To answer some of the questions about SBS 2011 Essentials.
I have deployed and use it. But like anything, what are your customers' requirements? Essentials is not cloud-based. What do you mean by cloud-based? Parts of it can be in the cloud. It costs less than Standard, supports AD if you want it, can do server and client backup, file storage can be local, no need for CALs (25 are included in the cost), could be lower maintenance, I think it is less complex because of the parts that are not included, Exchange, WSUS and SharePoint, can be setup so the client can do some basic tasks. The beta for integration with Office 365 is out now. For the small office that doesn't want or need Exchange in-house I think it's a great solution. Tie in Office 365 and Intune and you have a small managed solutions package you can offer customers. From: Burian, Matthew J. (mjb) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 11:14 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SBS Essentials 2011 I would be particularly interested if it integrated with Office 365 for email and collaboration services. _____ From: Steve Ens <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 13:05:19 -0500 To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: SBS Essentials 2011 I've migrated a few clients over to 2011 standard, but haven't touched essentials. Isn't it just integrating the "cloud" for the storage? On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Rankin, James R <[email protected]> wrote: Mainly wondering about the cloud-based Essentials vs the standard SBS 2011. Its limited to 25 users as I understand, but looks like it might be lower in the maintenance/complexity stakes for the client. Sent from my SR-71 Blackbird -----Original Message----- From: David Lum <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 16:54:50 To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]>Subject: RE: SBS Essentials 2011 +1 also interested. I have two clients on SBS 2003 that should really upgrade sooner than later... -----Original Message----- From: Rankin, James R [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 9:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: SBS Essentials 2011 Anyone deployed or used this, any good or bad stories and experiences to share? I have a client who might be a fit for this but am still at the planning stage so could easily look at other alternatives. TIA, JRR Sent from my SR-71 Blackbird ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
