The Background behind Windows Essentials Business Server 2008
I had the opportunity to spend the day with Nick King, the Technical Product Manager for Windows Essentials Server Solutions at Microsoft. I was meeting with him to discuss some training being developed that we were looking to leverage in the TS2Events during the first half of the year around EBS and SBS Migration planning. Nick is an all around great guy and a rock star when it comes to the work he does with the Windows Essentials Server Solutions. On any given work day, you'll find him putting the products to the test in one of a thousand different scenarios to ensure it will be rock solid when you go to deliver a solution to your customer. The only thing Nick might be as passionate about as EBS and SBS is Snowboarding. When I walked into his office and we started talking about holiday plans, you could see the glimmer in his eye I asked about the impending snowstorm that was headed his way. He couldn't wait for a good base to build up so he could get some well deserved downtime on Crystal Mountain.
As we discussed several Migration scenarios around EBS and SBS, we realized what we were discussing was a perfect topic for an interview so my counterpart, Bryan Von Axelson pulled out the Sony Handycam HDR-SR11 and we started shooting. Being my first time on camera, I was a little off my game, but the important part was Nick was spot on.
We got into a groove and ended up recording 4 different sessions that day so I'll be posting a few more interviews in the upcoming week. If you have other topics you'd like to hear about, feel free to email me at charlesv@microsoft.com and I'll see what we can pull together.
Here are some links to the things we discuss in the interview.
Nick's Blog - http://blogs.technet.com/nking
EBS Blog - http://blogs.technet.com/essentialbusinessserver/
EBS Product Site - http://www.microsoft.com/ebs/en/us/default.aspx
EBS JumpStart Kit - http://www.ebsjumpstartkit.com/index.aspx