provides integrated and simplified management of core server functions like messaging, file sharing, security, and Active Directory. It offers benefits like lower costs compared to standalone servers, simplified setup and administration from a single console, and grows with business needs up to 300 users. Hardware requirements include a minimum of 4GB RAM for EBS and 2GB for SBS, with additional memory and disk space recommended. Pricing starts at around $5,500 for EBS Standard and $1,100 for SBS Standard, with discounts of 30-45% off standalone server product prices.

1. EBS 2008 & SBS 2008
New Wave To Save Your $$$
Jabez Gan
mingteikg@blizhosting.com
MVP, MCP
Senior Technical Officer
Omazzaff IT Solutions

2. Agenda
• What is EBS 08; SBS 08
• Business Productivity
• Simplified Management
• Security
• Hardware Requirements
• Pricing
• Q&A

3. What…
ESSENTIAL BUSINESS SERVER 2008
&
SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008

4. Right Solution For The Right Customer
Windows Home Small Business Essential
Windows Server, Exchange
Server Server Business Server
< 75 PCs < 300 PCs Server, SQL Server
Small Midsize
Home Business Business Corporate Enterprise
Multi-PC, <25 PCs 25-500 PCs 500-1,000 PCs >1,000 PCs
Broadband
Connected 1-49 50-1,000 1,000 -5,000 >5,000
Homes employees employees employees employees
40M+ 33M 1.2 M 17K 2K
80M+ Entities, 67% of Servers 19k Entities, 33% of Servers

5. Windows Essential Server Solutions
{ Enterprise-class Server Solutions, Designed and Priced for SMB }
• Simplified purchasing and licensing
Designed & • Standardized, extensible platform ideal for LOB
Priced for SMBs • Fully versioned, integrated technologies in best
practice deployment
•Fewer IT Fires & More Predictability
•Streamlined setup, deployment, maintenance and
Less Complexity management
•Simplified management/centralized admin console
& More Control •Familiar Windows-based experience; leverage existing
IT skills
•Freedom to work from virtually anywhere & with mobile
devices
Grows Business •Reliable, scalable platform enables growth and less
downtime
Capacity •Cost-savings vs. standalone products lowers cost of
acquisition

6. The choice…
Windows Essential Business Server 2008
Windows Small Business Server 2008
Number of PCs
25 50 100 250
Small Business Server Essential Business Server
2008 2008
Built for Businesses without Built for Businesses with
internal IT Professional IT Professional
Simplified administration of Unified administration of
core server infrastructure multiple-server IT environment
Designed for 75 users or less Designed for 300 users or less

7. Right Solutions for the Right Cusotmer
Customer • 300 PCs or fewer
Size/Business Growth • Within 2-3 years
Enterprise-class • Predictable Platform, Best Practice in a box
solutions, Designed • Integrated solution
for SMB • Centralized Admin Console
• Windows SBS discounted 35-45%
Priced for SMB • Windows EBS discounted approx. 30%
• Single CAL, single Solution
Easy to Purchase • Simplified Upgrades/Migration
(Solutions Pathway)

8. Windows Essential Business Server 2008
Standard Premium
Management Server Messaging Server Security Server Standard, Database Server
Windows Server 2008 Windows Server Windows Server Plus… Windows Server
Networking 2008 Standard 2008 Standard 2008 Standard
Active Directory technologies technologies Microsoft SQL Server
File and Print Microsoft Exchange Microsoft Exchange 2008
Server 2007 Standard Server 2007 Standard Standard
Windows SharePoint Edition Edition
Services 3.0 compatible
Microsoft Forefront Forefront Threat
Microsoft System Center Security for Management
Essentials 2007 Exchange Server Gateway, Medium
Business Edition
Standard CAL Premium CAL
Integrated 300+ pages of Unified, Supports
1 product, setup and best practices extensible 300 users or
1 price, 1 CAL Migration built in Console devices

9. Windows Small Business Server 2008
Affordable, Grow Your
Integrated Solution Protect Your Data Business Capacity
• Integrated & comprehensive • Protect your vital business • Work virtually anywhere,
• Designed and priced for small data through automated anytime
business backup, best practices, and • Increase your business capacity
• Flexible and scalable anti-malware • Connect with customers,
• Gain better control over your • Keep your network healthy vendors and suppliers
business information and and up-to-date seamlessly & professionally
technology • Create a bigger market
presence
Standard Edition Premium Edition
Designed for Small Business Line-of-Business Application Platform
• Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition • Includes everything from Standard
technologies • Second Copy of Windows Server 2008
• Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition Standard Edition technologies
• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition
• Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP1 technologies
• Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server,
Small Business Edition1
• Windows Live OneCare for Server1 2
• Integration with Office Live Small Business 2
1 One year trial included in product
2 Not available in all markets. See http://www.microsoft.com/sbs08 for list of markets

10. How…
BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY

11. Business Productivity
• Remote Web
Workplace
– Email
– Applications
– Files
– Intranet
– Remote PC access
• Windows SharePoint
Services installed by
default
– Document
Collaboration
– Wikis, Blogs

12. How…
SIMPLIFIED MANAGEMENT

13. Simplified Setup and Admin
• Business-related
setup questions
• Simple language
• Small business focus
• Customization via
answer file

14. Essential Business Server
SIMPLIFIED MANAGEMENT

15. EBS 2008 User Experience

16. Environment Health
• View health across your entire
network
• Focus on business services
– Sending & receiving email
– Log on to network resources
– Internet access
• One console across all 3 servers
• Resolve issues quickly by
connecting to the right console
• Built from SCE speeds and feeds

17. System Health

18. Computer and Device Management
• Single view of all computers and
devices on the network
• Easily patch, manage and
deploy software
– Patches console integrated
– Full access to SCE patching
• Focus on day-to-day support
– Most midsized organizations
spend a large amount of time
here
• Manage Windows Server, clients
and printers

19. Computers And Devices

20. Security & Access
• One of the broadest out of
box security suites available
• Integrated security best
practices
• All-up Security Dashboard –
Integrating 3rd party via
extensibility
• Remote Access
– Remote Web Workplace
– Terminal Services Gateway

21. Security

22. Users And Groups

23. Licenses

24. Small Business Server
SIMPLIFIED MANAGEMENT

25. SBS 2008 User Experience

26. Small Business Server 2008
SECURITY

27. Enhanced Network Wide Protection
• Task driven security management
• Best practice deployment
• Data secured and protected
• Rich views of your
entire network
• Server protection with OneCare
for Server (1 year trial)
• Network firewall required

28. Essential Business Server 2008
SECURITY

29. Retain and Replace existing Firewall

30. Microsoft Forefront Threat
Management Gateway
Medium Business Edition
• FKA Internet Security and Acceleration Server
(ISA)
• Feature set of ISA 2006 plus
– Native 64-bit
– Web-based anti-virus, anti-malware
– Enhanced UI, management, reporting

31. Web Access Policy

32. Web Access Policy
• Port 8080
• Malware inspection on by default
• Ability to restrict sites
• Web caching enabled by default
• Authentication not enabled by default –
allows non-Windows clients access

33. Firewall Policy

34. Small Business Server 2008
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

35. Hardware
The Basics
• 64bit only
• More than 1 core
• Single NIC
• SBS2K8 is still disk intensive
– Multiple workloads compete for disk I/O
• 4GB RAM minimum
– Minimum is not equal to “very fast” - ok 

36. The ”Wildcard” Server
• SBS Premium Edition has two servers
– Second server is WS 2008 32bit or 64bit
– SQL 2008 in the box (premium CAL)
• Install or not
• You choose where
– Second server can be:
• Additional DC
• Hyper-V?
• Server at a branch office
• Sharepoint/File/Print to off-load 1st server
• Terminal Server for remote users
• Running a LOB or whatever

37. Essential Business Server 2008
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

38. Basic Requirements
• MS Minimum (installs and functions)
– CPU: 2+ cores
– RAM: 4/2/4 (Mgmt/Sec/Msg)
• Consider this for the real world
– 2 socket servers
– RAM: 8/4/16 GB
– 8 drive bays (or shared storage) for Mgmt & Msg

39. EBS on Blades
Security Server Messaging Server
Management Server 4th Server
iSCSI SAN
Future Expansion
Shared Storage
Example c3000 configuration for
Windows Essential Business Server

40. How…
PRICING

41. Windows EBS 2008 Pricing
Edition Server Software, Additional CALs* Discount
including 5 CALs* (compared to
standalone)
Windows EBS
USD 5472 USD 81 ~30%
Standard
Windows EBS
USD 7163 USD 195 ~30%
Premium
Windows SBS 2008 Pricing
Edition Server Software, Additional Discount
including 5 CALs* CALs* (compared to
standalone)
Windows SBS 2008
USD 1089 USD 77 ~35%
Standard
Windows SBS 2008
USD 1899 USD 189 ~45%
Premium
*Estimated Retail Price in USD

42. Q&A