Reminder, don’t end up like this guy…
Which reminds me, StorageCraft is coming out with their own Cloud Services offering soon. Details here:
http://www.storagecraft.com/CloudServices/
Site Maintenance Under Way
The hood is up on the website, doing some industrial-strength maintenance. Keeping the comment spammers out is like fighting zombies.
In the mean time, prepare yourselves…
Update Rollup 3 for Small Business Server 2011
Title: Update Rollup 3 for Windows Small Business Server 2011
Replaces: SBS 2011 UR1 (KB2555251) and SBS 2011 UR2 (KB2668019).
Last Modified: 9/25/2012
Size: 1.2 MB
URL: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2729100
Behavior
Restart behavior: Can request restart
May request user input: No
Must be installed exclusively: No
Requires network connectivity: No
Uninstall Notes: This software update can be removed via Programs and Features in Control Panel. Additional steps are required for a complete removal, please refer to KB2729100 for more details.
Uninstall Steps: n/a
Description
In a nutshell, it’s mostly Windows 8 client support and .NET issues. It makes some changes to the BPA and WSUS too.
Download
In addition to WU / MU downloads, you can get Update Rollup 3 for SBS from the Microsoft Update Catalog website link here.
Download – Free Introducing Server 2012 eBook
Title: Introducing Windows Server 2012
RTM Edition
Author: Mitch Tulloch w/ the Windows Server Team
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Published: © September 2012 by Microsoft Corporation
Pages: 256
Ebook ISBN: 978-0-7356-7535-3
File size: PDF (17.7 MB) also in EPUB & MOBI
Price: FREE
Download URL: Click here for download
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 The business need for Windows Server 2012
- Chapter 2 Foundation for building your private cloud
- Chapter 3 Highly available, easy-to-manage multi-server platform
- Chapter 4 Deploy web applications on premises and in the cloud
- Chapter 5 Enabling the modern workstyle
Note: This is an updated version of the eBook. The previous version was based on the Server 2012 beta. This version of the eBook is based on the RTM (Released To Manufacturing) / final code.
If you prefer a hard copy of the book, you can order it here for $14.99 from the official distributor, O’Reilly Media.
FREE SharePoint Saturday in Louisville – July 28, 2012
Event: SharePoint Saturday – Louisville, Kentucky
Date: Saturday July 28, 2012
Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Venue: Louisville East Marriott
Address: 1903 Embassy Square Boulevard, Louisville, KY 40299
Cost: FREE
Registration URL:
http://www.sharepointsaturday.org/louisville
Details:
- FREE event
- 4 tracks
- 5 sessions per track
- Goodie bag
- Light breakfast
- Full lunch
- Free parking
- A whole bunch of SharePoint learning and other stuff
- Stay after to socialize at the separate, but attached "SharePint" event in the Marriott’s Charr’d Bourbon Kitchen and Lounge. It’s FREE, too!
Description:
Join SharePoint architects, developers, and other professionals that work with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 for ‘SharePoint Saturday’ event. SharePoint Saturday is an educational, informative & lively day filled with sessions from respected SharePoint professionals & MVPs, covering a wide variety of SharePoint-orientated topics. SharePoint Saturday is FREE, open to the public and is your local chance to immerse yourself in SharePoint!
Follow SharePoint Saturday Louisville on Twitter: @spslouisville
Props: Thanks go to Fred Soward for the heads-up about this event!
Mailbag – Spot The Fake E-mail
From the mailbag:
“Is the email below a valid email from you guys?”
Exhibit A:
ANSWER
It’s fake.
If you’re not in IT, that e-mail may (at first glance) seem legit.
Here is some helpful info to assist end users in spotting a fake:
- “mailbox” is not the name of your administrator.
- “mailbox.com” is not your domain name.
- Bad grammar.
- “Quota/Limit” is not a registered trademark ®
- Camel Caps: Who Writes Email Like This?
- Mouse-over the link (without clicking on it) and you’ll see that it’s going to some website called “dealsbro.com”.
Teach a man to fish…
Download – Windows Multipoint Server 2012 Beta
Title: Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 Public Beta
File name: EN-US_WMS_PREM_InstallDVD.iso
Date Published: 07/16/2012
Language: English
File size: 3.4 GB
Version: 1.0
Download: https://connect.microsoft.com/wms/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=45153
Description: WMS 2012 Public Beta English ISO
Available in English, Brazilian Portuguese & Spanish
Note: To download this public beta you need to access the Microsoft Connect site.
Go to https://connect.microsoft.com/directory, look for the “WMS 2012 Public Beta” and click on Join.
Additional Resources:
- WMS 2012 Public Beta Evaluation Guide on Connect (426 KB)
https://connect.microsoft.com/wms/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=45152 - WMS 2012 Beta blog post on the official WMS site
http://blogs.technet.com/b/multipointserver/archive/2012/07/17/windows-multipoint-server-2012-beta-is-live.aspx
Download – Windows Server 2012 Essentials Beta
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re already heard that the Windows Server 2012 Essentials product has been announced and that the beta is now available for public download and trial. The code name was “SBS8”, spotted in a TechEd 2012 North America presentation (WSV04) description on June 14, 2012.
Quite simply, this product is the successor to what we have traditionally known as SBS. If you’re familiar with the SBS products of the past, think of this as SBS 2011 Essentials redux. In other words, no more on-premise Exchange baked in, no WSUS, no SharePoint, 25-user max, no CALs to buy, and client backup included. There are some important changes though, including a metro interface, storage spaces and ‘transmog’ (more on that below).
There has been plenty of gnashing of teeth, people saying they knew it was coming, and every other emotion under the sun. Everybody has their own needs and own feelings about the change, and that doesn’t make anyone right or anyone else wrong. As lawyers are always fond of saying, “it is what it is.”
So, with that said, here is the link to download the beta and get your learn on.
Title: Windows Server 2012 Beta Essentials
File name: WindowsServer2012Essentials-Beta-English-Install.iso
Date Published: 07/11/2012
Language: English
File size: 4.0 GB
Version: 1.0
Download:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30327
Overview
Windows Server 2012 Beta Essentials (formerly Windows Small Business Server Essentials) is a flexible, affordable, and easy-to-use server solution designed and priced for small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices that helps them reduce costs and be more productive.
Windows Server 2012 Beta Essentials enables small businesses to protect, centralize, organize and access their applications and information from almost anywhere using virtually any device. Additionally, Essentials has the ability to grow as your business grows, providing an elastic solution that allows you to purchase and then perform an in-place conversion (called a ‘transmog’) to Windows Server 2012 Standard if your business needs change over time.
System Requirements
- CPU: 64-bit 1.4 GHz single core or 1.3 GHz multi-core (minimum) to 3.1 GHz multi-core (recommended) or faster processor.
- Memory: 2 (minimum) to 8 (recommended) GB RAM or more
- Disk: 160G disk space
- Client OS: Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac OS X version 10.5 to 10.7
More Information
Have U Rebooted Yet – 057 – Operation SBS8
There are a lot of folks saying that SBS isn’t really dead. Apparently, it’s just had surgery.
Have U Rebooted Yet – 056 – Judgment Day
At 9AM Pacific on Thursday July 5, 2012, Microsoft Cloud Servers became self-aware and killed Small Business Server (SBS) and Windows Home Server (WHS).