One big benefit of Essentials is Microsoft's promise that organizations can perform an in-place upgrade to Windows Server 2012 Standard, without losing support for features. The Essentials software alone, without the hardware, is priced at $501 at the "Open No Level" estimated retail price, according to Microsoft's "licensing data sheet," available here. Essentials is designed for organizations with about 25 users and 50 devices max, and it doesn't require paying for Client Access Licenses, which is a license for each PC that grants access to the server. The Essentials version is billed by Microsoft as being more simplified in terms of management and connecting to cloud-based services. However, it's not clear from the search whether all of those partners offer the new server or not.Įssentials is based on Microsoft's flagship Windows Server 2012 product, which has lots of advanced features for organizations with experienced IT pros. A search at the Microsoft Pinpoint site for "Windows Server 2012 Essentials" returned 934 results. Windows Server 2012 Essentials is also expected to be available through Microsoft's partners.
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