There is no good side. Unless you are larger business with a need for one of the packages he lays out. His entire blog post is based on virtualization. Most small businesses don't even know what Hyper-V is. While I applaud Microsofts move to fewer servers, it should be three and not five, SBS Standard should be in it.
Why doesn't Microsoft come right out and say it. We are losing money on SBS. Which I don't believe. To force users to have to use the cloud and, therefore, losing SQL, Exchange and SharePoint is a death blow to many Partners and end users.
Most Microsoft Partners make their living off of SBS. Most end users look to the partners to purchase SBS. SBS Standard created a nice niche` for small businesses. This is why it is called Small Business Server. Raise the price. Who cares. To have the three added features already included and no roles to figure, it was the perfect server.
When Steve Jobs used to give a keynote address, his listeners couldn't wait to see what he had next. When Steve Ballmer gives a keynote address, his listeners just hoped he wouldn't bring Microsoft any further down.
