Servers Designed for Small Firms

Your first goal in setting up a secure solution is to pick the proper foundation from which to design your solution. Consider the firm's plans to grow and expand and choose a platform accordingly.

Windows Server 2008 Web Edition

When you set up a publicly exposed Web site, pick the right tool for the job. While Internet Information Services 6 is a rock-solid Web platform with a stellar security track record, and Internet Information Services 7 is anticipated to be the same, it is just common sense to not place a publicly accessible Web site on your critical business server. Either externally host it through one of the many hosted or Windows Live offerings, or purchase the Web edition and set up a separate server. ...

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