So here I sit getting ready for my tour and I realized one thing – I have not been on the road in 2006. I have not given this great State of Florida a chance to beat me up about what SBS 2003 R2 is and is not, whats in it and what was left on the chopping room floor, when it will come out, how it will come out, etc. Now as is common with the roadshow, a large chunk of partners simply does not follow the news coming out of Microsoft and SBS MVP's. The reach is 10% at best. This means I will be standing in front of TS2 as usual, reciting long URL's from my head about where you can get info on R2, why things work the way they do, how to take advantage of the opportunities… the usual Vlad stuff.
Well, you know what? Not this time. This time I'm going to be prepared for you and only give away one URL: vladville.com.
Over the next seven (7) days I intend to blog about everything that the Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 (SBS) team has told us about R2. One post per day, giving you a chance to ask along the way and let me get the answers. I'll break it into as much detail as humanly possible and try to give someone (who cares) a real primer on SBS R2 and how to take advantage of it. Here is the post summary:
The Seven Days of SBS R2
Day 1: R2 – What is it? Partner Opportunity?
Day 2: Windows Software Upgrade Services
Day 3: SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition
Day 4: Expanded CAL's
Day 5: Questions & Answers from the SBS World
Day 6: SBS 2003 R2 Resources
Day 7: The BIG Surprise
Sound fair enough? Let's hope so. Comments on each post will be open for Q&A and Day 7… well, lets just say… you'll want to tune in for that one.
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