What's new in Small Business Server 2011
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The recent release of Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 sees Microsoft launching a new version of its all-in-one server for small to mid-sized businesses. Again, the new version comes in a variety of editions. If you want to test the new version, you can install a pre-release copy. The trial version [1] is available with a download footprint of around 6.7GB. Besides SBS 2011 Standard and Essentials, Microsoft also offers Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation for small businesses or departments. I'll compare the capabilities of the three versions.
SBS 2011 Standard
The SBS 2011 Standard Edition continues the tradition established by SBS 2003, 2003 R2, and 2008 and is a state-of-the-art server solution for storage, intranet, patch management, and email in a single box.
The standard edition can be licensed to support up to 75 users. SBS contains the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition as its basic operating system, but it does not include SP1. However, you can easily download the service pack, and doing so will additionally queue up Windows Small Business Server Service Pack 1 (see Figure 1) for installation.
Figure 1: Installing Service Pack 1 for Windows
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