Microsoft is prone to push features as 'in Windows Server' when they're restricted to a specific edition; find out exactly what's in which edition and what's new as opposed to just updated in this short and clear list. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/compare-features.aspx read more
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Partner Focus: Robert Epstein, Microsoft
A good working relationship with Microsoft is often the lifeblood of any IT consultancy or reseller business. Microsoft still sells the vast majority of its products through the channel, but recent moves into cloud-based services have led some firms to worry that Microsoft might bypass them, and sell directly to SMEs.read more -
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Social networking for your business
Once considered a fad for teenagers, social media tools have become accepted components of any business’s marketing strategy. Dell is on Facebook; SAP is on LinkedIn; IBM has a large presence on the animated virtual world Second Life. Should you be there, too?read more
Limitations of VDI
Before deploying VDI, it is important to understand the limitations of the technology.
Virtualizing Small Business Server with Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
The challenge and reward of running SBS 2008 on Microsoft’s free Hyper-V Server platform.
The latest Windows and Blackberry email handsets for business
Almost any phone does email, and there are dozens of Windows Mobile and BlackBerry models around. But if your clients want the latest high-end handsets, which of them are ready to do business?
Setting up Blackberry Enterprise Server BES with Exchange 2007
Getting BlackBerry Enterprise Server up and running needn’t be complex, but it can be tedious: here’s how to get BES working with Exchange 2007 in a Windows network.
Backup goes online and offsite
Remote backup services can offer the speed of disk, the security of tape, and the simplicity of a consumer service. But how do you ensure that remote backup services comply with your clients’ data policies and integrate with their existing IT set-ups?
Replicating Active Directory
This is one of the easiest systems to add redundancy to. Active Directory contains all the information about your customer’s users and machines. If this fails, and you have no backup, they have a problem.
Mac printing in a Windows world
When a Mac turns up at a previously Windows customer, one of the things you’ll need to help them do is get it to print to the existing network printers rather than buying a new printer just for the Mac.
Network monitoring is good for business
What you need to keep customer networks running; free network management tools perform basic tasks on smaller networks but pay-for tools give you more data and customisation options.
Leasing Tax Breaks
The main reason companies lease high-value equipment is to spread the cost and to preserve capital. But there are also tax advantages to leasing equipment.
Setting up a VPN between two sites
Setting up a VPN between two sites for a small business to create a single network; although the interface will be different for every router, the functions are roughly the same.
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