Microsoft today unveiled the business version of the next generation Windows Home Server, based on Windows 2008R2
Where Aurora veers most wildly off the standard SBS trajectory, of course, is in its handling of email and collaboration tools. That is, there are none, at least not built into the product. But Aurora customers won’t be left hanging. Instead, they’ll be able to access Microsoft’s hosted service versions of Exchange and SharePoint, leaving the management of these solutions to Microsoft (or, I suppose, a partner).
Interestingly ‘Aurora’ will support HyperV virtualization, so if you’re looking for a more flexible home server, this might just be the answer.
It seems though ‘Aurora’ will also be able to run as a domain server (it must be the first server, it won’t support being added to a current domain).
The user limit will also be increased to 25 users, making it perfect for any small business who’s look for centralised storage.