Archive for the ‘Microsoft’ Category
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Here is the revised fix for the Vista Black Screen of Death thanks to Jamison West (whom has suffered more of these then he cares to admit). Suspicion is that this recent outbreak of KSOD's is cause by a Zenith SaaZ agent update but we have not nailed it down ...
Posted in Microsoft, Technology, Managed Services | 1 Comment »
Friday, November 21st, 2008
Yesterday I mentioned you should keep an eye out for a CRN story on WESS. Well here is a link to the piece from Kevin McLaughlin, ChannelWeb Writer.
The quote I gave Kevin that he didn't use follows (although Chris and Vlad touched on the topic with their quotes to CRN).
"This ...
Posted in Microsoft, MS Partners | 1 Comment »
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
If I'm reading Andy's blog correctly, Uncle Bill has decided they know what service provider (formally know as Partner) is best for the customers we have brought them. I could write a very long blog on this but I'm sure Vlad will cover it for us (hopefully not with imagery) ...
Posted in Managing Your Business, Microsoft, MS Partners | 4 Comments »
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Since many of my readers are MS Partners that either use or should be using the BTAT I thought I would relay the following in case your filters caught the original message.
Important information: As of Thursday, November 6th, 2008 the new version of BTAT will not update from your current ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
This just came in my inbox from my TPAM so I'm sharing it with you.
Free Exam
The Back to School campaign is designed to help you enhance the skills and capabilities of your team, while giving you the assets you need to meet Microsoft Partner Program requirements. Engage with one of ...
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
I often start emails introducing various community peers to each other with the same type of title as this blog. This morning I read Steve Ballmer's Executive Email (below) and while the word Google doesn't appear once in the entire message you can actually print out the email, hold it ...
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
In yet another demonstration of where some in the SMB space believe that IT Managed Services can be commoditized, Staples has jumped into the game. Staples publicly announced their new Staples Network Services by Thrive, a three tier offering that includes an assortment of SaaS, remote support desk and onsite ...
Posted in Managing Your Business, Microsoft, Rants, SBSC, Managed Services | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
I'll have to admit, for somebody that has never been to a race before, it was an amazing experience going to the Bank of America 500 this past Saturday. Of course, I don't think everyone has quite the same experience that my customers and I did thanks to Microsoft's LET ...
Posted in Fun, Microsoft, MS Partners, SBS Community, SBSC | No Comments »
Friday, October 10th, 2008
The only man to be able to truly understand and explain Microsoft licensing methods and nuances to the masses in an manner that even I can understand is making a move to the big stage. He is going from working with US Partners to working with perhaps the hardest ...
Posted in Microsoft, MS Partners, SBS Community | 1 Comment »
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
So for those of you were in fret about Microsoft's change to a call back support model let's hope misery truly loves company because rumor has it that this will be the support method for all Microsoft platforms. While many have raised valid concerns over the plans for to have ...
Posted in SBS, Microsoft, Managed Services | 1 Comment »