Microsoft Small Business Server

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Microsoft Small Business Server package is already given NT4-SBS4.0 basic version is served small businesses for years and now there are new versions. This review is, the package is in SBS2000 and SBS2003 packages with a brief look at future versions of concentrate.

The product is based on the family of Microsoft server products. Mainly with Small Business Server (SBS) for Microsoft Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, MicrosoftInternet Security and Acceleration Server, for significantly less than the acquisition cost of individual server products, along with the necessary licenses. Furthermore, the entire package seamlessly integrates Microsoft, and comes with an automatic procedure of installation that will help you to work 4 powerful server products.

The value is not good with some restrictions, such as the maximum number of networked computers is limited to 50 and SBS 2000 as 75 for SBS 2003, whenany time, plus there are other technical limitations on the scope of this article. There is no doubt that all the small businesses that use electronic tools available, such as Internet, e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, it would work in an office use served by this incredible package.The components of SBS are:

Microsoft Windows NT4/2000/2003/2007 Server. This is the heart of SBS and is a software that a Microsoft based network management. TheThe software is installed on a computer network server. A server can be said that both the hardware that is specifically configured to allow network functions and their software, multiple network management functions in addition to its standard features the operating system should be managed.

Visually, the server software is very similar to the PC operating system software of the same generation, but the differences are usually formed by a series of additional functions are providedfound, if you have the necessary skills. This software would be the network manager to do things like add users to the network, monitoring, password policy, you can access and share the general policy of use, software distribution and software updates, software for managing network protocols to manage network connectivity, management of sites that may be internal or external host server of the company. There are a lot more that can be done via the server software, but deal with itis the area of several large volumes of text books for sale generally available.

Microsoft Exchange Server: This is a mail server. In fact, probably use the excellent mail server farms today. For a small company that allows you to have saved all business e-mail to be accessible to users in a network of central servers and existing network, the only access to their personal e-mail, and others who may be activities defined for all e-mail view. E-mail userscould also access their e-mail on Exchange servers from any computer with Internet access via a simple browser-operation. This server can be configured, remote file sharing so that people from around the world on the same common document may be required to work. Through a variety of functions, there is a game that has the Exchange server with built-in can be done, and there is plenty of space for special modification of the server exchange standardEasy to install.

Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISAS): The product server is the proxy server and firewall. In essence, the proxy server provides a managed Internet-sharing services for computers in a network, when connected to the Internet through the server and no direct connection to the Internet to individual PCs. This allows PC users have an added layer of protection against unwanted Internet invasions, while the full access to allThe resources of the Internet. The acts of the firewall service to which restrict access to the network via the Internet. This is the main component charged with protecting the network from unwanted intrusions. It could also protect networks. A well configured firewall can be very effective. ISAS can configure quite complex, but as part of SBS, Microsoft offers an excellent configuration tool for network operators to configure as part of the support SISSA SBSPackage.

Microsoft SQL Server: SQL Server is a Structured Query Language (SQL), database management system (DBMS). For a small company, this is the element that you could not see much. This is a database product on the high ground, but more than the other 3 servers, will need a specialized developer to get the best. However, if the person has small businesses, the enthusiasm for a limited amount of programming and are willing to study wellAvailable for a text This database is far superior to most user-friendly database access products for study. In fact, Microsoft Access, do, has SQL Server to use.

Small Business Server 2000 and 2003: The 2000 version of SBS is a really good product and once set to work, it's been good to work with, though, as most software are several places where it could be improved have. SBS 2003 has been significantly improved product. The integration of the 4 mainServer products and is superior to the individual server products, which are themselves a real step forward compared to its predecessors.

Small Business Server was a bargain for small businesses. For the future, Microsoft has two new products, Windows Essential Business Server and Small Business Server 2008. Only time will tell how these two products are good for business.