One of the reasons I am wary of any cloud based service is the ability of said service provider to withdraw their services with little to no notice. In truth this can happen to any company be it a cloud vendor or a reseller. One real world case has just come to light with Cloud Backup based vendor Doyenz giving it’s UK clients just 3 days notice of their intent to … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2012
Win a free copy of the SBS2011 70-169 Certification Guide
SBS 2011 maybe oh so yesterday and all, but the reality is, you can still sell, install and support the product for a while yet. With that in mind, getting your certification on the 70-169 exam is also very relevant indeed. Let’s make it easier for you to do that by having a giveaway competition. Everyone loves free stuff, so here’s your chance to get a free copy … [Read more...]
SBS 2011 Configuring Certification Guide (70-169)
This book came to me via one of the authors initially. Fellow Australian SMB IT Pro members, Robert Crane and Drew Hills combined their talents to write this guide on everything you need to know to pass the 70-169 Microsoft certification exam. The ebook comes in at over 200 pages and if packed full of good stuff that you’ll need to help you pass the 70-169 exam. Robert and … [Read more...]
What passwords do I change when I fire my IT Guy?
Recently we took over a new site, and as part of that we went about changing passwords for a number of key services and a few more additional items. This then became a discussion amongst my fellow MVPs about what do you change when you take over a site, I took it to task to put together a list of passwords and things to review when you take over a site. Network … [Read more...]