuesday,...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/12/2008
Great vendor support for EBS 2008 at WPC
Here at...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/10/2008
Keynote from the WPC SMB Partner forum
Microsoft's VP of SMB, Michael Risse, gave the keynote in yesterday's SMB Partner Forum at the WW...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/10/2008
SBS 2008 & EBS 2008 Beta DVDs have arrived
Good news - the long-awaited DVDs of the SBS 2008 & EBS 2008 betas have arrived. :-) If you've...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/08/2008
SBS 2008 & EBS 2008 to launch on November 12th
I'm in Houston for the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference this week & there are quite a few...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/08/2008
Presentations from our SBS & EBS Partner training in June
Well The Wayne & I have wrapped up the first round of SBS / EBS training & we've posted the...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 07/02/2008
Meet Wayne Small - Aussie SBS MVP
Our final post in the series of Aussie SBS MVPs is Wayne Small - from here on in known as The Wayne....
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 06/26/2008
Why sell SBS 2003 R2 with Software Assurance?
Lots of feedback on the recent SBS training that we've been doing around Australia on the positives...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 06/25/2008
TechEd early bird registration extended to 11th July
The TechEd 2008 early bird offer has been extended to July 11th - sign-up now to save $250. Ten...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 06/24/2008
Meet Michael Jenkin - Aussie SBS MVP
Fifth in our series of Aussie SBS MVPs is Michael Jenkin of Adelaide. Famous for his...
Author: sbsaustralia Date: 06/20/2008