Monthly Archives: July 2008

I think I’ve strained my blogging muscle

Vladville
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What a week. Seven days, twenty blog posts, five podcasts and one of them the SBS Show. Thank you to all that tuned in, thank you, thank you, thank you. Really, it’s my pleasure to bring this stuff to you. … Continue reading

WPC Wrap with Matt Makowicz

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OWN Partner Call 4 with Matt Makowicz served as a bit of a wrap to the festivities in Houston. If you haven’t heard any of the OWN Partner Call podcasts so far you might want to start with this one … Continue reading

Will the last one out please turn off the Server?

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Let me tell you what today was like for me. I spent four hours hours signing quotes and executing contracts while watching keynotes. Amid all the fire and brimstone that is my take on my largest vendors direction, I still … Continue reading

Grumbling over RSS Feeds

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Gmail really needs a massive reply feature – let me can some text and send it to everyone that asked the same question. I want you to know that I have heard the grumbling over the lack of RSS feeds … Continue reading

Two PALs for the price of one

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Dean Calvert and Vijay Riyait are folks you’ve heard about on this blog before, they were kind enough to explain what the PAL program is and how it works. They are also partners of mine in OWN so you know … Continue reading

Thank You Microsoft

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As much as I can’t agree with their message and direction, I have to extend the huge kudos to the Digital WPC team at Microsoft for making the keynotes and side sessions available to the partner audience at large. To … Continue reading

Turner Embraces Disruption

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It’s always refreshing to see Microsoft be honest about where they are in this market: We’ve embraced this disruption, we are really in a leadership position. It’s big of them to admit that the Software + Services was not a … Continue reading

Group Notes for July

SMB, System Admin
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Last night was our monthly meeting for Orlando ITPRO and it was the first one in quite some time. We had a few hours of just plain conversations about a local data center that recently had a network down status … Continue reading

Exchange Server 2007 and Outlook 2007 Updates

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Microsoft has released two important updates to the messaging infrastructure this week. Exchange 2007 SP1 (which you should be running) now goes to Update Rollup 3 fixing the issues of it taking foreeeeever to open the Exchange System Manager MMC … Continue reading

WPC Podcast – Day 2 and S+S from a CRM Partners view

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Yesterday was an interesting day to say the least. Microsoft made a huge announcement about their Software + Services initiative that directly compromises the value of not just their own products but of their partner program as well. You’ve already … Continue reading