Chapter 2. Making the Business Case for SBS

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Definition of a Small Business

• Overlapping Needs of Enterprise and Small Business

• Unique Tendencies

• Prioritized List of Needs

• SBS in the FieldCase Studies

• Specific Small Business Niches

There's no question that effectively simplifying tasks has become a global business issue and worldwide goal, particularly with the development of technology and the maturity of software tools. Nowhere is this more evident than in the small business niche with all its (necessary) attention to detail, multifunction demands on human resources, and volumes of paperwork. For businesses in the small to midsize niche, there is a real need to concentrate on business and related practice issues, not technology and software. Although the technical resource people available solve problems and perhaps do training, there always seems to be a need for more! Without the luxury of a full- or part-time technology staff involved with the management of the business, what are the options for the small business owner?

Small Business Server (SBS) was designed with the goal of being a perfectly bundled solution for the smaller business. The license model for SBS is set to any firm between 1 and 75 people; however, depending on whom you ask, small businesses have a number of different definitions and different priorities and needs. Small businesses are in a position to need to balance cost and available resources (both human and monetary) versus solutions such as triple redundancy and dedicated staff. What are some of the issues for a small business? You first need to understand the model.