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ThinkServer Software: Operating Systems

Choosing the best operating system for business server just got a lot easier. Pair ThinkServer rack or tower with trusted OS solutions from Microsoft tested for proven compatibility. Whether its a fast-growing small business or a demanding large enterprise with complex needs, Microsoft offers outstanding choices. Lenovo offers a wide variety of Microsoft server operating systems, either as factory preload or reseller option kit (ROK).

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials

Supports up to 25 users

This OS provides a simple, easy-to-use solution to help protect business data with daily backup features for computers and servers. Plus, businesses can organize and access business documents from virtually anywhere with centralized storage and ability to grow as business grows.

Based on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard technologies

Integration with compatible online services

Benefits

Daily automatic backups of clients and servers

Affordable and easy to deploy, use, and maintain

Organize and access files from virtually anywhere

Effortlessly connects to online services in order to expand capabilities

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

Supports up to 75 users

This OS delivers enterprise-class technology

in an affordable, high performance all-in-one solution. Customers will have easy access to e-mail, contacts, calendar, and business resources from any internet-connected PC through new and improved Remote Web Access. Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard allows customers to share files, network resources, printers, and fax machines, while protecting their vital business information with automatic data backups and recovering accidentally deleted files.

Based on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard technologies

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010

Windows SharePoint Foundation 2010

Updated Remote Web Access

WSUS 3.0 SP2

Benefits

Backup business data with restoration and recovery features

Affordable and easy to deploy, use, and maintain

Enterprise quality functionality and productivity capabilities

Organize and access files from virtually anywhere

Windows Server 2012

Rely on ThinkServer racks and servers to power business-critical deployments because organizations trust the world-class quality and legendary innovation from the makers of Think products. And, trusted Microsoft server software

choices deliver productivity and efficiency throughout the business, be it small offices, large enterprises or something in between. Windows Server 2012 brings Microsofts experience building and operating public clouds to customers running Windows Server platform. It can help delivering and managing a cost-effective IT infrastructure -both physically and virtually. It provides a modern, open application platform for both todays software applications and tomorrows hybrid cloud solutions. And it helps providing users with access from almost anywhere and any device, giving them flexibility to stay productive while on the go.

Beyond Virtualization

Windows Server 2012 offers a dynamic, multitenant infrastructure to help businesses scale and secure workloads and build a private cloud. Windows Server 2012 can help providing:

Complete Virtualization Platform: A fully-isolated, multitenant environment with tools that can help guarantee service level agreements, enable usage-based chargeback, and support self-service delivery.

Improved Scalability and Performance: A high-density, scalable environment that can be modified to perform at an optimum level based on current needs.

Connecting to Cloud Services: A common identity and management framework to enable highly secure and reliable cross-premises connectivity.

The Power of Many Servers, the Simplicity of One

Windows Server 2012 delivers a highly available and easy to manage cloud-optimized platform. Windows Server 2012 provides:

Flexible Storage: Diverse storage choices that can help achieving high performance, availability, and storage resource efficiency through virtualization and storage conservation.

Continuous Availability: New and improved features that provide cost-effective, highly available services with protection against a wide range of failure scenarios.

Management Efficiency: Automation of a broad set of management tasks and simplified deployment of workloads as businesses move toward full, lights-out automation.

Every App, Any Cloud

Windows Server 2012 offers a cloud-optimized server platform that gives the flexibility to build and deploy applications and websites on-premises, in the cloud, or across both. Windows Server 2012 can help delivering:

Flexibility to Build On-Premises and in the Cloud: A consistent set of tools and frameworks that enables developers to build symmetrical or hybrid applications across the datacenter and the cloud.

A Scalable and Elastic Infrastructure: New features to help organizations increase website density and efficiency, plus frameworks, services, and tools to increase the scalability and elasticity of modern applications.

Modern Workstyle, Enabled: Windows Server 2012 provides users with flexible access to data and applications while simplifying management and maintaining security, control, and compliance. Windows Server 2012 offers:

A Full Windows Experience Anywhere: A personalized and rich user experience from virtually any device that adapts to different network conditions quickly and responsively.
Enhanced Data Security and Compliance: Granular access to data and corporate resources based on strong identity, data classification, and centralized policy administration and auditing.