Yearly Archives: 2008

Group Notes for July

Posted: 10:42 am
July 10, 2008
SMB, System Admin
on Group Notes for July

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

Posted: 10:20 am
July 10, 2008
Exchange
on Exchange Server 2007 and Outlook 2007 Updates

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

Posted: 12:36 pm
July 9, 2008
OwnWebNow
3 Comments

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 →

Microsoft trying to blend the Software + Services Message and do damage control

Posted: 10:05 am
July 9, 2008
Microsoft
on Microsoft trying to blend the Software + Services Message and do damage control

Watching the keynote with Allison Watson, very interesting. In a sharp contrast to yesterday’s direct pitch for Microsoft Online and handing your clients over for a 6% monthly commission, today the message is that Software + Service is actually a … Continue reading →

Selective Partnership Amnesia

Posted: 2:37 am
July 9, 2008
Vladville
7 Comments

I am not going to defend Microsoft for what they have done today. But I am not going to fault them either, you rarely get a partner that gives you years worth of lead notice of the business model changing … Continue reading →

Thank you Microsoft (NSFW)

Posted: 10:58 am
July 8, 2008
Microsoft
17 Comments

About 10 minutes ago I became the biggest fan of the Microsoft Corporation that ever existed. Microsoft showcased the opportunity in Microsoft Online suite and presented their vision in such an awesome way that will make me and my company … Continue reading →

WPC Resources

Posted: 10:19 am
July 8, 2008
SMB
1 Comment

If you are in the IT space, you need to be watching this. Even if you don’t work with or against Microsoft, Microsoft is a major force in this business and you need to know what they are up to. … Continue reading →

Going Commercial?

Posted: 8:01 pm
July 7, 2008
Web 2.0
on Going Commercial?

Got a few angry emails regarding my last post, mostly asking if I was selling out: “So you’re taking all the stuff you do and making it commercial?” Not sure how that came through the message but no, actually, quite … Continue reading →

Lucy’s Sail: Chapter 4: The New Line

Posted: 3:29 pm
July 7, 2008
OwnWebNow
3 Comments

Pardon the maritime references; For what it’s worth, the line is used to lift the sail up so that the ship can sail faster in a new direction. So in terms of the series of blog posts crossing the metaphores … Continue reading →

Living in fear of Microsoft

Posted: 12:28 pm
July 6, 2008
Microsoft
1 Comment

One of the questions I am often asked by Microsoft partners is if I am afraid that Microsoft would try to kill me, in a joking way of course. Doesn’t the stuff here piss them off to no end? In … Continue reading →