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EBS remote access video interview

extreme — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Kannan C. Iyer, program manager for EBS, tells us why EBS chose the remote access methods they use, gives us a walkthrough of the Remote Web Workplace (RWW) UI and options, and also lets us in on the future thinking for EBS RWW.

Here’s how the interview breaks down:

[1:58] – When you will need to utilize VPN or SSTP vs. built-in Remote Web Workplace (RWW) options

[3:43] – Demo of RWW – Email, single sign on, connect to a computer (RDP using TSG), what you are able to customize

[09:07] – Differences between SBS and EBS RWW

[11:29] – Tips for configuring EBS RWW

[12:49] – Future for EBS RWW

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EBS homepage

EBS virtualization video interview

extreme — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:59:00 GMT

To kick off EBS's public availability today, I interviewed Steve Bourne, virtualization program manager for Essential Business Server. Steve gives insight into EBS virtualization, tells us what is supported, uses the whiteboard to help determine what EBS virtualization scenario will work best for you, and also shows a quick demo of EBS running in Hyper-V.

The interview breaks down like this:

[3:04] – Walk through of how to virtualize all 3 EBS servers on 1 physical Hyper-V server
- Memory, VHD, Processor allocations
- [6:03] Virtual network configuration
- [7:40] Note on how to get the planning data into the mgmt/msg servers
[8:56] – Configuration: virtualize management / messaging servers on 1 host, security is separate physical host
[12:00] – Configuration: virtualize management on 1 host, virtualize messaging / security on a different host
[13:49] – Fault tolerance / redundancy for hardware failure on a physical host
[14:24] – EBS support with live and quick migration
[15:33] – What you should run on the virtualization host
[16:41] - What NOT to do with virtualization of EBS
[18:15] - One plus One (1+1) licensing : Hyper-V host using EBS premium SQL server as the parent partition
[20:34] – management story for EBS virtualization
[21:44] – showing EBS in Hyper-V

Watch other EBS videos on Edge
Download the EBS virtualization whitepaper
EBS homepage
Watch the virtual EBS launch event webcast

EBS migration interview and RTM

extreme — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT

What better topic to talk about since EBS has hit RTM today than migration? I met with EBS program manager Bjorn Levidow again who tells us all about what combinations can be done with the migration and some caveats you should think about when migrating.

[4:02] EBS migration similar to a kitchen remodel
[5:09] Hotfix to extend the migration timeline to 21 days
[6:44] Guidelines on when you might consider migrating from SBS to EBS
[8:02] Some of the most difficult aspects to migration
[9:58] Tips on migration of standalone environment to EBS
[11:20] Why you might want to migrate to EBS with up to 30 standalone servers in your environment
[12:48] When you know it is time to migrate away from EBS to standalone / full product
[13:55] What the transition from EBS to standalone is like
[14:35] What you can't do with EBS - i.e. "big no-no's"
[15:48] What happens when you hit the 300 client/user limit

Download EBS Getting Started Guide

Download SBS 2003 to EBS migration guide

EBS Security demo and PM interview

extreme — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Lingan Satkunanathan, program manager on the Essential Business Server team, tells us about a number of different things around security in EBS. More specifically, some of the things he covers are:

How EBS locks down security out of the box
What security settings you might need to change after setup
IPSec, NAP, and group policy security settings

At 10:00, we get a demo of the EBS security management tab/console which includes:

Firewall tasks and settings
Forefront Client Security / Client AV story
Email Anti-Malware / Anti-Spam

At the end we finish with a peek into the future of EBS with things like Forefront Stirling integration.

Learn more about EBS

Essential Business Server Preparation Wizard

Joey — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:31:00 GMT

While shooting an interview for TechNet Edge with the Essential Business Server guys, the topic of the new EBS Preparation Wizard came up. After hearing more about the tool, I figured I needed to spread the word so today I give you a Feature of the Week on this new FREE tool.

Who is it for? Mid size businesses (25-300 PC environments) who are either interested in upgrading to EBS as well as anyone considering upgrades or even wanting just to get healthier.

What is it? A really great tool that scans the existing network environment looking for the most common mis-configuration and server health issues that affect setting up of new server roles. There are 91 different configurations that are scanned including:

· Active Directory

· DNS/Networking

· Exchange

· Windows Server Configuration (Service packs, Hard Drive Space, Memory, etc)

When does it ship? The EBS Preparation Tool is available TODAY!

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E3906025-00E3-407D-BF5B-99D546021923&displaylang=en

Why is it cool? I needed to check out the details of a scan, so I reached out to a friend of mine who has an environment that is a perfect EBS candidate. He ran the tool and came up with a few errors and warnings. Below is an example of what you see when you use the tool (the name of the server has been removed for privacy reasons). Notice how the error not only tells you the name of the server and what issue it has, but also includes a link to the knowledge base article on correcting the issue.

What do I need to have before I can use the tool? The following software needs to be installed to run the Preparation Wizard:

· .NET Framework 1.1

· .NET Framework 2.0

· Microsoft Exchange Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) 2.8

· Make sure you have the latest service packs and updates for the .NET Framework.

· Be aware that there are IIS dependencies for the Exchange BPA.

· The Exchange BPA must be installed in the default location.

Get started

EBS Team Blog post on the tool

Great EBS product overview article including screenshots of the tool

EBS Product Site

Essential Business Server (EBS) demo with Bjorn

extreme — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT

The 1st public preview and pricing was announced for SBS and EBS yesterday and I had an interview with one of the program managers for EBS. Bjorn Levidow has been at Microsoft for 12 years and in this video he shows us the remote administration console for EBS, the easy recovery from problematic add-ins to EBS, and the licensing changes/enhancements which were made in the new version of the product.

If you tune in for "Over the Edge" at 17:54, you'll learn what a Thrakkorzog is, a bit about Bjorn's medieval experience, and a technique to help you memorize things more easily. One other thing I noticed after the camera was off was his PHD and a couple of patents hanging on the wall.

Download the public preview version of EBS & SBS at: MultiplyYourPower.com

What is Microsoft Centro and why do I care?

extreme — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:14:00 GMT

I sat down with Israel Hilerio, a program manager on the project codenamed Centro - now known as "Windows Essential Business Server", to figure out what this future product is all about. Is it just a new version of Small Business Server (SBS)? Definitely not. Check out a demo of what it looks like, what it provides, and if you care to listen over the Edge – hear some words from Star Wars’ Yoda.