Windows Server: SBS vs. EBS

Microsoft won’t just have SBS any more.  Now there will be SBS and EBS.  Lots of versions of Windows…  For servers and workstations…

Windows Small Business Server 2008: Ideal for customers with less than 50 employees Helps protect your vital business information from loss, by automatically backing up the computers and servers in your network and helping enable you to recover accidentally deleted files Is designed for small businesses, to work with existing technology, build on Microsoft best practices, and delivers a comprehensive network at an affordable price Gives you highly secure access to business contacts, calendars, e-mail, files, and other important desktop resources from any Internet-connected computer, virtually anywhere at any time, so you can be productive while you’re away from the office or on the road

Windows Essential Business Server 2008: Ideal for customers with 50 to 300 employees Simplifies your daily activities with a Centralized Administration Console that gives you a single point of access to your IT environment Helps you to proactively manage your environment, reduce your IT complexity, and help give you back control of your systems Increases the predictability and reliability of your systems and reduce typical errors that can occur when standalone products are deployed Increases productivity by working both in and away from the office with remote access, anti-spam, and anti-virus protection, and improved messaging technologies