The last official SBS product was Windows Small Business Server 2011. Microsoft also included some features that some small businesses might find helpful but that most larger businesses would just find annoying. This kind of setup actually against best practices published by Microsoft, which recommends each of those items be on a dedicated server. As the name would suggest, these products were designed for smaller businesses and offered an “all-in-one” style system where all the features such as MS Exchange and Active Directory were on one physical system. In reality, you run into issues with any more than 20 employees since you need some of your “users” to be for things that aren’t real people but need access to the system (backup appliances, intrusion detection systems, remote monitoring services, etc.).Įssentials is the current incarnation of the Windows Small Business Server (SBS) line of products. This server can be physical or virtual (read more about this here). The quick breakdown for Essentials is that it is designed for small offices, up to a maximum of 25 users, that need a server and the benefits it provides. If you find yourself confused about software licensing while reading this post, please refer back to these two posts to find out more: 1 and 2.
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