Yearly Archives: 2012

The wrong concerns everyone has about the cloud

Posted: 11:14 am
July 11, 2012
ExchangeDefender, IT Business
4 Comments

Now some of you clicked on this link accidentally or are probably wondering what kind of insane argument for the cloud I have. After all, your clients don’t want the cloud, don’t trust the cloud, will never want their data … Continue reading →

SBS End Is The Best Move Microsoft Made In Years

Posted: 6:55 pm
July 7, 2012
SMB
3 Comments

SBS 2003 is probably the greatest product Microsoft has put out in the server space and it’s one that made us a lot of money. It has financed the buildout of other product lines which have done enormously well for … Continue reading →

Big changes take some time

Posted: 10:19 pm
June 25, 2012
Beta, ExchangeDefender, IT Business
3 Comments

I was reminded over the weekend by a few partners that I haven’t posted many strategic updates over the past few weeks regarding what we’re up to – I beg to differ, we have been rolling out our strategy since … Continue reading →

DIY Lutherburger

Posted: 7:47 pm
June 17, 2012
Humor, Misc
on DIY Lutherburger

Two years ago I blogged about a visit to a joint in Atlanta that was famous for lutherburgers and hamdogs. Since then it has been a frequent subject of discussion with fans and I’ve also had a bit of a … Continue reading →

When do you sell?

Posted: 3:45 pm
June 15, 2012
IT Business
3 Comments

Own Web Now & ExchangeDefender’s success has been relatively public so most of the conversations I have with the older/larger providers tends to be about the sale of business and next steps. Personally I see most of it being driven … Continue reading →

Next

Posted: 12:00 am
June 9, 2012
ExchangeDefender, IT Business
1 Comment

I rarely ever post internal messages I send to the ExchangeDefender staff on Vladville. I think between the announcements and details I share you have a pretty good idea about the kind of a place we run and why our … Continue reading →

End Game

Posted: 10:23 pm
May 29, 2012
IT Business
on End Game

Tomorrow at noon I will be holding what is likely the last webinar I’ll hold in this iteration of ExchangeDefender, Own Web Now and Shockey Monkey. Don’t worry if you haven’t registered for it, it’s officially too late to send … Continue reading →

When is enough.. enough?

Posted: 11:02 pm
May 27, 2012
Boss, IT Business
on When is enough.. enough?

Off topic: I hope you’re having a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. If you’re outside of United States and don’t celebrate the Memorial Day allow me to share the following as a recently naturalized american citizen: You’re welcome for us saving … Continue reading →

The Great Lie of Balanced Life

Posted: 4:01 pm
May 24, 2012
Boss, IT Business
6 Comments

I have written at length about why work-life balance is a myth to successful entrepreneurs. Yet every few months another unemployed person strays from the food stamp line to lecture us on why working too hard or too long or … Continue reading →

Value of Leadership

Posted: 12:08 pm
May 22, 2012
Boss, ExchangeDefender, IT Business
2 Comments

I wanted to title this blog post “Why I smile on my way to work every day” but decided to keep it on topic and for those of you that don’t like long winded run-on sentences here is a quickie: … Continue reading →