Monthly Archives: May 2007
Disaster Recovery and Bare Metal Restores
Host: Tim Carney, Alan Helbush & Ed Correia
Location: California Conference Room
1798-B Bay Road, East Palo Alto, CA
When: Wednesday, May 23, 6:00pm
Phone: 408-221-6423
This month’s BASBITS (Bay Area Small Business Information Technology Specialists) Users Group Meeting will focus on disaster recovery and tools to move a server quickly from one box to another as presented by our special guests from StorageCraft.
- Main Program: Curt James, VP of Business Development, will be presenting the latest product released in their product line of disk-based backup and bare metal recovery solutions, ShadowProtect IT Edition 3.0. StorageCraft Technology Corporation provides innovative disk-based backup, disaster recovery, data protection, migration and security solutions for servers, desktops and laptops.
- Short Program: Clayton Sauber demonstrating "How I use OneNote".
BASBITS is a local users group for IT Professionals who add value to small business clients’ Small Business Server.
Our next meeting is Wednesday, May 23rd starting promptly at 6pm in the California Conference Room at 1798-B Bay Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303. Pizza and drinks will be there by 5:45pm. Cost is just $10 at the door.
Directions: Take University Ave to Bay Road and head east on Bay Road. Even though the street numbers go up as you are driving east on Bay Road, 1796 is before 1794 and 1798-B is just past Clark Road. So as you pass Clarke Ave (the first stop sign after University Ave, turn right into the long parking lot. Our meeting is held in the big building at the end of the parking lot. Maps at http://basbits.net
Top Ten Reasons to Close Business before June 30th!
- Open Value Rebate—If you sell through Open Value, resellers can get 10% back the first year of the agreement, and 5% back on years two and three. If you’re an SBSC, you can get an additional 5 – 10% back by selling the Small Business Desktop Agreement.
- Windows Server Offer—Get a partner subsidy worth up to $10,000 when your customer purchases between three and twenty-five Windows Server 2003 R2 Open licenses.
- Microsoft Financing—Get paid up-front for your services, while your customer enjoys low monthly payments on any services, hardware and Microsoft software. Now through June, your customer can pay only $50 a month for the first six months!
- Windows Vista on Sale! Are your customers interested in Windows Vista? Starting May 1st, they can get 15% off Open Value and Select L&SA Windows Client license deals.
- Server CALs for Midsized Business Promotion—By consolidating Exchange and Windows CALs into one simplified SKU, your customer can receive a 20% discount for up to 250 CALs.
- SQL Competitive Offer—Is your customer migrating to SQL Server 2005 from a competitive product? If so, they can get a 50% discount on SQL Enterprise Edition license, a 25% discount on SQL Server Standard license, and a 50% discount on SQL Server CAL license.
- Small Business Desktop Advantage—An easy way to standardize a company on three core Microsoft Small Business technologies at 28% savings. This is less expensive than Vista + Office even if they do not have SBS!
- CRM Switcher Offer—If you have any Salesforce.com customers interested in CRM, they can get 5 free seats with a purchase of 20 seats OR 10 free seats with a purchase of 40 seats.
- Enterprise CAL Offer—Customers with Exchange Server Standard CAL + SA can purchase the new Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise CAL for the cost of SA only, allowing them to use additional features such as Unified Messaging and Premium Antivirus/Anti-Spam Services.
- LiveMeeting Starter Package—Your customer can get a five Named User (NU) package of Live Meeting Professional Edition for only $2,250/year!
- Live Communications Server—30% Off! Acquire license & software assurance (L+SA) for pair of Core CAL and Live Communication Server CAL – receive 30% off L+SA at regular price.
US Partner Readiness Events Coming to Your Region
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SQL Migration Virtual Workshop Session 1 |
http://www.msreadiness.com/IL_MultiRegister.asp?multiregid=5015920 |
5/21/2007 0:00 |
Virtual Workshop |
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25 |
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OnRamp 240: Exploring New Web Technologies |
5/24/2007 0:00 |
Mountain View |
92 |
100 |
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Windows Vista: Doing Deployment Right! |
5/29/2007 0:00 |
San Jose |
9 |
16 |
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Designing Windows Experiences with Expression Blend |
6/7/2007 0:00 |
San Francisco |
22 |
25 |
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OnRamp: Exploring New Technologies in Web Development on the Microsoft Platform |
6/18/2007 0:00 |
San Francisco |
12 |
30 |
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Microsoft Windows Server code name "Longhorn" Showcase Developer Essentials |
6/26/2007 0:00 |
Mountain View |
5 |
30 |
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Dynamics |
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Accelerate! Microsoft Dynamics™- GP Supply Chain Bootcamp |
http://www.msreadiness.com/IL_MultiRegister.asp?multiregid=5014517 |
5/21/2007 8:00 |
San Francisco, CA |
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Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Portal |
6/11/2007 8:30 |
San Francisco, CA |
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Microsoft Dynamics:
The accelerated boot camps and core technical training for Microsoft Dynamics products are not offered in each district; instead they are available in select cities. For a full listing of Microsoft Dynamics courses in this format, please refer to the USPR Bi-weekly Regional Events File Folder located on the MYSMSP share site: \\ussmspfs\mysmsp\Tools&Resources\MySMSP
Small Business Specialist Programs: http://www.msreadiness.com/smallbizspecialist.asp
For a complete view of all classes US Partner Readiness offerings, including Online Sales Classes, Virtual Workshops, eLearning and web seminars please visit www.msreadiness.com.
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More SBSC training choices!
GET READY AND PASS YOUR SBSC EXAM in JUNE!
Learn iT! is hosting TWO Training Events on Small Business Server in June
· 3-day Microsoft Small Business Server course!
· 1-day Small Business Specialist Exam Prep course!
Partners can take advantage of two savings opportunities
1. Attend the 1-day Exam Prep and pay only $375 for the training and exam voucher ($620 Value)!
2. Attend BOTH and save an additional $500 and pay only $1250!!!
To check out more details on the courses review the information below or contact Matthew Murawski at Learn iT! directly at 415.946.6483 or matt@learnit.com
GET CERTIFIED!!!
June 11th-June13th, 2007
Duration: 3 Days
Cost: $1395
The goal of this three-day course is to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to select, deploy, and manage a Microsoft networking solution for small and medium-sized businesses.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
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· Design a networking solution for a small or medium-sized business, based on a given scenario. · Install or upgrade to Microsoft Windows® Small Business Server 2003. · Configure Windows Small Business Server 2003 by completing the tasks on the To-Do List. · Manage messaging and collaboration in Windows Small Business Server 2003.
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· Manage and monitor Windows Small Business Server 2003. · Install or upgrade to Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003, Standard Edition. · Configure Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition. · Secure a Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition network. · Manage Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition. · Expand a Windows Small Business Server 2003 network. |
Duration: One Day Cost: $375 (includes exam voucher)
June 14th, 2007
This one-day instructor-led course will fast track your exam preparation and timetable focusing on all you will need to complete exam 70-282: Designing, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for a Small and Medium-sized Business .
Register now for only $375 for the class and exam.
This one-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to prepare for exam 70-282. It includes six hours of training followed by the two-hour exam. After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the skills and knowledge necessary to take exam 70-282.
- Understand the type and format of questions that will appear on exam 70-282.
- Identify tips and techniques to facilitate the examination process.
After students pass the exam, they achieve Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) status and their organization can sign up as a Microsoft Small Business Specialist. Students can also earn credit toward Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 certification.
SBSC Training Available!!
Become a Small Business Specialist In A Weekend\ExamCram featuring Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) and 70-282 Exam Cram
SMB Nation SF is June 23, 2007 at the Microsoft Silicon Valley office. This is a turn-key educational opportunity with on-site certification testing and expert instruction to complete ALL of the steps at one time in one place to become a Small Business Specialist! No distractions and or nonsense. There is also additional SMB community CONTENT including business conversations. Throw in social networking with peers to discuss business and technical best practices and you’ve got an incredibly valuable regional professional event.
Note that there is a special emphasis on the new 70-631 Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) certification exam which is a new Small Business Specialist entry point. The 70-282 SMB network infrastructure exam cram is taught by popular SMB author Beatrice Mulzer.
You can attend for $199 USD and that INCLUDES your examination voucher! Get more information and register at www.smbnation.com.
Invitation: Exploring New Web Technologies OnRamp240 Half Day Seminar
PLEASE JOIN US IN EXPLORING NEW WEB TECHNOLOGIES
*** Each Attendee will receive a copy of Expression Web!!!****
Overview
This half-day instructor-led seminar provides attendees with a tour of the latest Web development technologies from Microsoft®. Attendees will see firsthand how technologies such as WPF/e, ASP.NET AJAX, and ASP.NET 2.0 can be used to create rich, exciting applications that are both cross-platform and cross-browser. Demonstrations of Microsoft Expression® and Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 will highlight how designers and developers can collaborate to produce Web sites that provide a great user experience.
About the Training
In this course, attendees will become familiar with the following tools and technologies:
• Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere and XAML
• ASP.NET 2.0 and ASP.NET AJAX
• Expression Web
• Expression Blend
• Visual Studio 2005
Topics will include:
• Creating great-looking Web sites
• Offering interactive, personalized content
• Making your Web site secure
Target Audience
This event is intended for developers, designers, and technical decision-makers who want to understand where the Web is headed in the next several years. Programming skills are not required, but a basic understanding of Web development (on any platform) will be useful.
Prerequisites
This course does not require prior experience using Visual Studio or the Expression tools.
Upcoming Session Dates:
Irvine, CA 05/08/2007
Bellevue, WA 05/22/2007
Portland, OR 05/23/2007
Mountain View, CA 05/24/2007
San Diego, CA 05/29/2007
Los Angeles, CA 05/30/2007
Denver, CO 06/06/2007
Phoenix, AZ 06/07/2007
Use RSVP code webdev24002 in order to receive* a free, not for resale version of Microsoft® Expression® Web design
software after you attend the event, registration will be verified via MS Partner readiness* Offer good only to legal
residents of the 50 United States (includes D.C.) 18+. Limit one (1) gift per person. This offer is nontransferable.
This offer expires on June 7th 2007 while supplies last, and is not redeemable for cash. Taxes, if any, are the sole
responsibility of the recipient. Any gift returned as non deliverable will not be re-sent Please allow 6 to 8 weeks
for shipment of your gift. OFFER NOT AVAILABLE TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS.
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