Feb 7, 2011 17:11 GMT  ·  By

A comprehensive collection of training videos is now available for download from Microsoft. Small business customers interested in getting insight into the platform offering that the Redmond company has tailored to their specific market segment need to head over to the Microsoft Download Center and grab the resources.

“This download center includes demonstrations, overviews and Learning bites (which are small 3-5 minute videos which overview core features and functions),” the software giant revealed.

There are no less than 36 videos available for download, all focused on Windows Small Business Server 2011.

As customers may already know, there are three different flavors to the Redmond company’s server offering for small businesses: Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard (SBS 2011 Standard); Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (SBS 2011 Essentials) and Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-on (SBS 2011 Premium Add-on).

Microsoft already released Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard to manufacturing, and has also provided the Release Candidate (RC) bits of Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials to early adopters.

According to the software giant:

“SBS 2011 Standard is the right server for small businesses that need a complete, on-premise solution with enterprise-class Windows server technologies for communication and collaboration.

“SBS 2011 Essentials is a new, easy-to-use, first-server solution designed and priced especially for small businesses (up to 25 users) that can seamlessly integrate into online services such as Office 365, cloud backup and cloud management solutions. It is expected to release in the first half of 2011.

“SBS 2011 Premium Add-on is a powerful data management and analysis solution that includes a second Windows Server 2008 R2 license and SQL Server 2008 R2 technologies.”

According to statistics from Microsoft, over 25 million small or midsize businesses (SMB) worldwide have at least one or two computers. However, only 37% also run a server.