Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Family

With Microsoft® Windows Server® products, you can: Organize information in a central location to easily and securely access the right information when you need it. Stay connected to your business and customers from virtually anywhere. Help protect your business information from disaster or theft. Improve employee productivity by securely sharing resources such as printers, files and business applications with confidence that information is exposed only to those you wish.

Microsoft Windows Server Portfolio

Microsoft General Purpose Windows Server products are stand-alone operating system platforms that enable organizations to increase the reliability and flexibility of their server infrastructures. New virtualization tools, Web resources, management capabilities and special Windows® 7 integration can help save time, reduce costs and provide a solid foundation for information technology (IT) infrastructures.

Windows Server® 2008 R2 Foundation is a cost-effective, entry-level technology operating system designed for small businesses with fewer than 15 users. Foundation is an inexpensive, easy-to-deploy, proven and reliable technology that provides organizations with the foundation to run prevalent business applications as well as share information and resources.

With built-in, enhanced Web and virtualization capabilities, Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard is designed to increase the reliability and flexibility of your server infrastructure. Virtualization abilities enable greater control over your servers as well as streamlined configuration and management tasks. Plus, cutting-edge security features such as AppLocker, Security Auditing and Windows Authentication work to protect your data and network and provide a solid, highly dependable foundation for your business.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise is an advanced server platform that is designed to provide more cost-effective and reliable support for mission-critical workloads. Supporting up to four virtual machines and unlimited numbers of users, it offers innovative features for virtualization, power savings and manageability and helps make it easy for mobile workers to access company resources.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter delivers an enterprise-class platform for deploying business-critical applications and large-scale virtualization on small and large servers. It can improve availability, help enhance power management, integrate solutions for mobile and branch workers and help reduce infrastructure costs by consolidating applications with unlimited virtualization licensing rights. Able to scale from two to 64 processors and support unlimited users, Windows Server R2 2008 Datacenter provides a foundation on which to build enterprise-class virtualization and scale-up solutions.

Microsoft Windows Server® Solutions are integrated server solutions that, based on your business needs, bundle best-of-breed Windows Server product technologies into custom software suites to provide out-of-the-box network solutions at a discount compared to purchasing the stand-alone products individually.

Windows Small Business Server 2011 is a specially designed software suite for businesses with fewer than 75 users and incorporates key Windows Server technologies that provide many of the features used by larger companies including integration with key lines of business applications such as accounting and CRM. This one (SBS Standard or SBS Essentials) to two (SBS Premium) server solution provides email, Internet connectivity, internal Web sites, remote access, support for mobile devices, file and printer sharing, backup and restore — all at a discount from the stand-alone software product prices.

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