It's the end of an era, at least for Microsoft's midsize infrastructure product Essential Business Server (EBS).
Today, Microsoft announced that they will be discontinuing any future development for EBS. For all of you that have recently rolled out EBS or have been using it for quite some time, you can rest assured that Microsoft will continue to support product through the "normal produce lifecycle".
Many of our concerned EBS customers have come to us asking, "what's next"? Our answer: The Cloud.
If you're like most midsize businesses managing an infrastructure that supports your email platform, internal document storage and collaboration and other specific line of business applications, there is a lot of room for you to reduce your infrastructure costs and improve your productivity.
If you've come to rely on Microsoft products as the backbone for your business, you'll love their new Online Services cloud hosting platform. The Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) provides five core enterprise-class business applications rolled into one flat monthly cost per user available through an infinitely scalable, secure and high performing online service delivery model. Microsoft BPOS includes Microsoft Exchange Server, SharePoint, Office Communications Server, Live Meeting and integrated Forefront Security for a shockingly low $10/user/month.
As Microsoft continues to innovate, the ultimate goal with their online service offering is to bring the once enterprise-only applications down to the hands of the small and midsize businesses for an affordable rate.
Test out a free trial of Microsoft BPOS or contact us for a personalized demonstration.
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