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    Microsoft Products: Fundamentals


    INTRODUCTION: A CLIENT SERVER NETWORK

    In a business environment, you would expect to find a "Client Server Network" where the users'
    computers (the clients) are connected to a server (or servers) in order to allow for file sharing, sharing
    of resources (such as printers), email, and centralized management and security. The client machines
    need a client operating system (such as Microsoft Windows 7), and then any required client
    applications (such as Microsoft Outlook). Similarly, each server needs a server operating system
    (Windows Server) and then any required server applications (such as Microsoft SQL Server).
    This reference card is not a complete list of all the Microsoft technologies, but just the ones you are most likely
    to encounter, and unless otherwise stated, you can assume that each technology is a separate purchase.

    CLIENT OPERATING SYSTEMS

    Windows 7 is the latest version of


    Microsoft's client operating system,
    replacing Windows Vista and Windows XP.
    There are several editions of Windows 7. For business
    users recommend either Windows 7 Professional or
    Windows 7 Enterprise (obtained by purchasing
    Software Assurance on Windows 7 Professional).

    SECURITY
    Microsoft Forefront
    is an integrated suite of
    security products enabling secure messaging,
    secure collaboration, secure endpoint, identity and
    access management, and information protection.
    The Microsoft Forefront family includes:

    Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway

    Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway

    Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager

    Microsoft Forefront Client Security

    Microsoft Forefront Client Security Management


    Console

    Microsoft Forefront Protection for SharePoint

    Microsoft Forefront Protection for Exchange


    Server

    Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for


    Exchange

    Microsoft Forefront Security for Office


    Communications Server

    MANAGEMENT

    CLIENT APPLICATIONS

    The most common client applications used in a business (such as


    Microsoft Word and Outlook) are most likely to be bought as a
    Microsoft Office suite rather than as individual applications. These
    are the suites which you are most likely to come across in a business
    environment since they are the only suites available through a
    Volume Licensing agreement:

    Contains:

    Microsoft Word 2010 (word processor)

    Microsoft Excel 2010 (spreadsheets)

    Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (presentations)

    Microsoft Outlook 2010 (email, calendar, contacts) with BCM


    (Business Contact Manager)

    Microsoft OneNote 2010 (notebook


    application for note taking and gathering research)

    Microsoft Publisher 2010 (desktop publishing)

    Contains everything from Office Standard, plus:

    Microsoft Access 2010 (relational database)

    Microsoft InfoPath 2010 (XML based data entry forms)

    Microsoft Communicator (client to Microsoft Office


    Communications Server for secure instant messaging)

    Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010 (team level file sharing


    and collaboration, with offline access to shared files formerly

    known as Microsoft Office Groove )


    There are other editions of Office which are only available through
    FPP (Full Packaged Product) or with a new PC.

    Microsoft System Center is the family of IT management solutions that helps


    customers proactively plan, deploy, manage, and optimize an IT environment.

    Microsoft Products: Fundamentals - continued

    SERVER OPERATING SYSTEM

    All server machines must have a server operating system installed on them.
    The latest version of Microsoft's server operating system is Windows Server
    2008 R2. There are several editions of Windows Server, for different customer
    requirements. The two you are most likely to come across are Windows Server
    Standard (for smaller networks) and Windows Server Enterprise (for bigger
    networks and where availability and virtualization are of interest).

    WINDOWS SERVER TECHNOLOGIES


    Most Windows Server editions deliver these
    technologies:
    Active Directory
    A directory database of information about
    resources on a network, allowing them to be
    centrally organized, managed and controlled.
    Windows Rights Management Services
    A security technology that works with RMS
    enabled applications to help safeguard digital
    information from unauthorized use.
    Remote Desktop Services
    In addition to the traditional session virtualization
    scenario (formerly known as Terminal Services),
    RDS provides an extensible platform for a Virtual
    Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).

    Standard edition does support virtualization but the licensing rights are more advantageous with
    Enterprise and Datacenter editions. "Availability" means that clustering is supported.

    SERVER APPLICATIONS

    MICROSOFT EXCHANGE SERVER

    Providing a variety of ways for user mailbox access:

    Microsoft Hyper-V
    Microsoft's hypervisor technology to enable fast
    and efficient server virtualization.

    MICROSOFT SQL SERVER

    Relational database including services such as Microsoft SQL Server


    Analysis Services for analysis and Microsoft SQL Server Reporting
    Services for reporting.
    SQL Server is at the heart of Microsoft's Business Intelligence solution and
    is required in solutions containing Microsoft SharePoint Server,
    Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) and the Microsoft System
    Center products.

    MICROSOFT OFFICE COMMUNICATIONS SERVER

    In conjunction with the client application Microsoft Communicator, OCS


    provides secure instant messaging. In addition to enabling presence in
    applications, OCS provides voice integration and Web conferencing.
    OCS and Exchange Server together deliver
    the Microsoft Unified Communications
    solution.

    SHAREPOINT TECHNOLOGIES

    SharePoint Server builds on the team collaboration provided by

    the freely available SharePoint Foundation. It facilitates business


    collaboration and helps colleagues, partners, and customers to work
    together in a variety of ways. It provides an enterprise portal (or
    intranet) with the ability to search, manage content and processes,
    and deliver solutions involving business forms and reports.

    WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER (SBS)


    Windows Small Business Server (SBS) is
    available in Standard and Premium editions and
    is for businesses with between 5 and 75 users.
    o Standard Edition includes Windows
    Server 2008 Standard, Exchange Server
    2007 Standard and is deployed on a single
    server.
    o Premium Edition includes everything
    from SBS Standard, plus another license
    for Windows Server 2008 Standard, SQL
    Server 2008 Small Business Edition, and
    can be deployed on 1 or 2 servers.

    Licensing information on the Microsoft Partner Network: https://partner.microsoft.com/global/licensing


    2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft provides this material solely for informational purposes. Details may vary by geography.
    MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT.

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