Just last night I posted an email to the MSSMALLBIZ yahoogroup. At that point I knew that many of us in the community had pushed hard on Microsoft to provide downgrade rights for the 2nd Server to allow it to become Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition. Susan - it's not about software that won't support W2008/SQL2008 in a years time. It's about the software that does not … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2008
Just remember they do listen
It s often said that the various people at Microsoft do not listen to the bleatings of us out here in the real world. Never let it be said though that Robbie Upcroft was one of them. Robbie, not only push hard to get the SMB PreDay here at TechEd 2008 in Sydney, he also pushed hard to get a free copy of SBS 2008 Standard Edition FOR RESALE for all those who paid to attend the … [Read more...]
Can my server support SBS 2008?
One of the biggest questions many people have is can my existing server support SBS 2008? Given SBS 2008 is indeed a full 64 bit operating system, this is one of the major requirements for any system that needs to run SBS 2008. You will also need to have a minimum of 4GB of RAM and a single network card to install as well. How do you find out if your CPU is capable of this? … [Read more...]
Future Uncertain
I finish up today my 3 weeks here in the USA. I ve been attending 10 days of extremely intense training, and two conferences in two different states. I ve been here while the US economy takes a major nose dive. The Australian economy whilst currently not affected as much as the US economy is non the less affected. I fly home tonight to an uncertain future. In my personal life, … [Read more...]
Silence!
Silence! I keell you . that was the catch phrase this week as it s an extract from Achmed the Dead Terrorist a comedy video on youtube. Dean Calvert (fellow SBS MVP and Aussie) was ensuring that we all remained silent . Olli (SBS MVP from Germany) got a little tired of it and took matters into his own hands. Now the question is will Deans wife pay the ransom or will … [Read more...]