MS Small Business Server

Micro Plus Computers specialise in installing and supporting Microsoft Small Business Server to businesses in Oswestry, Wrexham, Chester, Shrewsbury, Whitchurch, Wem, Telford and throughout Shropshire, Cheshire, Mid Wales and North Wales.

What are the main benefits of Small Business Server?

• Windows Small Business Server is an affordable, all-in-one solution to reduce complexity and increase manageability of server technology in a small business environment.
• Automatic backup of business data and simple recovery features
• Affordable and easy to deploy, use and maintain
• Enterprise quality functionality and productivity capabilities
• Organize and access files from virtually anywhere

What's new in SBS 2011?

• 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

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

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

If you are interested in implementing a Small Business Server 2011 platform in your business or if you need help with an existing installation of SBS 2003, 2008 or 2011, please call Peter Stokes on 01691 670960 or email us here.

We regularly supply and maintain Microsoft Small Business Server solutions in Oswestry, Wrexham, Chester, Shrewsbury, Whitchurch, Wem, Telford and throughout Shropshire, Cheshire, Mid Wales and North Wales.