Podcasts about small business server

Welcome to the seventeenth episode of It's a Numbers Game Podcast by The MSP Finance Team with Daniel Welling and Adam Morris.   We created It's a Numbers Game Podcast to help MSP owners learn and understand how to build and maintain a financially healthy MSP business. In this podcast series, MSP business owners like you will learn the fundamental steps, the tips and tricks, the dos and don'ts to achieve MSP financial growth.    Adam and Daniel are joined by Andrew Eardley from MSP Easy Tools for initially a trip down memory lane to the ‘good old days' of Small Business Server and the adaptation of IT Support Businesses to MSPs, recurring revenue, and Microsoft Office 365.  This stimulated the topic for the episode "If We Knew Then What We Know Now”, including three tips; Take a chill pill, MRR is King, and Have a Plan!  Andrew, Adam, and Daniel surface lots of value within these areas with actionable takeaways for our listeners, so let us know what you will change in your business following this episode, that your future self will thank you for in 25 years or maybe sooner!    Connect with Andrew Eardley on LinkedIn by clicking here - linkedin.com/in/andrew-eardley  Connect with Daniel Welling on LinkedIn by clicking here – https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-welling-54659715/  Connect with Adam Morris on LinkedIn by clicking here – linkedin.com/in/adamcmorris   Visit The MSP Finance Team website, simply click here – https://www.mspfinanceteam.com/    We look forward to catching up with you on the next one. Stay tuned! 

Are you ready to turn off your last exchange server? Richard talks with Tony Redmond about the recent announcement by Microsoft around management tools for Exchange Hybrid. Tony discusses how organizations that migrated Exchange to Office 365 are stuck with one last server: The server that hosts management tools. The management tools move to a workstation, but they are PowerShell only. And the process of shutting down your last Exchange Server is very much a one-way trip, at least for now. Should you do it? Tony says it's time to get started!Links:Office 365 for IT ProsRetiring Your Last Exchange ServerProject MonadFastTrack EligibityMicrosoft Replication ServiceRecorded May 2, 2022

Does your organization need hybrid identities? Richard talks to Sonia Cuff about Hybrid Active Directory, connecting your on-premises Active Directory infrastructure to M365 and Azure. There's essentially no choice in larger organizations - too many identities and applications exist that replicating identities would be a huge problem. But what about a small organization? Sonia talks about folks living in the Small Business Server and Windows Essential worlds that really could make a go of moving entirely in the cloud without hybrid - but it all comes down to applications that the organization needs. The conversation also digs into modern identity using password managers and authenticators - even going passwordless!Links:Azure AD ConnectMicrosoft IntuneAzure ArcMicrosoft AuthenticatorPasswordless IdentityRecorded November 25, 2021

Please Subscribe, Comment and get in touch For topic and guest suggestions, please use the following link:  https://www.nz365guy.com/podcast       Full show notes available https://www.nz365guy.com/32 Guest Profile Larry Lentz is a 35+ year veteran in the computer industry. He founded Lentz Computer Services to serve small businesses in 1989. He specialized in Small Business Server since it first came out. He has also specialized in CRM products starting with ACT! in the very early 90s, moving to GoldMine in the late 90s, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM in 2004. Larry is a Past President of the Alamo PC Organization in San Antonio, Texas. He currently chairs the Alamo CRM/xRM IT Pro Group, and the local D365/CRM Study Group which meets each Saturday morning, which he has lead since 1997. The study group is studying for certification in Microsoft Dynamics 365. He is also Founder & Chair of the San Antonio D365/CRMUG Regional Chapter.Larry is Microsoft Certified Trainer focusing on D365/CRM courses. In this Episode San Antonio and great things about Texas Culinary Delights of San Antonio Events and happenings in San Antonio Career beginnings in the Army and Vietnam War Life Choices Larry’s Taco Talk and Teaching Career Impacts of the MVP Award MVP Peers Books & Other Resources Mentioned Packet Radio Controller - https://packet-radio.net/ Contact Details LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-lentz-aaa2003/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/crmlarry Website: http://www.lentzcomputer.net/default.aspx Your Host is Mark Smith – nz365guy Business Solutions MVP LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nz365guy Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nz365guy  Instagram: http://Instagram.com/nz365guy Blog: https://www.nz365guy.com/blog/ Music Credit The Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license

How do Small Business Server and Windows 10 get along? Richard chats with Susan Bradley about her experiences continuing to support Small Business Server and Server Essentials even though the products aren't available for the latest builds of Windows Server. There are some challenges working with Windows 10 as security and access rules continue to evolve. The conversation also digs into the move to the cloud for small businesses - where it works for an organization, there are some significant advantages, but it isn't always an option. And who knows what will happen with Server 2016!

So where did Small Business Server go? Susan Bradley knows! After entirely too long, Richard chats with Susan Bradley about the state of affairs for Small Business Server folks. The last version of SBS came out in 2011, and now piece of the bundle have gone to the Cloud, and other bits have morphed into Window Server 2012 R2 Essentials. But just to make things even more interesting, Essentials is both a product and a role - that you can buy as a Cloud product as well as configure on any Server 2012 R2 version. There are lots of choices here, and Susan helps to lay out the options!

Small Business Server mit Linux für Unternehmen Der Business Server 2012 wird für viele Unternehmer eine Kostenfalle, da Exchange und Sharepoint nicht mehr enthalten ist. Aus der Technikfalle kann man sich über eine Linux Alternative als Small Business Server befreien. Wie der Lösungsansatz aussehen könnte, erkläre ich in meinem Podcast .

Strategies for a Post-SBS World   “June 30th isn’t that far away.” Kevin Beares is the Community Lead for the Windows Server and System Group at Microsoft. Kevin is in charge of driving community interaction for the SMB space.     I caught up with Kevin at SMB Nation Spring at the Microsoft Conference Center. Kevin gets props for putting himself on stage and letting the entire crowd put their toughest questions against him. It was supposed to be an hour, but Kevin stayed more than two hours and was accompanied by Microsoft MVPs Steven Banks and Cliff Galiher, who did a good job of representing both the Microsoft perspective and the partner perspective.  One of the first things Kevin pointed out to me is that there IS a product team that is still focused on the SMB space. The Home Server and Small Business Server products have been re-jiggered and the current SKU is Server Essentials. But the team still exists. He did not say this, but the comment “Read into that what you want” allows me to read into it that there will be a new product or perhaps product line. It’s kind of funny. Just a couple days ago I reported on the Small Biz Thoughts Blog that Frank Shaw from Microsoft was irritated by the negative feedback they’ve received over Windows 8. He basically said that feedback is good, but not too much. I have always found that Microsoft is very willing to take feedback. Sometimes they sound a bit defensive and really just want to explain their position. But they do listen and they do take the message back to the development team. Kevin Beares is doing a great job listening to the community and gathering their feedback. He is fully engaged on the Facebook Group that is discussing changes in SBS. See https://www.facebook.com/groups/131473643614130/. And rather than simply defending past decisions, Kevin did a great job on stage echoing back to the community: “I understand your concerns about pricing ….” He also offered up a configuration strategy for putting Server Essentials and Exchange on the same box. Listen to the interview and engage Kevin here: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.beares or KBeares@Microsoft.com – Download the Interview with Kevin Beares from Microsoft here.

One of my favorite resources in the SMB community is Robert Crane – Directory of the Computer Information Agency. You can find him at CIAOPS.com. I refer to Robert as a resource because he really is “the man to know” with regard to SharePoint. That includes the SharePoint services shipped with Small Business Server 2003, 2008, 2011, the free version from Microsoft, or the full-price product now available as a hosted environment. SharePoint Operations Guide by Robert Crane Robert maintains a massive resource library he simply calls SharePoint Operations Guide. See more information at SMB Books and CIAOPS.com. The SharePoint Operations Guide now includes a great deal of information on Office 365 and how you can integrate these products to add value for your clients. Robert and I had a phone chat yesterday (Well, today in Australia). Robert gives us some great ideas about how to make money with these new products. He spells out a wonderful analogy between technology consulting and shepherding sheep. Imagine that you have always tended a small group of servers (sheep). With modern tools you can now tend a much larger flock. So the next question is, how can we add value to the service we provide.   – Download the Interview with Robert Crane here. Christmas Special: Right now – through Christmas Day 2012 – the SharePoint Operations Guide is $50 off at SMBBooks.com. No coupons. No codes. Just add it to your cart. That means more than 2,000 pages of great information on SharePoint and Office 365 for only $249 USD. Download this PDF to see a “Getting Started” document on the SharePoint Operations Guide, which gives and in-depth look at the contents: Getting Started Check it out today.

Richard and Greg talk to Susan Bradley and Kevin Royalty about the latest edition of servers from Hewlett Packard specifically made for Small Business Server. Susan and Kevin talk about the ultra-small form factor of the HP ProLiant MicroServer, priced with Small Business Server Essentials for under a thousand dollars. You can see more about MicroServers and SBS at the SMB MVP Community Roadshow at http://mvptour2011.sbsmigration.com/.

Richard and Greg talk to Susan Bradley, the SBS Diva! Susan digs into the new features of Small Business Server 2011. Check out the Microsoft SBS site at http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/products/servers/Pages/sbs_overview.aspx. Susan also talks about the balance between SBS "on-premise" and the cloud offerings of Azure, BPOS and Office 365. Check out the SBS forums at http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/smallbusinessserver/threads. The conversation also explores the kinds of internet connections small businesses are going to need in the connected and cloud-enabled world. Susan is a Small Business Server Specialist, and points to http://www.microsoft.com/sbs/en/us/find-partner.aspx to find a specialist in your area if you want help setting up and maintaining Small Business Server.

Richard and Greg talk to Kevin Royalty about Home Server. Intended for the home, Microsoft's Home Server works great for small businesses with ten or less workstations, providing shared file services, an awesome backup solution and even remote access! Home Server offers a starting point before Small Business Server, but even after you've moved to SBS, you'll want to keep using Home Server for backup.

Richard and Greg welcome Susan Bradley back on the show. The SBS Diva (www.sbsdiva.com) talks about Windows Server 2008 Foundation, the smaller cousin of Small Business Server. Foundation is aimed at businesses of 15 users or less. Think Microsoft Home Server for small business!

Richard and Greg talk to Susan Bradley, the SBS Diva herself, about Small Business Server (SBS). The discussion digs into the various features of SBS including the upcoming 2008 edition. Susan blogs at http://www.sbsdiva.com.

Join Stuart Crawford with Erik Thorsell from Success Computer Consulting, Aaron Booker from Hardlines and representatives from Microsoft's Windows Server team as we discuss what is happening with the latest version of Windows Small Business Server 2008.