Windows Small Business Server Essentials

"A new, easy-to-use, first-server solution designed and priced especially for small businesses"

SBS 2011 Essentials delivers enterprise-class technologies for data backup and restore, remote access, file and printer sharing, and quick connection to the cloud—in one fully integrated solution.It can seamlessly integrate into online services such as Office 365, cloud backup, and cloud management solutions.

It is designed so that it can be easily deployed and managed by individuals within organizations where there are limited in-house IT skills. It is also optimized to let small businesses run applications on-premises or take advantage of the growing number of online versions of email, collaboration, and other software that major companies are already using around the world.

The optional SBS 2011 Premium Add-on includes a licensed copy of Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard technologies and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition for Small Business, providing customers and partners with a comprehensive data management and analysis solution.
A new edition of Windows Small Business Server, Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (SBS 2011 Essentials) is an affordable, easy-to-use first server option designed and priced for small businesses with up to 25 users.

With SBS 2011 Essentials, your customers can:
• Better protect business data through automated backup and restore capabilities
• Run both on-premise and on-line (cloud-based) software
• Easily organize and access business information from almost anywhere
• Run a variety of business tools and software

Windows SBS 2011 Essentials Is a Cross-Premise Small Business Solution

A new edition of Windows Small Business Server, Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (SBS 2011 Essentials) is an affordable, easy-to-use first server option designed and priced for small businesses with up to 25 users.

SBS 2011 Essentials introduces cross-premise functionality, providing small businesses with on-premise file and print, security, backup, remote access, and identity management services, combined with optional off-premise services.

SBS 2011 Essentials incorporates best-of-breed 64-bit product technologies to deliver a server environment well suited for most small businesses.

The product technologies in SBS 2011 Essentials include:
• Windows Server 2008 R2. Provides the core foundation of SBS 2011. Windows Server 2008 R2 is the most flexible and robust Windows Server operating system to date.
• Network Monitoring and Protection. SBS 2011 Essentials monitors its own health status and the status of client computers running Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Mac OS X version 10.5 and above. Health status notifies your customers of issues or problems related to computer backups, server storage, low disk space, and more.
• Database. The optional Small Business Server Premium Add-On includes a licensed copy of Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard technologies and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition for Small Business, providing customers and partners with a comprehensive data management and analysis solution.