Posted by Steven Bond on May 15, 2011
Small Business Server. This venerable Microsoft product is well known among small business technology experts. Throughout its 15-year history, it has adapted to meet the challenges of the small business, has been updated regularly to accommodate new technologies and best practices, and has become the cornerstone for many small businesses.
Some Interesting Commonalities
2011 will see a [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on October 14, 2010
Can Microsoft blur the lines between Windows Small Business Server and cloud computing? The answer is beginning to emerge as the software giant launches a Windows Small Business Server (SBS) Aurora beta test. In somewhat related news Microsoft also is testing a new Windows Home Server, code-named Vail. Here’s a closer look at both efforts, [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on July 14, 2010
So after a long silent period apart from Outlook 2010 on this blog, suddenly there is Exchange 2010! So what can you expect in the new industry standard mail platform.
Well the major change is in High Availability, take LCR, CCR and SCR from Exchange 2007, mix it all together and you have [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on July 14, 2010
What’s new with Outlook 2010?
64-bit editions
Starting with Microsoft Office 2010, Outlook is available as a 32-bit application and a 64-bit application. The version (bitness) of Outlook that you choose depends on the edition of the Windows operating system (32-bit or 64-bit) and the edition of Office 2010 (32-bit or 64-bit) that [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on July 14, 2010
Exchange 2010, which is a 64-bit only server, includes new storage and deployment options, enhanced in-box management capabilities, built-in e-mail archiving, new database clustering, additional hardware options, and a revamped Outlook Web Access client.
In addition, the server is being touted as a hybrid – equally at home as the foundation for [...]