It seems Small Business Server 2008 and Essential Business Server 2008 offer similar technologies and capabilities. Why is EBS so much more expensive?
A. EBS 2008 includes more technologies for midsized organizations, whereas SBS 2008 is designed for smaller organizations. EBS 2008 Standard Edition includes three instances of Windows Server 2008 Standard technologies, for example. It also includes technologies not included with SBS: System Center Essentials and Forefront Threat Management Gateway (the next version of ISA Server); and Premium Edition includes Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition over and above everything included in Standard Edition. Finally, EBS 2008 is licensed for up to 300 users versus SBS 2008, which is licensed for companies with up to 75 users.
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