Purpose Intended Audience and Presenter Contents Proposed Presentation Length Intended audience is all distributor partners and VARs Content may be customized as appropriate May also be leveraged by MNAs who sell through VAR channel This module is comprised of 3 lessons Speaker Notes included This presentation is intended to be approximately 30 minutes long It is intended to be used together with a 30 minute lab This presentation is part of a 6 module series providing technical training for SBS 2011 Essentials
Name Title Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Product Features Module 6: Cloud Services and Add-Ins
Module 6: Agenda Lesson 1: Overview of Add-InsLesson 2: Overview of Cloud Services Lesson 3: Add-in Examples
OVERVIEW OF ADD-INS Lesson 1
Add-ins Add-in Functionality that extends the product to add end user features, admin features, or both. OEM Pre-installation during factory imaging Online and on-premise Add-in Manager A centralized location to manage add-ins installed from a share, USB key, 3rd party share, the cloud... Includes add-in deployment infrastructure
Why Add-ins Provides standard way for ISV’s to develop to the platform Integrates a single install, management approach Inline with simplified management pillar and self servicing Allows centralized management of on-premise and cross-premise solutions. Add value for OEM’s to pre-install services
Add-in Focus On-premise add-in Extends the functionality of the platform locally Can be Server and/or client focused Examples include malware, group policy, etc Cloud Integration add-in Extends the platform for cloud integration Can use ADFS for SSO Example include office 365, cloud backup, CRM
Add-In Manager Install/Uninstall from Add-In Manager in Dashboard or client side (as Administrator) Choose to install on client machines or do so later Add-In Manager provides entry points into: Subscription renewal Installing updates Support web site
Add-in Servicing and Subscriptions Each add-in owns mechanism to detect its servicing status Each add-in can implement an interface to plug-in into our infrastructure Add-in Manager can show servicing and subscription status
Extensibility Areas Add-ins can extend one or more areas: Dashboard Launchpad RWA Health Alerts Additional feature level APIs Provider Framework Windows Server 2008 R2 Base Dashboard Launchpad Remote Web Access Health Alerts Add-ins can manage: Storage Computers Users
OVERVIEW OF CLOUD SERVICES Lesson 2
Cloud Services SBS 2011 Essentials is the right server for: Small Businesses looking for cloud enabled services or hosted LOB applications Small Business looking towards Office 365 for office/collaboration services Benefits: Seamless integration into online and cloud enabled services Single point of management for cloud based administration Enables simple, single sign-on experience Transparent access for users Integration into Office 365 for office/collaboration/ services Pre-configured installation wizards Supports any cloud services that provides integration modules for Essentials
Office 365 Integration* At-a-glance view provides quick subscription, service and usage information Extension of Dashboard User Management to provide single user creation and management experience Quick access to common Office 365 administration tasks Password Synchronization with Essentials means the end-user can have one logon name/password for the Essentials network and Office 365 services Profession Domain automation for integrated providers *Available post RTM
Office 365 for small businesses KEY CAPABILITIES 1 One site collection, authenticated external user access enabled for up to 50 unique users/month. 2 Includes ready-to-use templates, option to add custom domain. 3 Online meetings limited to 50 participants. Office 365 (Plan P1) $6/user/month 1-25 users (max of 50 allowed) No IT needed Easy to try out Simple and easy to use Works with Microsoft Office Financially-backed 99.9% uptime guarantee Self-Help and Community Support Exchange , Calendar, Contacts & Personal Archive 25 GB Mailbox ActiveSync Mobile Support SharePoint Team Sites 1 Office Web Apps Simple Public Website 2 Online Access databases Lync Rich Client Online meetings 3 Desktop Sharing Multiparty IM & PC-to-PC Calling
& Calendar Always up-to date across your PC, phone, and browser Works with Windows Phone, iPhone, Android, Blackberry* and more 25GB Mailbox + 25MB attachments Shared calendars Office Web Apps View and light edits for Word, Excel, PowerPoint,and One Note Works on almost any browser Consistent formatting from desktop to web View documents in mobile access Websites & Collaboration Collaborate on documents using secure team sites Share your documents internally and externally Professional web site design for your business 10GB Site Storage + 500MB/User IM & Online Meetings Host online meetings, present from virtually anywhere Rich presence and IM PC-to-PC audio/video calls Desktop sharing 99.9% Uptime Business-class security & reliability Financially backed 99.9% uptime guarantee Built-in antivirus, anti-spam Geo-redundant infrastructure to safeguard your data Designed for small businesses ANYWHERE-ACCESS TO YOUR , IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS, CONTACTS, AND CALENDAR ON ALL YOUR DEVICES *(BIS only)
ADD-IN EXAMPLES Lesson 3
Windows 7 Professional Add-in for SBS 2011 Essentials Add-in features Save user’s local data to the server using Offline Files & Folder Redirection, providing real-time backup and offline file access Easy security configuration through Security Templates, requires all PCs in the domain to use Windows Firewall and to apply updates for Microsoft Anti-Malware and Windows Defender This add-in requires AD integration provided by Aurora
Windows Phone 7 “Better Together” General features View alerts and perform actions, including repair action if available Pin status to home page View storage usage summary View status of connected computers and start PC backup Enable and disable user accounts Reset user password Remotely restart server Design theme will be specific to platform
Community Add-in Example: Lights-out Power management add-in that allows you to place your server in sleep or hibernation at scheduled times
3 rd Party Add-in Example: Proxure KeepVault Dashboard add-in for online backup
MODULE REVIEW
Review Questions Overview of Add-Ins Q1 Q2 Overview of Cloud Services Q3 Q4 Installing a Cloud Integration Module Q5 Q6
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APPENDIX
Basics of building an add-in Required steps Determine which extension points to include Provider, Health add-in, Dashboard add-in, Launchpad add-in, Remote Access add-in Create the Windows Installer Package Our UI provides the framework - MSI files need to be silent Create the Metadata File for the Add-In Provides information about the add-in that is used by the add-in deployment infrastructure The Add-in package is a cab file with the.wssx ending Optional Recommended Steps Digitally Sign the Add-In Package Recommend digitally sign CAB file for secure installation Configure the Add-In Package to be Updated or Renewed Optional classes provided by AddInManager for servicing and subscriptions Localize the Add-In Package For details, see “Creating and Deploying an Add-in Package” in the SDK
SDK Tools to Extend the Product SDKDocs API References How-To docs Concept doc SamplesTemplates Build Assemblies Getting Started Getting Started App Code Clips