We have discussed a number of technologies in this chapter, and for those who prefer a table to compare against, here are the Microsoft technologies compared side by side:
Small Business Server 2011 |
Traditional on-premise |
Microsoft cloud | |
Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes through Windows Azure |
Active Directory |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
WSUS |
Essentials—No Standard—Yes |
Yes |
Intune—Yes |
Group Policy |
Essentials—No Standard—Yes |
Yes |
Intune—Yes (some) |
Management tools |
Essentials—Simple Standard—Yes |
System Center—Yes |
Intune—Yes |
Exchange 2010 |
Essentials—No Standard—Yes |
Exchange 2010—Yes |
Office 365—Yes |
SharePoint Foundation |
Essentials—Optional Standard—Yes |
Yes |
Office 365—Yes |
Premium add-on services |
Optional |
Full Purchases only |
Azure—Yes |
User / PC limit |
Essentials—25 Standard—75 |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Windows 7 (and later versions) |
No |
Full purchase only |
Intune—Yes |
Anti-malware |
No (non-centralized for 1-9 PCs) |
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