Windows Home Server für kleine Betriebe?

Terry Walsh und auch Philips Churchill haben auf Ihren Windows Home Server Communities heute danach gefragt, ob es kleine Betriebe gibt, die den Windows Home Server für Ihre IT Zwecke einsetzen. Das hatte auch einen Grund. Die Firma Level Platforms hat ein neues Produkt vorgestellt, was sich Managed Workplace nennt. Mit diesem Programm, einer Remote Monitoring Lösung will der Hersteller nun auch in den Windows Home Server Markt gehen. Dazu wurde die Anwendung so weiterentwickelt, dass sie Windows Home Server Netzwerke überwachen und unterstützen kann.

Dies ist das erste Produkt, welches für den Windows Home Server entwickelt wurde und explizit in den Zusammenhang mit einer Business Lösung gebracht wird. Business Lösung soll heissen, der Windows Home Server wird für Firmen eingesetzt. Firmen, für die ein normaler Server, wie zum Beispiel der Small Business Server von Microsoft noch zu groß ist. Käufer für eine solche Windows Home Server Business Lösung könnten Menschen sein, die im Home Office arbeiten, oder eben Firmen die nur aus 1 bis 10 Personen bestehen.

Hier der Presse Artikel von Level Platforms in englischer Sprache:

Level Platforms’ Managed Workplace and Microsoft’s Windows Home Server deliver full managed services capabilities to peer-to-peer networks

January 29, 2009

Ottawa, ON, Canada – January 29, 2009 – LPI Level Platforms Inc, the global leader in remote monitoring and management software for solution providers and managed services providers today announced that the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) market is now “open for business” with Microsoft’s Windows Home Server.

While the millions of SOHO businesses have the greatest need for outsourced IT, cost and technology limitations have made this an elusive target for managed services providers.  With Level Platforms award-winning Managed Workplace installed on a Windows Home Server, solution providers can now deliver end-to-end remote management of workgroup networks including monitoring of all devices (servers, PCs, network devices, printers, IP telephony, etc.), all applications running on Windows devices, alerting, full asset management, remote control, patch management, back up and security, extensive reporting, local storage and much more at a very low cost easily affordable to SOHO businesses.

Many small businesses aren’t yet ready to make the leap to Windows Small Business Server but need the added features, performance, flexibility and security that result from the deployment of a server on their networks.  Now solution providers can deploy Windows Home Server with Managed Workplace and deliver a high value fully managed solution for these businesses.

This addition further extends Managed Workplace’s deep integration with the entire family of Microsoft Servers that already includes Windows Server 2008 and 2003, Small Business Server 2008 and 2003 (SBS), Essential Business Server 2008 (EBS), and full support for Hyper-V, Microsoft’s hypervisor-based virtualization solution.

Built on the same codebase as Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server represents a powerful solution for the SOHO market. While the backup and recovery features are limited to 10 workstations (including Macs), Managed Workplace running on Windows Home Server can monitor and manage any number of devices operating in a workgroup environment with 100% of the functionality of larger sites including the full management of the Windows Home Server itself as well as any other servers on the network. Solution providers can also deploy additional remote backup software, specialized applications and other server based applications on the Windows Home Server to extend their service offerings.

“The SOHO market represents a tremendous opportunity for solution providers looking to provide cost-effective best-in-class support to smaller businesses,” said Peter Sandiford, CEO Level Platforms.  “Most of our 3000 Partners worldwide provide managed services to the Windows Small Business Server market.  With this announcement we are radically expanding the size of their available market and bringing the benefits of managed services to millions of businesses that were not previously accessible to the service provider community.”

“This is great news,” said Aaron Booker, President of Hardlines, a Washington-based solution provider focused on the small business market. “By adding the Windows Home Server as a supported platform for Managed Workplace, Level Platforms has opened the doors to a hugely underserviced and important segment of the business market.”

David Schmidt, CEO of Fusix Corporation, based in Ontario, added, “Fusix focuses on smaller businesses that often struggle with the effective use of technology. Larger organizations already receive enhanced benefits through the deployment of servers. Now, with a flexible and cost-effective solution for smaller businesses, Level Platforms and Windows Home Server eliminates the difference between the haves and have-nots.”

“We are excited to work with Level Platforms to extend the value of Windows Home Server to the Small Office/Home Office market,” said Charlie Kindel, General Manager, Windows Server Solutions Group, Microsoft.  “This solution will help Microsoft Partners introduce the benefits of Windows Server technology to a large and important market segment establishing a solid foundation for improved performance and reliability today and growth for the future.”

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Wie sieht es bei Euch aus? Setzt Ihr selbst den Windows Home Server zu privaten Zwecken ein, oder habt Ihr auch eine Firma, die das System nutzt? Kennt Ihr Firmen, die den Home Server zu gewerblichen Zwecken nutzen? Wenn ja, wieso? Welche Gründe waren es die euch oder die Firma dazu bewegt haben?

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