May 2008 - Posts
With all of the licensing programs and promotions out there, which ones work together to help save your customer money and also help you make money? Sign up for this webcast presented by Tech Data Senior Product Sales Champion, Patrick Duroseau, and hosted by J.J. Antequino of the Microsoft TS2 Team where we will discuss The Big Easy Offer, Open Value VAR Rebate and more to help “show you the money!”
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11 a.m. – Noon (PST)
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As a number of folks have mentioned, it's time for you to give it a shot: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/cc184869.aspx
Here are some details:
Brief Description Public Preview Software – Release Candidate 0 Windows Essential Business Sever 2008 is an integrated and affordable solution that offers the Microsoft software midsize businesses require - preconfigured, integrated and manageable from a single administrative console, and at a significant discount compared to standalone products.
Quick Details
- Version: 6.0 Date
- Published: 5/12/2008
- Language: English
- Download Size: 11092.1 MB
Overview Designed and priced for midsize businesses, Windows Essential Business Server 2008 simplifies your daily activities with a Centralized Administration Console that gives you a single point of access to your IT environment. Windows Essential Business Server 2008 also provides an integrated and predictable platform, allowing you to view, deploy, manage, and administer third-party applications from one starting point.
System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008
Notes: Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Standard Edition is only available as a 64-bit operating system As this is not final release code, you may not install the software in a live operating environment
Processors
- Systems with Single Core CPU - x64 with a 2.5 GHz minimum clock speed
- Systems with a Multi Core CPU - x64 with a 1.5 GHz minimum clock speed
- Systems with Multiple Physical CPUs - x64 with a 1.5 GHz minimum clock speed
RAM
- Management Server - 4 GB of RAM
- Security Server - 2 GB of RAM
- Messaging Server - 4 GB of RAM
Hard Disk Drives
- Operating System Drive Partition – Minimum of 40 GB of free disk space
- Application Data Drive Partition – Minimum of 20 GB of free disk space
This past Wednesday, I had the opportunity to celebrate the one year anniversary of the Miami SBS User Group. We went over the highlights of SBS and EBS as well as the Big Easy Offer, Open Value Subscription, MS Financing, and MS GearUp.... but we still had the chance to socialize at Cafe Tu Tu Tango's for a bit after the meeting. Just like all of the other Florida IT groups I've had the pleasure of working with, the Miami SBS Group truly embraces community, collaboration, and comraderie.
If you are looking for more information about the Miami group, send Alex (atunon@athenix-group.com) or Richard (RBlanco@athenix-group.com) an email.
Alternatively (or additionally), if you find yourself a little further north, you can check out the South Florida Technology Network (www.southfloridasbs.com) and the Palm Beach IT Association (www.palmbeachit.com)
And if you're in Orlando or Tampa, look into attending the next meeting of the Orlando IT Professional Association (www.orlandoitpro.com) and the Tampa Bay SBS User Group (http://www.tampasbs.com)