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LeeMicrosoft has introduced a version of Windows Server for small businesses earlier today. The operating system (OS) is limited to 15 users and the company sees this release as a gap in its Windows Server offerings.
It will initally be available to only 40 countries. Users can use the OS to hosts websites and run and maintain databases.
Microsoft has a larger package for small businesses and it is called Windows Small Business Server. According to the article at PCWorld’s website, it may be too much for very small businesses.
Source: PCWorld
It does fill that gap. SBS was too complex and expensive for the average 5-10 person office that only wanted to securely share files and printers.
But I think it’s too late out the door for it to ever become that big a hit. By now, many consultants have moved their small business clients over to BSD or Linux-based servers. And that was because they finally got tired of pleading with MS to come out with a product like this.
Simple truth is there are so many free servers that can provide the same or better functionality, that only the least technically astute companies will be gung-ho on getting it.
Which is too bad. If MS came out with this 3 years ago, Linux would have never left the desktop.
Good find!