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I don’t normally write about specific technology products, but last week Microsoft released to manufacturing a great new product called Windows MultiPoint Server 2011. This product has been revved from the previous version and I think has a great application for those of us serving small businesses. The previous version was only designed for education users – but this version – while still designed with education in mind – has a significant play for us in SMB.With Windows MultiPoint Server 2011, the licensing and purchase model has been simplified. There are still two versions as before, with similar restrictions:• Windows MultiPoint 2011 Standard – still cannot join a domain and still has a... Continue reading

So a bit of a departure on the topic today as I normally don't write about technology and certainly not products, but this one is really worth discussing. Change is coming to a small business near you - and we need to get ready and prepare for our entry into this brave new world of on premise and cloud services. Microsoft has built a product just for us - so here are some thoughts....This week marks a transition for SMB partners with the announcement of Microsoft Small Business Server "Aurora." Aurora is targeting companies on the smaller end of SMB, while the regular Small Business Server product will grow beyond the limitation of 25 users. Aurora does not come with Exchange Server and Sh... Continue reading

Good friend and supporter of the channel - Karl Palachuk - runs a great little book store that actually goes by the name of Great Little Book Publishing Company Inc. He is in California, an entrepreneurial partner who saw a need for quality information for those of us serving the SMB, so decided to do something about it a few years ago and start a little sideline business selling books and other things to support the channel. He is having a year end close out on books and you can check out his resources if you need anything SMB at http://smallbizthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/12/end-of-year-sale.html. More and more I am learning that there is a lot of quality information out there that is really... Continue reading