Worldwide, there are more than 25 million small or midsize businesses (SMB) with at least two PCs.1 More than 63 percent of those businesses do not have a server.2 This is a significant first-server sales opportunity for Microsoft partners.

However, challenges such as high cost, complexity, reliability, and manageability create barriers to purchase. The new Windows Small Business Server 2011 solution suite can help you address these concerns.

Designed and priced for small businesses, the Windows Small Business Server 2011 (Windows SBS 2011) solution suite offers agile, all-in-one, secure server solutions that can help increase margin per unit, create cross-sell opportunities, and drive service revenue:

• Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard (Windows SBS 2011 Standard) is the right server for small businesses that need a complete, on-premise solution with enterprise-class Windows server technologies for communication and collaboration.
• Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (Windows SBS 2011 Essentials) is a new, easy-to-use, first-server solution designed and priced especially for small businesses (up to 25 users) that can seamlessly integrate into online services such as Office 365, cloud backup and cloud management solutions. It is expected to release in the first half of 2011.
• Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-on (Windows SBS 2011 Premium Add-on) is a powerful data management and analysis solution that includes a second Windows Server 2008 R2 license and SQL Server 2008 R2 technologies.

Windows SBS 2011 Standard and the Windows SBS 2011 Premium Add-on are now available through all Microsoft server licensing channels.

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