Peter Gallagher's TS2 Blog

Event at the Microsoft Las Colinas Office Tomorrow!

petergal — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:17:32 GMT

Check it out: https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=129929

Enjoy!

Petergal

Get the lowdown on the IPhone and Exchange from the experts

petergal — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:44:57 GMT

One my absolute fav technical blogs is the EHLO blog from the Exchange team. One of their recent posts breaks down the IPhone sync'ing to Exchange...go check it out here!

Enjoy

Peter

Just in case you missed it, EBS2008 and SBS2008 launch dates announced

petergal — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:37:04 GMT

Mark your calendars, Nov 12, 2008! More here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/essential/default.mspx

Enjoy!

Petergal

WPC 2008 in Houston - Videos

petergal — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:49:46 GMT

Check out www.varvid.com for interviews throughout WPC this year. Yours truly is on one: http://www.varvid.com/2008/07/peter-gallagher.html

Enjoy!

The Aastra Response Point unit is here! Get your demo kit at a discounted price...while supplies last!!

petergal — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:05:56 GMT

Microsoft Response Point Partner Flash
July 10, 2008

Aastra Response Point VAR Discount Demo Program Announced
To promote the launch of Aastra's Response Point Solution, Aastra Astralink RP, Aastra is offering special first come, first serve limited quantity pricing of an AastraLink RP™ Startup Bundle kit through our distributor, Wesbell Technologies for Microsoft VARs.

The startup bundle consists of:

1 AastraLink RP 500 Base Unit

1 AastraLink RP 540 Gateway

1 Aastra 6751i RP Entry Level Phone

1 Aastra 6753i RP Full Featured Phone

1 Aastra 6757i CT RP Advanced Feature Phone with Cordless Handset

Aastra is offering this startup bundle for a price of $1,399.00, a savings of $1,000.00 over regular MSRP pricing! This is a great opportunity to obtain a demo system to help you in your sales efforts!
This offer is available to resellers whom have completed their application to become an authorized AastraLink RP™ Reseller and signed and returned the Terms and Conditions package from Aastra.

If you have not yet joined the program, please visit www.aastralinkrp.com and click on "How to become an AastraLink RP VAR Partner" to submit an online application form.
Contact Wesbell Technologies at www.wesbell.com/responsepoint to set up your account and place your order today.

If you have any questions, or require further information, please contact Aastra (905-760-4165) or Wesbell Technologies (1-888-937-2355).

An expert talks about Windows Vista

petergal — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:12:00 GMT

I have had the opportunity to hear Mark Russinovich speak twice. Both times at our semi-annual "training" events in Seattle. We call them TechReady. We snatched up Mark (www.sysinterals.com fame) a bit over a year ago (I think). Mark brings great insights into the inner workings of the Windows OS. He is frank and candid in his delivery style. I would highly recommend anyone who works with the Windows OS from a technical perspective to watch Mark's webcasts. Click here to see what his latest work is!

Enjoy!

Petergal

New Content Available: Adding a Server Running Windows Server 2008 to a Windows Small Business Server 2003 Network

petergal — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:04:13 GMT

Click here for the lowdown!

Enjoy!

Petergal

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is coming to a launch event near you!

petergal — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:15:49 GMT

What is the Microsoft "Dynamics" brand anyway? From the Dynamics website: "Microsoft Dynamics is a line of integrated, adaptable business management solutions that enables you and your people to make business decisions with greater confidence. Microsoft Dynamics works like and with familiar Microsoft software to help your people be more productive." Check this link out for our full line of Dynamics products. Dynamics CRM is launching version 4.0. Attend a launch event near you and find out what all the buzz is about!

Enjoy!

Petergal

The SBS Best Practice Analyzer has been updated...and WOW, what an update!

petergal — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:34:34 GMT

Here's the link to the official blog post on it: http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2008/02/20/small-business-server-2003-best-practices-analyzer-updated.aspx

As I was reading through the updates, I was saying to myself...."I had a partner call on that one...and that one...and that one...". LANNIC Guid? Yeah, had that call and blogged it! In addition, Larry Lentz recently blogged about an ISA2004 issue that would have been caught by the SBS BPA (checking to see what service pack level ISA2004 is at). If you are having problems with SBS2003, make sure and run the SBS BPA. The SBS BPA seems to be evolving to something very similar to the Exchange BPA, meaning that when there is ANY issue on an Exchange server...run the ExBPA. It is a good leveling tool to make sure the basics are covered. So get into the habit of running the SBS BPA.

As always, hats off to the SBS Team!

Enjoy!

Petergal

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 - What's all the buzz about?

petergal — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT

New Remote Web Workplace! Exchange 2007! Windows Sharepoint Services v3.0! Improved task based consoles! Check out the official website!

More to come!

Enjoy!

Petergal

Planning to deploy SBS? Doing a migration? It's all about the time!

petergal — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:38:21 GMT

SBS likes to be the biggest kid on the playground. What happens when another kid who is just as big steps into the yard? Trouble, big trouble. SBS will allow more than one SBS server to be in the domain for a "short time" for migration purposes. Well, with this hotfix, the time has been extended! If you are planning to do a "swing" style migration or some other sort of staged migration of SBS, you might want to consider implementing this hotfix.

Enjoy!

Petergal

Attend a Launch Event!

petergal — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:50:41 GMT

You are one of the unsung heroes of technology. The work you do every day helps your company to be more competitive, and now Microsoft launches three powerful new products to make it even easier for you to be a hero every day. See the applications in action. Attend break-out sessions and meet with product experts. Have Q&A sessions with development teams. And leave with a promotional kit that includes versions of the Windows Server® 2008 operating system, Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008, and Microsoft Visual Studio® 2008.

Register for your launch event today.

Attend the launch event.
Learn about the products.
Take them home.

"Tiny Business Server"

petergal — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:24:08 GMT

At one of our recent TS2 events, we were talking about Windows Home Server. Very cool product. Then the topic came up about another one of our products...Windows Server for Small Business Server (WSfSBS, go figure, another acronym from Microsoft!). From the FAQ for SBS, here is what it is:

Q. What is Windows Server for Small Business Server?
A. Windows Server for Small Business Server (WSfSBS) is an operating-system only product based on SBS 2003 with Service Pack 1. It does not include any other applications, wizards, or integration tools that are found in the full SBS 2003 R2 product. WSfSBS has the same Active Directory limitations as SBS 2003 R2 (must be the root domain controller in the forest, does not support trusts, cannot move the FSMO roles) and has an additional limitation of only 15 SBS CALs. Lastly, there are no supported upgrade paths, either to SBS 2003 R2 or to Windows Server 2003 R2.

Enjoy!

Petergal

Get the lowdown on Windows Essential Business Server

petergal — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:34:19 GMT

Stuart Crawford and Arlin Sorensen Share How to Capitalize on Windows Essential Business Server 2008

Listen to a recording of the January 25, 2008 Small Business IT Radio show on BlogTalk Radio and learn about EBS 2008, its capabilities, and the numerous partner opportunities it presents. Arlin Sorensen, President, Heartland Technologies and Stuart Crawford, Director of Business Development, IT Matters, share insights on how partners can capitalize on this new solution. Steven VanRoekel, Senior Director, Windows Server Solutions provides information on the overall business opportunity.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/smb/2008/01/25/Only-the-Essential-Windows-Server

Enjoy!

Petergal

Are you a consultant new to Small Business Server?

petergal — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:48:57 GMT

If so, we have a webcast for you! Check out: 5W/50 Series - SB: Intro to Building Your Business on SBS (there are two parts).

Enjoy!

Petergal