Presenter: Peter
Server 2008 Compelling Features
- Powershell - scripted maintenance routines
- Hundreds of scripts already available
- All management features, including GUI, overlays for PS scripts
- MyITForum.com
- Deployment is based on image copy from media to drive.
- Assign Roles (server services) / Features (specific components)
- Server Core - extremely minimal install of the server OS / features
- Native IP v4 / v6 support
- Web Services
- IIS 7.0
- Modular component deployment
- Windows Sharepoint Services
- Extended supportability and feature sets
- Sharepoint today = email 7 years ago
- Windows Media Services
- Virtualization
- Presentation (Terminal Services)
- Server (Virtual Server 2005 / Windows Server Virtualization / HyperVisor)
- Desktop (Virtual PC)
- Application (SoftGrid)
- Allow multiple versions of applications on same machine with no compatibility issues
- Basically application publishing
- Full SoftGrid still available as Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
- Hyper-V (BareBones VM Host)
- System Center Virtual Server Manager
- Terminal Services Gateway
- Remote Web Workplace for the enterprise
- Tunnel RDP over HTTPs to an internal gateway that proxys the connection to the end point.
- Security
- Network Access Protection
- Make sure patches / av / security up to date before machines get to your corporate resources
- Read-only domain controllers
- Only passwords allowed are stored on remote server
- One way replication, read-only copy.
- Users must be added at source
- With bit-locker and RODC, secures remote access
Citrix - Meh...
Vista Service Pack 1
- Holy crap, what a bitch fest
MS Online Services
- Predictable IT costs
- Peace of mind for security and reliability
- Low run rates
- Partner Opportunities
- Expand reach
- new customers
- new segments
- new scenarios
- Grow revenue
- new services
- recurring revenut
- upsell to online suite
- Increase Velocity
- increase capacity
- scale
- increase margins
Small Business Server 2008
- SBS 2008 Premium requires 2 boxes.
- 1st MUST be 64-bit. 2nd can be 64 or 32-bit.
- Optionally, ignore 2nd OS license and install SQL on primary box (which must be 64-bit)
- SBS may support Hyper-V.
- 75 CAL limit (concurrent)
- Single home network only - single NIC only (teaming OK)
- IIS is no more. Will be rolled into ForeFront.
Links
- TS2 Event Site
- http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/acrossamerica
- https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/partneressentials
Notes
- Average IT Budget - 70% maintenance / 30% new purchases
- 80% closure rate for Competitive Sales Assistance
- Dynamics under same management structure as Office in Redmond. Increased integration down the road.
Action Items
- Find someone to partner with that can do VOIP. Integrating with MS technologies critical.
- Get "fantastic 40 templates"
- Check out the Big Easy Offer
- Check out Open License subscriptions - low monthly fee for licensing
- Check on Small Business Specialist smbizspecialist.com
"Other thoughts"
- When presenting, don't ask the question if you don't know what the answer is going to be. Presenter is 0 for 3 on rhetorical questions 10 minutes into the presentation.
- Definitely a high level of Asperger's Syndrome in the room. Small Business consultants are some serious geeks. "Well actually...."
