There have been major outages of several hours each in several of the major cloud providers at the most inconvenient times - scheduled downtime is one thing, unscheduled outages another.
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: > eh? Poor uptime records for clouds? > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> This is unfortunate thinking, given the poor uptime record for clouds >> in general, and it's worse when you consider connectivity issues as >> part of that equation. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Microsoft assumes, as do a lot of others, that small business are the >> > easiest to move to the cloud and actually get the most, immediate >> > benefit. >> > No need for on-premise hardware. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 1:48 PM >> >> > >> > >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: RE: No more SBS >> >> > >> > >> > >> > There will continue to be a SBS 2011 Essentials. But it doesn’t include >> > SQL >> > or Exchange. >> > >> > >> > >> > I disagree with their decision, as does every SBS MVP. :-P >> > >> > >> > >> > However, I see it as an ongoing “move to the Enterprise” for Microsoft. >> > They >> > are abandoning their small business roots. >> > >> > >> > >> > From: Webster [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 1:33 PM >> >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: No more SBS >> > >> > >> > >> > I don’t see the product in the environments I work in but Microsoft says >> > no >> > more SBS. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-goes-public-with-windows-server-2012-versions-licensing-7000000341/ >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/D/B/4DB352D1-C610-466A-9AAF-EEF4F4CFFF27/WS2012_Licensing-Pricing_FAQ.pdf >> > >> > >> > >> > Q33. Will there be a next version of Windows Small Business Server 2011 >> > Standard? >> > >> > No. Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard, which includes Exchange >> > Server and Windows server component products, will be the final such >> > Windows >> > Server offering. This change is in response to small business market >> > trends >> > and behavior. The small business computing trends are moving in the >> > direction of cloud computing for applications and services such as >> > email, >> > online back-up and line-of-business tools. 13 >> > >> > >> > >> > Q34. Will there be a next version of Windows Small Business 2011 Premium >> > Add-on? >> > >> > No. Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-on, which includes >> > SQL >> > Server and Windows Server as component products, will be the final such >> > Windows Server offering. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Carl Webster >> > >> > Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional >> > >> > http://www.CarlWebster.com >> >> > >> > >> > >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > >> > --- >> > To manage subscriptions click here: >> > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> > or send an email to [email protected] >> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > >> > --- >> > To manage subscriptions click here: >> > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> > or send an email to [email protected] >> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > >> > --- >> > To manage subscriptions click here: >> > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> > or send an email to [email protected] >> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
