I've just finished writing the patch management chapter of my book on SBS 2008 and thought I would share this screenshot with you. This comes from the new reporting in SBS 2008 and I've configured it to send me a daily email with just the updates status of my network. This image shows a fully patched SBS 2008 network. I love the level of detail that they give in this now and … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2008
There goes the neighbourhood..
Well - in a move designed to rival Microsoft's own world domination plans, it was revealed today that Vlad Mazek, CEO of Own Web Now Corp, announced that yes he too was indeed coming to Australia. Vlad has bowed to pressure... uh support... from the local community and setup datacenters here in Australia to cater for demand. Personally I think it's all about Vlad needing … [Read more...]
SBS 2008 and EBS 2008 Deep Dive Presentations are up
Following on from the training last week, we've posted the presentations for the sessions that we did. I'll have the videos done and up on the web early next week (busy this week with a few things). In the meantime, check out Robbies post and links to the slide decks here Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Aussie SMB Preday at TechEd - we're gunna show the rest of the … [Read more...]
Mark all as read…
This afternoon I had one of those "blonde" moments... I read all my email and then mark as unread if I want to do something about it later, or if it's something I want to come back to later. I also have mail filed in a number of subfolders for various community groups I belong to. So it's not uncommon for me to have more than 1000 messages in my "Unread" filter view. What I … [Read more...]
If you are not selling Software Assurance for SBS 2003…
... then you need your head examined. With SBS 2008 on the horizon for release later this year, Microsoft have been promoting Software Assurance as they key way to get our customers some form of technology protection as they purchase SBS 2003 right now. In addition to the various rebates Microsoft are offering the SBS resellers (www.sbsrebate.com) they have just announced the … [Read more...]