Monthly Archive
for: ‘April, 2009’

Karl interviews Aaron Booker – turnabout is fair play!

Karl is having Aaron on his monthly radio show – SMB Conference Call. http://www.greatlittlebook.com
Karl asks Aaron probing questions and puts him on the spot… Karl has decided that Varvid is – VarVid-ian – Vlogger – Videographer to the Vars

David Fabritius – Technical Product Manager for SBS & EBS

David spoke to us about some of the products that he is responsible for training partners on at Microsoft. They include SBS & EBS, but also the tools around them like the Best Practice Analyzer for SBS and the Preparation Tools for EBS. These tools are phenomenally useful in our practice as we evaluate a new client environment. David is also responsible for the newly updated Business and Technical Assessment.

Varvid talks with Christy Sacco about HTG Summit

Christy filled us in on some of the challenges of organizing a huge peer conference and some of the rewards too.

Speed Dating with Microsoft


Speed Dating with Microsoft at HTG Summit – Response Point, Windows 7, Local Engagement, and more.

Varvid talks to Karl Palachuk about Zero Downtime Migration

Karl Palachuck talked a bit to us about SMB Books – we are lucky to have these wonderful resources for the SMB Channel. He provides books from lots of writers, but he focused today about his upcoming Zero Downtime Migration book. Great stuff on migrating to SBS 2003/2008. http://www.greatlittlebook.com/Products/ZDTM/

I began my involvement with the SBS Community thanks to (luckily) taking a class on the 70-282 exam from Karl back in 2006.  He’s a great guy.

Brad and Robyn Schow speaking about Work/Life Balance

Brad and his wife Robyn spoke to us about how their faith helps keep everything in perspective. There are many tools for helping to keep life and work in Balance, but for the Schows it all comes down to their faith in Christ.

HTG Old Guard Interview

Phil Kenealy, Dan Hay, and Jeff Penland gave some great history on how HTG has evolved over the years and grown into the organization it is today.

Robert Lindley on the new HTG Portal 2.0

Robert speaks to HTG Peers about the new HTG Portal – tips and things to focus on… Robert was a winner of the "Spirit Award" for all of HTG at the 2009 HTG Award Ceremony.  He really is a Go Giver to the HTG Community.

Lyf Wildenberg speaks about the HTG Sharepoint Portal Site

Lyf speaks to HTG Peers about the advantages of the new HTG Portal. It's built using MOSS technologies with Sharepoint 2007 – so we will gain lots of improvements.  Lyf was the winner of the "Founder's Award" from Arlin at the HTG Award Ceremony.  All of us in the room were nodding our heads as Arlin presented the award – it was well deserved.

The transistion from HTG Online to HTG Face to Face Groups

David Dooley and Kyle Elworthy talk to Varvid about what HTG Peer Groups have done for them and their businesses as well as comparing the HTG Online experience with HTG Face to Face Groups.

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