Yep - more moving parts in the Cloud. We are seeing a substantial increase in the number of our SMB clients who are bringing in redundant Internet connections (even if the second is just a $20/mo DSL connection) and using firewalls that support dual WAN to help reduce downtime and improve performance.
Ben M. Schorr Chief Executive Officer ______________________________________________ Roland Schorr & Tower www.rolandschorr.com -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 11:57 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: No more SBS This is unfortunate thinking, given the poor uptime record for clouds in general, and it's worse when you consider connectivity issues as part of that equation. Kurt On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Rod Trent <rodtr...@myitforum.com> wrote: > Microsoft assumes, as do a lot of others, that small business are the > easiest to move to the cloud and actually get the most, immediate benefit. > No need for on-premise hardware. > > > > > > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 1:48 PM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: No more SBS > > > > There will continue to be a SBS 2011 Essentials. But it doesn’t > include SQL or Exchange. > > > > I disagree with their decision, as does every SBS MVP. :-P > > > > However, I see it as an ongoing “move to the Enterprise” for > Microsoft. They are abandoning their small business roots. > > > > From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 1:33 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: No more SBS > > > > I don’t see the product in the environments I work in but Microsoft > says no more SBS. > > > > http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-goes-public-with-windows-server-2012-ve > rsions-licensing-7000000341/ > > > > http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/D/B/4DB352D1-C610-466A-9AAF-E > EF4F4CFFF27/WS2012_Licensing-Pricing_FAQ.pdf > > > > Q33. Will there be a next version of Windows Small Business Server > 2011 Standard? > > No. Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard, which includes > Exchange Server and Windows server component products, will be the > final such Windows Server offering. This change is in response to > small business market trends and behavior. The small business > computing trends are moving in the direction of cloud computing for > applications and services such as email, online back-up and > line-of-business tools. 13 > > > > Q34. Will there be a next version of Windows Small Business 2011 > Premium Add-on? > > No. Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-on, which includes > SQL Server and Windows Server as component products, will be the final > such Windows Server offering. > > > > > > Carl Webster > > Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional > > http://www.CarlWebster.com > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
