Archive for August, 2007

SBSC PAL vs MVP

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

    VS So there has been some great dialog going on an SBS Group Leaders Yahoo group and some blogs about who and what is a PAL.  While this is primarily a private conversation, Eric's recent Q and A blog on the SBSC Program prompted me to share my response on a common ...

MS Southeast Leadership Team Lineup

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

In case you happen to be an MS partner in the Southeast and Bill Forsyth's email got caught up in your MS filter, here is the newly restructured lineup of MS executives overseeing the Southeast.  So if you are like me and want to ensure Tom stays in the SE ...

TS2 Events in NC

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Hey you local yocals in NC.  Besides rooting for our local favorite and the next "Last Comic Standing" (yes he was the cop on Rodney and also our beloved Hemi dude!), you should also try to make your way to a local TS2 event.  See: August 14: Asheville, NC August 16: Charlotte, NC

Is that a porn server in your pocket or are you…

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

...running Intel processors?   Here is one you just have to laugh at.  This week, I had a tech thinking one of our customer's servers may have been hacked. For future reference, PRONomgr.exe isn?t related to porn, its associated with the Intel Pro Set.  They should really change name of that process!  Sorry, It's ...

Nortel to build world’s largest VoIP system

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Since I was sharing my thoughts on VoIP with you yesterday, I thought this would be a fitting follow-up blog. Nortel said it landed the contract to replace the U.S. Social Security Administration's phone system with what is believed to be the world's largest VoIP implementation. I think I'll stick with the ...

CMP MSP NetSeminar

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

I get several invites a day for webinars but this one is one I won't miss as I've heard Dan Neel speak before and he knows his stuff.    Subject: "Building your managed services business shouldn't become the painstaking process of adding product after product until a solution stack that works ...