Microsoft Small Business Server 2011

Whats New?

Based on Windows Server® 2008 R2

SBS 2011 Standard has been updated to the most current Windows Server 2008 R2 server technology. In addition to powerful hardware and scaling features and easier virtualization, you’ll also get:

• Remote Access for seamless access virtually anywhere

• Deterministic shutdown ordering

• An extensible health monitoring infrastructure that assesses server and client computer health

• An easy-to-use interface designed with small business in mind

A simpler installation/migration path

Whether you’re upgrading or installing a new server, SBS 2011 Standard makes it simple. Not only will you be able to take advantage of the familiar Windows experience, you’ll also get:

• A simplified setup experience with detailed guidance for configuring the server, Internet and domain configuration for each connected PC.

• The ability to let users connect their own PC—without the need for an administrator

• Enhanced source server validation tools for better preparation for migration

• Automatic management of your organizations Internet domain name

Better ways to manage email

SBS 2011 Standard Standard features the powerful new Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 SP1. With this upgrade from Exchange Server 2007, you'll get:

• The improved Outlook Web Access (OWA), which mirrors Office Outlook more closely than ever.

• The improved Exchange Management Console for a single place to manage your users, set folder permissions, and manage all your email tasks.

• The ability to set retention policies and tags through an easy-to-use interface, and a deployment switch for roles and features.

• New archiving options, such as defining when email data expires, deployment rules, and how to provision personal archives to a different database.

• Automatic detection and repair of corrupted mailboxes and databases

• New transport protection rules to help safeguard sensitive business information

• New productivity features which help its users organize and prioritize the communications in their inboxes efficiently.

More powerful online collaboration

SBS 2011 Standard features Microsoft SharePoint® Foundation Services 2010 - the newest version of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. It powers exciting new features and capabilities that help you collaborate securely online—no matter where you are. These include:

• Offering a familiar Microsoft Office experience.

• Reduce costs by consolidating intranet sites on a single platform-on-premises

• Quickly create secure and easy-to-use solutions for specific business needs.

• An improved Remote Web Access (formally Remote Web Workplace) that allows you to share internal documents, coordinate calendars, manage issues, and participate with discussions—no matter where you are

• Built-in monitoring, alerts, and admin tools for SharePoint

Patch and Security Management

Windows Server Update Services 3.0 (WSUS 3.0) with Service Pack 2 (SP2) enables network administrators to deploy the product updates that are released through Microsoft Update to computers running the Windows and Windows Server operating system including:

• Support for computers running the Windows 7 operating system

• Support for BranchCache, a feature in Windows Server 2008 R2

More powerful remote access

With the new and improved Remote Web Access, you’ll find you can get a lot more done remotely. Improvements include:

• Secure, anywhere access to your files and documents through any common web browser.

• A personalized web site address you can use to download and upload files to shared folders.

• The ability to connect to the PCs in your network and even run applications from virtually any location.

• A new interface that is easier to use and that administrators can rearrange without any programming knowledge.

• Full Outlook Web Access (OWA) support

Learn more about Small Business Server 2011 Standard at www.microsoft.com/sbs

HW Systems is a Certified Microsoft Small Business Specialist. This means that we not only know Small Business Server 2011 but we also know your business. We have been installing, maintaining and supporting Small Business systems for many years so but utilizing us you gain access to that unmatched experience. More importantly, we are also a business like yours so we understand exactly what you need from your technology and always strive to ensure you get the most for your technology investment.

For further information about a Windows Small Business Server 2008 solution to suit your business, please contact us on (02) 9882 5000.