* SBS educational materials are suitable for companies of all sizes
Last week, I talked about the roadmap for releases of Microsoft’s Windows Small Business Server. I realize that most of you aren’t using SBS as your primary network environment. But some of you are, and even more of you are using many of the SBS components, just in larger license sizes. SBS 2003, for example, can include: Windows Server 2003; Windows SharePoint Services; SQL Server 2000; Exchange Server 2003; and ISA Server 2000, but because SBS is aimed at what’s perceived as a less technically oriented audience, there’s a wealth of educational material available. And it’s available to everyone, SBS user or not.
For example, Microsoft holds frequent Web-based seminars that are all archived so they can be viewed at your leisure. Among the titles currently available at the Microsoft Webinars siteare:
* Small Business Server 2003: Networking Made Easy (Level 100 -introductory).
* Accessibility Options in Windows Small Business Server 2003 (Level 100).
* Get a Platform that is Easy To Grow With Today and Tomorrow (Level 100).
* Remote Connectivity with Outlook and Other Server Tools (Level 100).
* Remote Technologies in Small Business Server 2003 (Level 100).
* Setting Up Users and Adding Client Computers on Small Business Server 2003 (Level 100).
* Shared Fax Server in Windows Small Business Server (Level 200 – intermediate).
* Simple Faxing Capabilities with Small Business Server 2003 (Level 100).
* Small Business Server 2003: Total Cost of Ownership (Level 100)
* Small Business Server Series: Planning for Server Installation (Level 200).
* The Advantages of Group Policies in SBS 2003 (Level 100).
* Top 10 Reasons to Use Windows Small Business Server 2003 (Level 100).
* Using Microsoft Exchange Server in Small Business Server 2003 (Level 100).
* Volume Shadow Copy in Windows Small Business Server 2003 (Level 100).
* Windows Small Business Server Series: Installation, Upgrade, and Migration (Level 100).
* Small Business Server 2003 Technical Overview (Level 200).
While none of these are advanced sessions, even the level 100 (introductory, or “beginner” sessions) could be useful – how long has it been since you formally studied what’s available in Windows networking? Maybe some things have changed, maybe there’s something you can learn.
The rest of the SBS Web site is also packed with information. While you may not need to read “Small Business Server for Beginners,” you might discover that the SBS “Solution for Mobility,” could solve a problem that’s been plaguing you. You’ll never know unless you take a look. Do that, soon.
