Windows Essential Server Solutions – Chalktalk @ Tech*Ed EMEA IT Professionals

Tech*Ed EMEA IT Professionals Barcelona, Spain

Windows Essential Server Solutions – Chalktalk - Chris Grillone, Oliver Sommer, Mikael Nystrom, Robert Aide - Nov 6th 1440 – 1555

Windows Essential Server Solutions is a new product family created to develop targeted solutions for Small and Midsize businesses. Come and hear several Windows EBS scenarios explained in this interactive session. We'll be covering topics from Virtualization to Branch Office deployments as well as migration techniques.

Session notes: Oliver, Mikael and Robert will do 15 minutes each detailing their deployment scenarios and the choices they had to make to enable the customer with EBS.

EBS customers virtualized and saved energy. Be Green!

Following the installation of EBS, an EBS customer realized significant and measurable energy savings by reducing their overal server count. I will release the energy saving of the closer to the EBS launch day, November 12th, 2008.

You can also virtualize with Hyper-V which is an included technology with EBS.

Lower your carbon footprint and save money!

EBS Supports Branch Offices

EBS does support Branch Offices by leveraging the Branch Office Infrastructure Solution. This uses the power of Windows Server 2008 and Forefront Threat Management Gateway in certain scenarios to provide branch office services.

Vituralize EBS with Hyper-V

Customers already virtualized EBS with Hyper-V. Hyper-V is built into EBS. Reduce your server count!

Learn more about three EBS vitualization scenarios here.

EBS Languages

Languages expected to be released soon for EBS:

1. English (RTM'd)
2. Italian
3. German
4. French
5. Spanish
6. Japanese
7. Russian
8. Chinese Simplified
9. Chinese Traditional
10. Korean
11. Brazilian Portuguese

Windows Essential Business Server 2008 RTM

Windows Essential Business Server 2008 has reached RTM! English now, more languages to come soon.

New EBS stie @ www.microsoft.com/ebs

Check out the new EBS site at www.microsoft.com/ebs. What do you think? Are we missing something? Feedback is appreciated.

Thank you,

Chris