Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 (SBS 2011) is the most recent server designed for small business. This software is based on the Server 2008 R2 server software.

SBS 2011 comes in two versions:

  • Standard – a fully on-premises small business solution
  • Essentials – tailored to online services (coming soon)

In addition, SBS 2011 Premium Add-on is available. This supports such things as SQL Server, Hyper-V, and an additional R2 Standard server.

You might want to consider an upgrade to this latest Windows Small Business Server:

http://www.microsoft.com/sbs/en/us/default.aspx

Previous versions include: SBS 2008, SBS 2003 R2, and SBS 2000.

This information is subject to change. Please refer to Microsoft documentation for full details.