Small Medium Business (SMB) IT continues to gain respect, what about SOHO?
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Sean Daniel
MARCH 29, 2011
Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials & Windows Home Server 2011 RTM! Another set of great products out the door from the Windows Server Solutions team. Both Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and Windows Home Server 2011 have released to manufacturing! Online Backup. (5). Windows 7.
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Sean Daniel
FEBRUARY 10, 2011
How to Enable TimeMachine Backup for your MAC to your Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials or Windows Home Server 2011. I’ve quite possibly been assimilated to Windows. Click the install for Windows PC button and follow the instructions. Which means you can download and install them!!
Sean Daniel
JULY 15, 2010
Guy Haycock discusses the SMB Announcements at WPC 2010. How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Online Backup. (5). Windows 7. (47). Windows 8. (4). Windows Live Services. (16). Windows Mobile. (23). Windows Phone 7. (2). Windows Vista. (15).
Sean Daniel
MARCH 11, 2011
CloudBerry Backup add-in now supports SBS 2011 Essentials and Windows Home Server 2011. CloudBerry Backup, a piece of software I have reviewed for Windows Home Server v1, has recently (February) released an update to support both the new Windows Home Server 2011, as well as the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials.
Sean Daniel
OCTOBER 11, 2012
Windows Server 2012 Essentials RTM!! Well, The product formerly known as Windows Small Business Server 2012, is finally at RTM! This was the last version of SBS I had the pleasure of working on, owning the storage system from the ground up as well as the initial design of the Online Backup functionality. Online Backup. (5).
Sean Daniel
APRIL 8, 2011
Using the KeepVault Connector to backup Roaming Client Computers. Previously, I covered the basics of Proxure’s KeepVault Online Backup , as well as what you got if you went Pro. Now I use Windows Live Mesh to sync most of my items between my computers and the cloud, but there are some things that I don’t.
Sean Daniel
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 and Interaction with Small Business Server 2011 Essentials. I know I have talked before about Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 , and how it can help your Small Business with thin clients, old clients, seasonal employees and even reducing the number of machines in the office by getting one nice one.
Sean Daniel
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
Online Backup using CloudBerry Labs for Windows Home Server. I naturally have a built in backup set up to back up to a 1TB USB hard drive. Cloud based backup and storage can provide peace of mind and insurance against such loss. Enter CloudBerry Labs Backup. Photo Blog | E-Mail Me. Friday, February 05, 2010.
Sean Daniel
MARCH 15, 2011
Online Backup using Proxure’s KeepVault for Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Small Business Server 2011. When using Windows Home Server v1, I had found an Online Backup solution that I previously reviewed on this blog. Tuesday, March 15, 2011. The initial page doesn’t look intimidating at all.
Sean Daniel
MARCH 29, 2011
Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and Intel vPro Add-in. How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Online Backup. (5). Windows 7. (47). Windows 8. (4). Windows Live Services. (16). Windows Mobile. (23). Windows Phone 7. (2). Windows Vista. (15).
Sean Daniel
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
Announcing Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. This morning, building on the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Announcement , we are announcing a new edition targeted at Small Business called Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. What is this Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials?
Sean Daniel
JULY 5, 2012
Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts. Furthermore, as we approach Windows 8 , and you end up getting that fancy touch screen, it’s going to be even more important to use keyboard short cuts. In fact, you can navigate Windows 8 much better with the keyboard than the mouse if you don’t have a touch screen.
Sean Daniel
JULY 15, 2010
Windows Server Codename “Aurora” Video Walkthrough. How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Online Backup. (5). Windows 7. (47). Windows 8. (4). Windows Live Services. (16). Windows Mobile. (23). Windows Phone 7. (2). Windows Vista. (15).
Sean Daniel
MAY 18, 2011
Windows Small Business Server Essentials 2011 on TechNet Edge. Video ] Key items talked about in the interview: SBS 2011 Essentials on an HP Proliant Microserver for under $1000, 25 CALs included Scale for greater users to an ML110 All the simplicity of Windows SBS 2011 Essentials on simple hardware. Online Backup. (5).
Sean Daniel
APRIL 26, 2010
Windows Home Server Codename “Vail” Public Beta Available Today! As you know, one of the products I work on is Windows Home Server. Today we’re excited to announce that the next version of Windows Home Server (codename “Vail”) is available for you to try. Online Backup. (5). What’s new?
Sean Daniel
OCTOBER 12, 2012
Why I’m Super Happy with Windows 8. But with Windows 8 , I held off installing it as my production machine until 2 months after RTM. But with Windows 8 , I held off installing it as my production machine until 2 months after RTM. I loved Windows 7 so much. Friday, October 12, 2012. Yes and no.
Sean Daniel
APRIL 5, 2011
Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials – Available Today! Last week, the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials was announced as reaching the RTM milestone. Then download a copy and start discovering the multiple ways Windows SBS 2011 Essentials can benefit you and your business. Online Backup. (5).
Sean Daniel
FEBRUARY 23, 2011
Windows Server Solutions Best Practice Analyzer (BPA). How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Online Backup. (5). Windows 7. (47). Windows 8. (4). Windows Live Services. (16). Windows Mobile. (23). Windows Phone 7. (2). Windows Vista. (15).
Sean Daniel
MAY 20, 2011
Can Small Businesses use Windows MultiPoint Server? How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Online Backup. (5). Windows 7. (47). Windows 8. (4). Windows Live Services. (16). Windows Mobile. (23). Windows Phone 7. (2). Windows Vista. (15).
Sean Daniel
FEBRUARY 21, 2011
Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 has RTM’d!!! I’ve mentioned Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 on this blog before, like how well it works with Windows Small Business Server 2011 , or how it fits into your small business , and how you can leverage it to simplify your client story. Photo Blog | E-Mail Me.
Sean Daniel
AUGUST 16, 2010
Try out Windows Server Codename “Aurora” and a new version of Windows Server Codename “Vail” Today is a special day, because not one, but TWO products make it to public beta. You know, data security, protection, backup, access. You know, data security, protection, backup, access. Online Backup. (5).
Sean Daniel
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
Windows Small Business Server “7” Released to Public Beta. This morning Microsoft released the Windows Small Business Server “7” release to Beta. How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Online Backup. (5). Windows 7. (47). Windows 8. (4).
Sean Daniel
JULY 19, 2010
Discovering Windows Server Codename “Aurora” HP has teamed up with Becky Och’s, one of our Senior Program managers on the team to talk about what’s in Windows Server Codename ”Aurora”, the new cloud integrated version of Small Business Server. Online Backup. (5). Windows 7. (47).
Sean Daniel
OCTOBER 8, 2010
Windows Server Codename Aurora–Demo. How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Online Backup. (5). Windows 7. (47). Windows 8. (4). Windows Live Services. (16). Windows Mobile. (23). Windows Phone 7. (2). Windows Vista. (15). Windows Mobile.
Sean Daniel
JUNE 14, 2011
Windows Phone 7 Add-in for SBS 2011 Essentials and WHS 2011 (Release Candidate). View the backup status that every device last reported to the server. Start or stop a backup for any computer or the server (from the contextual menu). Labels: 2011 Add-in , Beta Announcement , Home Server , SBS 2011 Essentials , Windows Phone 7.
Sean Daniel
JANUARY 6, 2011
Windows Multi Point 2011 and How it Fits into Your Small Business. Well, if you wrote off Multi-Point 2010 for business, you probably haven’t been paying attention to the new Multi-Point 2011, currently in Beta ( obtain it here ) With Windows MultiPoint Server 2011, the licensing and purchase model has been simplified.
Sean Daniel
JULY 12, 2010
Announcing the next releases of Windows Small Business Server. Two new versions of Windows Small Business Server. This version of SBS will continue to support the familiar 75 users The second version, code named Windows Small Business Server “Aurora” is the new edition of SBS. Online Backup. (5). Windows 7. (47).
Sean Daniel
MAY 16, 2011
How to Split a workstation in Windows MultiPoint 2011. David Belanger shows how to split workstations in MultiPoint Server My friend and co-worker David Belanger demo’s at Microsoft’s TechEd how to split a station in two on Windows MultiPoint Server 2011. Online Backup. (5). Windows 7. (47). Windows 8. (4).
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Sean Daniel
OCTOBER 19, 2010
Simplify your Client Story with Windows MultiPoint Server 2011! Back in February of 2010, Microsoft launched a new product, called Windows MultiPoint Server 2010, which is designed primarily for the education market to help schools increase computing access to more students for a lower total cost. Online Backup. (5).
Sean Daniel
NOVEMBER 10, 2011
Home Server and SBS Add-in to Automate Client Backup of your MAC. One of the most popular posts on my blog is how to enable Apple’s Time Machine backup to backup to your Windows Home Server 2011 or Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials. Online Backup. (5). Windows 7. (47). Windows 8. (4).
Sean Daniel
MAY 16, 2011
Windows Home Server saves the day… Being in my position, I often come across people wishing Windows Home Server was this way, or had this, or didn’t do that. Well my dad convinced me to forget the DART disk and just make sure the virus was gone by going to the WHS and applying the backup from Monday at 3:00am.
Sean Daniel
OCTOBER 4, 2012
Nice try, you obviously dont know that im running Windows 8, and there is no start button, SCAMMER! They do provide you with FREE antivirus solution called Security Essentials for Windows. That's awesome that you have Windows 8! How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware.
Sean Daniel
APRIL 9, 2010
Best of Bing – Windows 7 Themes. Are you on Windows 7 and like the Bing homepage images? Labels: Customization , Windows 7. How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Online Backup. (5). Windows 7. (47). Windows 8. (4). Windows Live Services. (16).
Sean Daniel
FEBRUARY 5, 2011
Why I plan on using the new Windows Home Server 2011. I’m sure you have heard by now, that the Release Candidate of the new Windows Home Server 2011 is available for download. open standard for compatible streaming, you can stream to your XBOX 360, Playstation 3, DLNA capable TV, iPad (with application), Windows 7 PC (or slate!)
Sean Daniel
APRIL 12, 2010
Windows Media Player 12 Streams Your Media Library over the Internet. Heres a new one to us: Linking your Windows Live ID to Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7 allows you to stream your entire music library to any computer. Enter your Windows Live email address and password to link your media collection.
Sean Daniel
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
While the names in the decks are unchanged, I am now making the SMBNation decks available to you for both sessions: Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (known at SMBNation as “Aurora”), and Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard (known at SMBNation as “SBS7”). Online Backup. (5).
Sean Daniel
JANUARY 25, 2011
How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Online Backup. (5). Windows 7. (47). Windows 8. (4). Windows Live Services. (16). Windows Mobile. (23). Windows Phone 7. (2). Windows Vista. (15). Windows Mobile. Windows Live Services. All Labels.
Sean Daniel
AUGUST 8, 2012
about a name change from Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials to Windows Essential Server 2012. Before I joined Microsoft, I spent countless hours with my roommates with Windows NT4 server, Proxy Server, and more software, trying to share an Internet connection with my room mates. Online Backup. (5). at 4:39 PM.
Sean Daniel
JANUARY 5, 2010
How to enable “GodMode” in Windows 7. Ever wish you could just get to all the configuration changes in Windows with one folder, instead of going back and forth in the Control Panel? Their post is here , including: 14 GUID tricks for Windows 7 only , and 25 GUID tricks for Vista and Windows 7. Online Backup. (5).
Sean Daniel
JANUARY 24, 2012
How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Online Backup. (5). Installing a GoDaddy Standard SSL Certificate on SBS 2008. The Basics of Local DNS for Small Business Server 2011 Essentials. Hosting Multiple Domains on SBS 2008/Exchange 2007. Filter Posts by Technology. Cloud Computing. (10).
Sean Daniel
MARCH 26, 2012
Once again, Microsoft came together with HP lots of awesome technology including Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials running on an HP Proliant Microserver and Windows MultiPoint Server running on an HP ML110. Labels: Awesomeness , MultiPoint Server , SBS 2011 Essentials , Small Business Server , Videos , Windows 7.
Sean Daniel
APRIL 4, 2011
How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Next up you’ll have to copy the Windows Home Server 2011 DVD to the root of the disk. This makes the Thumb drive and the DVD look identical in Windows Explorer. Installing Windows Home Server 2011. SeanDaniel.com [tech].
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