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There is an update to the beta of Drive Bender for Windows Home Server 2011, SBS 2011 Essentials and Windows Server 2012 Essentials, taking it to version v1.4.7.8 rc1, also known as the Tomcat release.

There is an update to the beta of Drive Bender for Windows Home Server 2011, SBS 2011 Essentials and Windows Server 2012 Essentials, taking it to version v1.4.7.0, also known as the Tomcat release.

Microsoft have just posted that Windows Server 2012 Essentials Release Candidate is now available.

Microsoft have published a Wiki article on Mac Mountain Lion Compatibility With WHS 2011, SBS 2011 Essentials and Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials.

Microsoft yesterday opened the registration process to be a beta tester of the new version of it’s Security Essentials software. Want to be a part of the testing?

On Monday, Western Digital announced that they would be entering the Small Business Marketplace with offerings using Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials (formally codename Breckenridge).

Microsoft have created a Windows Small Business Server Migration Portal which provides links to information and tools that help guide you through the process of migrating to SBS 2011.

Charlie Russell and Sharon Crawford’s new book the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Adminstrator’s Companion has just been released, and I was the technical reviewer on the book.

Today saw Microsoft update it’s Windows Small Business Server 2011 website – and did you know there are a number of resources available for you to view, ready and even try?

Yesterday I posted an announcement about my forthcoming book Windows Home Server Inside Out for MS Press. Well today I wanted to announce Working With Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, which is also for MS Press and I am co-writing with Charlie Russell and Sharon Crawford.

Sean Daniel has just posted a really good article on his blog called Announcing Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials and in it he compares some of the differences between Home Server Vail, Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials and Small Business Server 2011 Essentials.

Today Microsoft announced Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials – also known as Breckenridge – and it shares common features with both Windows Home Server Vail and Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials.