Premium Edition
The premium edition has all the features of the standard edition plus a license for the standard edition of Windows Server 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit) to run a second server, and the standard edition of SQL Server 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit).
Having a second server running Windows Server 2008 adds all sorts of capabilities to your SBS network, as described in the next sections.
Virtualization
Underutilization of servers is much more common than you might think. If you deploy a second server, you may be using perhaps 10 or 20 percent of the server’s capabilities. The rest, though bought and paid for, remains idle. Being able to virtualize numerous servers on a single computer is an easy way to maximize a server’s utility while reducing management ...
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