ITBusinessEdge: Analysis – New Microsoft Aurora And Vail Servers
Paul Mah examines the new features in and significance of the new versions of Microsoft’s small business server products.
“Microsoft earlier this week released preview versions of the Vail Windows Home Server, and also the Aurora Windows Small Business Server. To summarize, Vail is targeted at home and home businesses, while Aurora was designed to serve the needs of small businesses. While their markets are well defined from a marketing perspective, it’s harder to get a grip on the products’ actual capabilities.
As noted by Paul Thurrott of Windows IT Pro:
‘[Both products] represent an interesting and perhaps unprecedented conundrum: they’re both excellent, and it’s unclear which is the better fit.'”