Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 Standard (Beta 1) - OS - Software - Reviews. Microsoft's SBS has gone through several versions on its way through the popular SBS 2003, the solid release that was SBS 2008 and now SBS 2011 Standard.
In this article we'll look at SBS 2011 Standard (beta1) and see how it's positioned in the market compared to other offerings from both Microsoft and its competitors. SBS 2011 Standard was released to manufacturing on 14 December 2010. The whole enchilada SBS 2011 Standard is built on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, on top of which is installed Exchange 2010 SP1, SharePoint Foundation 2010 and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.02.
SBS is a complex product, but its friendly console makes it easy to manage. Just as in SBS 2008, there's an easy-to-use console that enables day-to-day management of the whole setup, as well as a web site called Remote Web Access (formerly known as Remote Web Workplace, RWW). The new RWA, with easy access to most of SBS functionality, remotely, from any internet browser. Going premium Exchange is King. 107M Mobile VoIP Users Expected by 2012. Mobile VoIP Grows in Importance VoIP is becoming an increasingly important driver for change among mobile operators, according to “Mobile Voice – Whispers of Change.”
More efficient handsets with faster data speeds are enabling VoIP on mobile networks, and WiFi is becoming capable of voice carriage, which will enable third parties to start offering mobile VoIP services. Juniper Research defines mobile VoIP as the carriage of voice traffic over mobile networks using the internet protocol (IP) usually via an enabling technology called SIP (Session Initiation Protocol). Mobile VoIP differs from circuit switched mobile telephony in that an end-to-end connection between two carriers does not need to be established.
With VoIP, in simple terms, the voice call is fragmented into packets at the call initiators end, transferred over the internet, and reassembled at the call destination. By 2012, there will be significant uptake of mobile VoIP.
Cloud computing, mobile analytics to top enterprise IT trends in 2011. In its annual prediction of enterprise IT developments, Springboard Research hit the nail on the head with a sound analysis on the state of enterprise cloud computing: The debate over public versus private versus hybrid approaches has led to further cloud-related market confusion over the past 12 months.
Ironically, however, through 2011 this debate will actually serve to help organizations better understand and therefore position cloud‐based approaches relative to existing IT initiatives. As IT (and many business) decision makers educate themselves on the distinction between internal versus external service deployments, and between dedicated and shared access, they will better understand how the various cloud approaches compare with other, existing approaches within their organizations.
This analysis is fair and accurate, and is congruent with what we’ve been seeing in the enterprise tech space. This year, more telcos are also expected to ramp up their cloud computing offerings. Microsoft growing SharePoint by 20,000 users daily - Microsoft. When TNW sat down with a member of the SharePoint team in January, details about how the product was doing were hard to come by.
The team is well coached to stay mum, even after being subjected to my intensive (ha) inquiries. But today the product group opened up, revealing that Microsoft is currently adding some 20,000 users a day to the platform, surely growing what is already a cash cow for the company. If you run the daily number out for 365 days, Microsoft is adding some 7.3 million users yearly to the popular business application. The last time that we checked into SharePoint was when the first service pack for SharePoint 2010 was released. What is SharePoint? SharePoint enjoys the distinction of being a popular product with both employers and employees, with a great number of SharePoint groups and meetups in existence across the US where power users come together and exchange best-use tips.
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