New and Enhanced Features in Windows SBS 2011 Standard

Windows SBS 2011 Standard maintains the easy-to-use server management tools that were introduced in Windows SBS 2008. It also provides the same core set of features that are familiar to Windows SBS customers. However, Windows SBS 2011 Standard also delivers a variety of new and updated features that can help make it easier for small businesses to back-up their data, collaborate, and share information. The key features in Windows SBS 2011 Standard enable small businesses to:

• Share documents from a central location
• Recover files with automatic backup if the files are accidentally lost
• Organize and access business information from the office and from remote locations
• Run compatible business software and applications

Microsoft Windows SBS 2011 BPA

Microsoft Windows SBS 2011 Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) is a free diagnostic tool that is built on the Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer (MBCA) technology. Windows SBS 2011 BPA scans a computer that is running Windows SBS 2011, and it compares the existing server settings to a predefined set of recommended best practices.

Windows SBS 2011 BPA performs the following tasks:

• Gathers information about a computer that is running Windows Small Business Server 2011
• Determines if the server settings comply with a set of best practices that are recommended by Microsoft
• Provides a report of the scan results, which identifies variances from the recommended best practices
• Identifies conditions that may lead to problems with the server
• Recommends solutions to potential problems

Discontinued features in Windows SBS 2011 Standard

1. Integration with Office Live
2. Forefront™ Security for Exchange Server, trial version
3. Windows Live OneCare™ for Server (trial version)

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