Summary

Windows EBS is a new Microsoft product whose purpose is to simplify the installation, configuration, and management of the core services needed to run a business network of 50 to 300 computers. Unusually, Windows EBS is a multiserver product: Windows EBS Standard Edition is installed on three physical or virtual servers, and Windows EBS Premium Edition is installed on four. Across these multiple servers, Windows EBS hosts many component product technologies, including e-mail (Microsoft Exchange 2007), a firewall (Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway), network management software (System Center Essentials), and infrastructure services (Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP). Windows EBS automatically configures these and other features ...

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