LOOKING FORWARD
If you?re in a very small business, 25 users or less, get used to the word ?Essentials.? We?ll be using it instead of ?Small Business Server? to refer to the Microsoft system that will run your business. Whether you get the current version or the Server 2012 version, you?ll be getting solutions that are well suited to your needs.
If you?re in a larger business, or you?re adding additional servers for line of business programs or databases, the new Server 2012 lineup might come at a lower price than current Windows Server products. Far more important, though, is the new technology in Server 2012, which has been built for the future. Windows Server 2012 is designed to be centrally managed and to be virtualized, two trends that are rapidly changing network architecture. This release will move Microsoft far ahead of any competitors on the server side.
In some ways Microsoft?s new server lineup will have an even bigger impact on the industry than Windows 8, but that won?t be very apparent to consumers. The key takeaway is that Microsoft continues to look like a company that has found the focus it has been lacking for years. We are building up to an explosion at the end of the year when Microsoft may leave Apple and Google looking like laggards who are a step behind. Things may be unsettled right now but hoo, boy, is this an exciting time to watch this industry!
http://www.brucebnews.com/2012/07/microsoft-reshapes-the-server-market/
