SBS Comes to the Great Unwashed Masses

April 17, 2006

Tired of paying your hard-earned dollars to Dell, HP, CDW, BestBuy or the Geek Squad for your SBS server hardware. Look out because there's a new sherriff in town. Now my favorite online gadget retailer Newegg aims squarely at the SMB market with their first-ever (as far as I know) webcast on building a SBS rig:

Title: More with Less – Build a Full-Service Small Office/Home Office Network with Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 and an AMD Opteron-based Server
Event Date : April 20th, 2006
Event Time : 4:30 PM Eastern
Duration: 60 minutes
URL: http://promotions.newegg.com/Microsoft/WebCast/index.html

Click here to register. The SBS market is really starting to open up, and this should be pretty interesting…

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Posted by Tim Barrett

Webcasts – Windows Mobile with TS2

March 20, 2006

So you keep hearing that Mobility is hot, but you don't know where to start, right?

Well, you start here – Join the TS2 Team as they present a 7-part series on Windows Mobile Training:

Part 1: Selling the Value of Windows Mobile Solutions
Date: Tuesday 03/21/2006
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern
Presenter: Indika Boteju
http://www.msreadiness.com/WS_abstract.asp?eid=15003885

Part 2: Windows Mobile 5.0 versus the Competition
Date: Wednesday 03/21/2006
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern
Presenter: Indika Boteju
http://www.msreadiness.com/WS_abstract.asp?eid=15003886

Part 3: Windows Mobile for LOB Solutions and Vertical Markets
Date: Monday 03/27/2006
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern
Presenter: Indika Boteju
http://www.msreadiness.com/WS_abstract.asp?eid=15003887

Part 4: Migrating to Windows Mobile 5.0 – Messaging Solutions and MSFP
Date: Wednesday 03/29/2006
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern
Presenter: Indika Boteju
http://www.msreadiness.com/WS_abstract.asp?eid=15003888

Part 5: Deploying Windows Mobile Solutions – Technical Overview
Date: Friday 03/31/2006
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern
Presenter: Indika Boteju
http://www.msreadiness.com/WS_abstract.asp?eid=15003889

Part 6: Windows Mobile Devices (SmartPhone and Pocket PC)
Date: Monday 04/10/2006
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern
Presenter: Indika Boteju
http://www.msreadiness.com/WS_abstract.asp?eid=15003890

Part 7: Microsoft’s Partner Program and Demand Generation Tools for Mobility Solutions Competency
Date: Tuesday 04/11/2006
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern
Presenter: Indika Boteju
http://www.msreadiness.com/WS_abstract.asp?eid=15003891

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Want To Pass The 70-282 Exam?

January 24, 2006

Would you like help passing the 70-282 "Designing, Deploying and Managing a Network Solution for a Small and Medium-sized Business" exam to become a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) or a Microsoft Small Business Specialist?

By request, here's a list of resources that should help:

Pre-Recorded Study Groups
(Recorded November 1, 2005 – Dec 13, 2005)

Pre-Recorded Practice Sessions
(Recorded November 4, 2005 – December 16, 2005)

Practice Tests

Books

Classes

Small Business Specialist Certification Prep Workshops

Discussion Boards

SBS User Groups

Websites

Got a favorite resource you'd like to add to the list? Just put in the comments below! 🙂

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Posted by Tim Barrett

Microsoft Small Business +

January 23, 2006

Microsoft Small Business + is a FREE online business resource that you can use when it best fits your schedule. Members receive:

Free Online Software Training – Get access to a library of software training to help you do more with the software you own, including Microsoft Office Excel 2003, PowerPoint 2003, Outlook 2003, Word 2003, and more.

Free Online Business Training – Take advantage of business skills training from independent experts on topics including marketing, finance, and technology management designed to help you evolve the skills you rely on every day.

Free Online Technical Support – Based on your submitted profile, the Self-Help feature displays the information most relevant to the Microsoft products you own, giving you easy access to knowledge-based articles, security bulletins, service packs, newsgroups, webcasts, and more. Now you can find answers to your technical questions all in one place.

Newsletter – As a member of Small Business +, you will receive a personalized monthly newsletter through which we will recommend relevant member resources. We will also give you updates on new training courses, tips on how to get the most out of your software, and access to special offers.

Links:
– Watch a short demonstration
– Registration Questions
– Sign up today

Also, don't forget about the Microsoft Small Business Summit:
Dates: March 14, 15, 16, 17, 2006
Registration opens: January 26, 2006

During this FREE four-day online event, some of the leading voices in business today will present ways to get more from your IT investments, save time and money in running your business, and better connect with and market to your customers. You're invited to choose from over 25 webcasts that can best help you gain a competitive edge.

If you are one of the first 300 people to register and attend at least one live webcast during the Small Business Summit event, you will receive the highly acclaimed book "Small Business Kit"* FREE — a $50 value! While supplies last. Offer available in the U.S. only.

Attend three or more live webcasts during the Small Business Summit, complete and submit the brief evaluation for each webcast and you will receive Microsoft Office Small Business Management Edition** software FREE — a $499 value! While supplies last. Offer available in the U.S. only.

** http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/small-business-summit/hub.mspx

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Webcast – SMB Security w/ Harry Brelsford & others

January 18, 2006

SMB Case Study: What You Should Know About Security, Storage and Desktop Management in an SMB IT Environment
January 19, 2006 @ 12:30 p.m. Eastern/9:30 a.m. Pacific
Duration: 45 minutes

Register & Attend Online
http://ct.eletters.eseminarslive.com/rd/cts?d=187-1307-1-1654-525575-22159-0-0-0-1
If you are unable to attend the live event you may still register and will receive an e-mail when the on-demand version becomes available.

Event Overview:
Juggling multiple security, storage and desktop management technologies can cause you to lose focus and distract your employees from their ultimate goal — attracting and maintaining new business opportunities. Find out how Bonnie Lee Goldstein, owner of a law firm in Dallas, Texas, and her IT consultant Andy Bensinger deployed a new, multi-layered protection solution that prevented a catastrophic loss of her critical business data and reduced her IT management costs.

Join SMB Nation CEO Harry Brelsford, Andy Bensinger, CEO of Halogen, Inc. and Bonnie Lee Goldstein for this live, interactive eSeminar sponsored by Computer Associates. You'll learn what SMBs like yours are doing to address today's unique security, storage and desktop management challenges.

You'll hear firsthand accounts from real, in-the-trenches SMB IT professionals that manage these challenges on a daily basis. During this peer-to-peer discussion, you will learn:

* What organizations like yours are doing to manage risks
* What data protection strategies are working, and which ones aren't
* What challenges are unique to an SMB environment
* What questions should you ask before deploying a new solution
* What you can do today to improve your security, storage and data
management practices

Featured Speakers:
Harry Brelsford, CEO – SMB Nation
Bonnie Lee Goldstein, Attorney & Owner – Bonnie Lee Goldstein, P.C.
Andrew Bensinger, President – Halogen
Frank Derfler, VP, Market Experts Group – Ziff Davis Media

Sponsored by Computer Associates

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