Cloud Podcast and Cloud Webcast this Week

What a busy week!

Today (Tuesday) I am driving my daughter down to UC San Diego -- about 500 miles door to door.

Wednesday I'll be doing a podcast from my "remote studio" in San Diego. Then Friday I'll be doing a webcast from the same location.

So while I'll be sorta vacationing, I'll make sure you get the info you need! Here's what's up:

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Become a Cloud "Knowledge Worker"

September 15th
9 AM Pacific / 12 Noon Eastern
Register Now: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/685395704

Join us Wednesday at 9 AM Pacific for the Cloud Services Roundtable. Harry Brelsford and I will talk with David Lady, president of Aspen University about the SMB Nation Pocket MBA Online Certification Course.

You've heard about Harry's Pocket MBA program, but you might not know the details - or the bigger picture for SMB Consultants. Harry's been pushing the business-speak side of consulting forever. So this program is just the next extension of that.

In addition to being an example of a cloud-based business, this online MBA certificate program is designed to help you become a cloud knowledge worker.

This is an accredited program offered 100% online through Aspen University, located in Denver, Colorado. The curriculum includes a wide variety of subjects:

Looking In at Your Business
• SMB Consulting Best Practices
• Entrepreneurship: A Powerful Economic Force
• Strategic Management: Gaining a Competitive Edge
• Managing Cash Flow
• Creative Use of Advertising and Promotions
• Pricing and Credit Strategies
• Global Marketing Strategies for Entrepreneurs
• Managing People: A Company’s Most Valuable Resource
• Staffing and Leading a Growing Company
• Wage and Hour Regulation
• Worker’s Compensation
• Employee Benefits
Looking Out at Your Clients
• Developing and Delivering on the IT Value Proposition
• Developing IT Strategy for Business Value
• Linking IT to Business Metrics
• Managing Perceptions of IT
• Analyzing Consumer Markets
• Analyzing Business Markets
• Identifying Market Segments and Targets
• The Financial Environment: Concepts and Principles

Register now and find out all the details Wednesday.

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Intel Hybrid Cloud Server - Click by Click

Friday, we are doing another webinar with Intel on their new Hybrid Cloud Server. I just got an email last night that they've simplified the application process for participating in this program. Yeah.

Anyway, we'll be talking to Jason Davidson from Intel about "A closer look at the Intel Hybrid Cloud Server" - Deployment Basics, Licensing, and More!

Join us

Friday Sept. 17th
11 AM Pacific / 2 PM Eastern
Register Now: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/136094753

The Intel Hybrid Cloud Server is designed to be an on-premise cloud server that simplifies the deployment and licensing of SBS, Server 2008, and a lot of related software. Check it out Friday!

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and wish me luck on my trip!


:-)

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