Category Archives: OwnWebNow

Houston… we have a problem.

IT Business, Microsoft, OwnWebNow
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Indeed we do, as cliché as it may sound. Microsoft and Microsoft Partners have a problem. Few problems are among us as partners, some are between us together and our competitors and clients. But we have serious problems that have … 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

Lucy’s Sail: Chapter 4: The New Line

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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

Lucy’s Sail: Chapter 3: Business plan, not a co-owned extinction of your business

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In light of our recent global expansion I feel it is my duty to explain to you just what kind of business plan is needed to make your business successful in the world of software as a service. I think … Continue reading

Lucy’s Sail: Chapter 2: … And they only had the dropbear left to scare children..

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Once upon a time, on a continent far, far (far, far, far, far) away prisoners of her majesty told scary stories to their children to keep them from getting hit in the head by the falling branches of the eucalyptus … Continue reading

Lucy’s Sail: Chapter 1: … And they set sail to the old world …

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If he were around today, King George III would have written “Something of significance happened today” in his electronic diary. He probably wouldn’t have gone mad dealing with the new EU privacy laws which made it impossible for him to … Continue reading

How much e-trash do you eat?

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Sitting around on a conference call at the moment, discussing the value of direct (intrusive, interrupt) emails for marketing and PR purposes. To me, the difference between the SPAM and the thousands of “newsletters” I receive each week is starting … Continue reading

Hacking OWN support

OwnWebNow, Shockey Monkey
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For the past two days I have been working on hacking OWN support, or to put it more specifically, trying to do proactive technical support for questions you haven’t asked yet. While this problem is easily fixed by saying “RTFM” … Continue reading

Help Wanted

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Looking for a job in IT? I need to fill six roles, quick, in the beautiful downtown Los Angeles, at 600 W 7th Street 90017. Two Sr. system admin gigs, four Jr. system admin gigs, all include absolutely zero (0) … Continue reading

The New View

Microsoft, OwnWebNow, SMB
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Today was a rough day, I am knees and elbows deep in fertilizer working on the rose garden that is Own Web Now and what it represents. This is pretty difficult for me to write so please take it with … Continue reading