New O365 SBS 2011 Essentials Integration Module

The Windows Small Business Server team have announced an Office 365 Integration Module for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (OIM).  Customer will be able to freely download in the Microsoft Download Center.

This Integration Module allows Small Businesses with less than 25 PC’s to use Small Business Server 2011 Essentials to run the core infrastructure they need on-premise and easily integrate into Office 365 for email and collaboration without increasing management costs or complexity.

The integration module centralizes user and server management into one place and enables small businesses to simply manage their users both local and in the cloud in one single place, thus saving time and money.  For example, a small business with SBS 2011 Essentials that already has a number of local users and has just subscribed to Office 365 can simply provision them all into the cloud with a very simple wizard and you still use a centralized management model to make changes to the users list.

Together with the Windows 7 Professional Pack  Add-in for SBS Essentials and the Windows Phone Connector, the release of the Office 365 Integration Module confirms Microsoft’s commitment to all Small Businesses to provide them with the best IT solutions for all their needs, mobility, client computing, IT infrastructure and email and collaboration.

If you are interested to know more about SBS Essentials, you can replay the webcast here.