<s>
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Essentials	O
(	O
formerly	O
Small	O
Business	O
Server	O
or	O
SBS	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
integrated	O
server	O
suite	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
businesses	O
with	O
no	O
more	O
than	O
25	O
users	O
or	O
50	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
,	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
SharePoint	I-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Application	O
server	O
technologies	O
are	O
tightly	O
integrated	O
to	O
provide	O
and	O
offer	O
management	O
benefits	O
such	O
as	O
integrated	O
setup	O
,	O
enhanced	O
monitoring	O
,	O
Remote	B-General_Concept
Web	I-General_Concept
Workplace	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
unified	O
management	B-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
and	O
remote	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Essentials	O
2019	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
release	O
of	O
this	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
since	O
discontinued	O
this	O
suite	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Azure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
holding	O
an	O
"	O
Essentials	O
"	O
license	O
receive	O
an	O
activation	O
key	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2022	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
marketed	O
the	O
Small	O
Business	O
Server	O
(	O
SBS	O
)	O
an	O
edition	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-General_Concept
BackOffice	I-General_Concept
Server	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
spun	O
off	O
Small	O
Business	O
Server	O
2000	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
offering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
Premium	O
editions	O
of	O
SBS	O
included	O
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
,	O
ISA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
,	O
and	O
FrontPage	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
SBS	O
2003	O
and	O
later	O
all	O
bear	O
the	O
"	O
Windows	O
"	O
brand	O
and	O
are	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
SBS	O
2008	O
came	O
with	O
an	O
edition	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
bears	O
the	O
name	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
for	O
Windows	O
Essential	O
Server	O
Solutions	O
(	O
"	O
WinWESS	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
Standard	O
FE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
is	O
available	O
outside	O
the	O
product	O
suite	O
,	O
supporting	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
15	O
Client	B-License
Access	I-License
Licenses	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
SBS	O
2008	O
Premium	O
edition	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
ISA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
but	O
includes	O
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
upgrading	O
to	O
SBS	O
2008	O
Premium	O
edition	O
via	O
Software	O
Assurance	O
were	O
compensated	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
ISA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Essentials	O
edition	O
is	O
a	O
scaled	O
down	O
version	O
for	O
1	O
to	O
25	O
users	O
;	O
the	O
other	O
editions	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
codebase	O
and	O
include	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
SharePoint	I-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
what	O
comes	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	O
renamed	O
SBS	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Essentials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Essentials	O
were	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
their	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
siblings	O
:	O
2012	O
,	O
2012	O
R2	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2019	I-Device
Essentials	O
removed	O
many	O
features	O
found	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Essentials	O
because	O
the	O
"	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Essentials	O
Experience	O
"	O
role	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2019	I-Device
SKUs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
Essentials	O
Connector	O
,	O
Client	O
PC	O
Backup	O
,	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
integration	O
,	O
Remote	O
Web	O
Access	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Essentials	O
Dashboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
hinted	O
that	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Essentials	O
2019	O
might	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2022	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
their	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Essentials	O
2022	O
offering	O
is	O
merely	O
a	O
customized	O
licensing	O
scheme	O
for	O
the	O
Standard	O
edition	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
discontinuation	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
offered	O
the	O
same	O
software	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Azure	I-Application
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consists	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
Server	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
SP3	O
and	O
includes	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
5.0	O
SP1	O
,	O
Internet	O
Information	O
Services	O
3.0	O
,	O
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
6.5	O
SP3	O
,	O
Proxy	O
Server	O
1.0	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
3.02	O
or	O
4.01	O
,	O
and	O
Outlook	O
97	O
;	O
allows	O
25	O
client	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consists	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
Server	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
SP4	O
and	O
includes	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
5.5	O
SP2	O
,	O
IIS	O
4.0	O
,	O
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
7.0	O
,	O
Proxy	O
Server	O
2.0	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
5.0	O
,	O
Outlook	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
and	O
FrontPage	B-Operating_System
2000	O
;	O
allows	O
50	O
client	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consists	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
Server	O
(	O
including	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
5.0	O
and	O
IIS	O
5.0	O
)	O
and	O
includes	O
Exchange	O
2000	O
Server	O
,	O
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2000	O
Standard	O
Edition	O
,	O
Internet	O
Security	O
&	O
Acceleration	O
Server	O
2000	O
,	O
Outlook	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
FrontPage	B-Operating_System
2000	O
;	O
allows	O
50	O
client	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consists	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
and	O
includes	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
2003	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
2003	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
SharePoint	I-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
2.0	O
,	O
and	O
optionally	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2000	O
,	O
ISA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2000	O
(	O
upgrade	O
to	O
ISA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2004	O
in	O
Small	O
Business	O
Server	O
Premium	O
SP1	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
FrontPage	I-Operating_System
2003	O
in	O
Premium	O
edition	O
;	O
allows	O
75	O
client	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consists	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
and	O
includes	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
2003	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
2003	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
SharePoint	I-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
2.0	O
,	O
and	O
optionally	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2005	O
Workgroup	O
Edition	O
,	O
ISA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2004	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
FrontPage	I-Operating_System
2003	O
in	O
Premium	O
edition	O
;	O
allows	O
75	O
client	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
addition	O
is	O
a	O
built-in	O
patch	O
management	O
tool	O
optimized	O
for	O
small	O
businesses	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Update	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consists	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
and	O
includes	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
2007	O
,	O
Windows	O
SharePoint	O
Services	O
3.0	O
and	O
120-day	O
trial	O
subscriptions	O
of	O
new	O
security	O
products	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
namely	O
,	O
Forefront	B-General_Concept
Security	I-General_Concept
for	I-General_Concept
Exchange	I-General_Concept
and	O
Windows	O
Live	O
OneCare	O
for	O
Server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premium	O
edition	O
will	O
contain	O
a	O
license	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
and	O
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2008	O
Standard	O
Edition	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
run	O
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
on	O
either	O
the	O
main	O
SBS	O
server	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
second	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premium	O
edition	O
will	O
therefore	O
be	O
targeted	O
at	O
dual-server	O
scenarios	O
such	O
as	O
terminal	B-Protocol
services	I-Protocol
application	O
sharing	O
,	O
line	O
of	O
business	O
applications	O
,	O
edge	O
security	O
,	O
secondary	O
domain	B-Protocol
controllers	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
virtualization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
with	O
SBS	O
2003	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
being	O
installed	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
network	O
,	O
ISA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
bundled	O
and	O
a	O
dual-NIC	O
configuration	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inability	O
to	O
upgrade	O
Sharepoint	B-Protocol
(	O
WSS	O
2.0	O
)	O
by	O
WSS	O
3.0	O
or	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
2010	I-Protocol
Foundation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Small	O
Business	O
Server	B-Device
2008	I-Device
supports	O
organizations	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
75	O
users	O
or	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
change	O
from	O
SBS	O
2003	O
is	O
that	O
CALs	B-License
are	O
not	O
enforced	O
electronically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
two	O
successors	O
to	O
the	O
SBS	O
series	O
during	O
WPC	O
2010	O
,	O
both	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
successor	O
(	O
code	O
name	O
"	O
Aurora	O
"	O
)	O
supports	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
25	O
users	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
Exchange	O
,	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Update	O
Services	O
(	O
WSUS	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
oriented	O
to	O
attach	O
cloud	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
successor	O
(	O
code	O
name	O
"	O
SBS	O
7	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
more	O
direct	O
successor	O
of	O
SBS	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
continues	O
to	O
support	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
75	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
Exchange	O
,	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
and	O
WSUS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
formerly	O
,	O
the	O
premium	O
edition	O
of	O
SBS	O
was	O
packaged	O
as	O
a	O
superset	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
2011	O
wave	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
be	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
add-on	O
,	O
containing	O
standalone	O
copies	O
of	O
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2008	O
R2	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
Essentials	O
succeeded	O
SBS	O
Essentials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
Essentials	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
messaging	O
and	O
collaboration	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
host	O
email	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Essentials	O
and	O
its	O
successors	O
were	O
designed	O
for	O
small	O
businesses	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
25	O
users	O
and	O
50	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2019	I-Device
Essentials	O
removed	O
many	O
features	O
found	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Essentials	O
,	O
including	O
Remote	O
Web	O
Access	O
,	O
Essentials	O
Connector	O
,	O
Client	O
PC	O
Backup	O
,	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
integration	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Essentials	O
Dashboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Essentials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Businesses	O
that	O
install	O
them	O
require	O
to	O
obtain	O
client	B-License
access	I-License
licenses	I-License
(	O
CALs	B-License
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
Essentials	O
and	O
later	O
do	O
not	O
need	O
any	O
CALs	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
versions	O
–	O
Windows	O
Small	O
Business	O
Server	O
(	O
SBS	O
)	O
–	O
had	O
their	O
own	O
types	O
of	O
CAL	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
the	O
user	O
CALs	B-License
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
,	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SBS	O
CALs	B-License
cost	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
CALs	B-License
,	O
but	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
sum	O
of	O
separate	O
access	O
licenses	O
for	O
the	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
one	O
computer	O
in	O
the	O
domain	B-General_Concept
can	O
run	O
SBS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
domain	B-General_Concept
supports	O
multiple	O
servers	O
(	O
including	O
additional	O
domain	B-Protocol
controllers	I-Protocol
)	O
running	O
any	O
other	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
,	O
but	O
only	O
one	O
SBS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SBS	O
must	O
be	O
the	O
root	O
of	O
the	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SBS	O
2003	O
and	O
earlier	O
are	O
limited	O
to	O
no	O
more	O
than	O
4	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
SBS	O
2003	O
R2	O
and	O
earlier	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
IA-32	B-Device
(	O
32-bit	O
)	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SBS	O
2008	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
x86-64	B-Device
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
that	O
comes	O
with	O
SBS	O
2008	O
is	O
"	O
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2008	O
Standard	O
Edition	O
for	O
Small	O
Business.	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
cannot	O
be	O
installed	O
outside	O
a	O
network	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
domain	B-Protocol
controller	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
must	O
have	O
fewer	O
than	O
75	O
PCs	O
or	O
users	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
CAL	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
on	O
SBS	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
two	O
simultaneous	O
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Change	O
from	O
SBS	O
2000	O
policy	O
)	O
Terminal	B-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
in	O
application	O
sharing	O
mode	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
second	O
server	O
running	O
a	O
separately	O
obtained	O
copy	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
remove	O
these	O
restrictions	O
and	O
upgrade	O
to	O
regular	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
,	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
,	O
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
and	O
ISA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
Windows	O
Small	O
Business	O
Server	O
2003	O
R2	O
Transition	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
