Microsoft Unveils “Aurora” On-Premise/Cloud Hybrid Small Business Server

Aurora builds on Windows Home Server Vail’s feature set with support for a far greater number of clients (up to 25) support for Active Directory (like Windows Small Business Server, Aurora must sit at the root of the domain) as well as support for cloud-based applications.

Developed alongside Windows Home Server “Vail” over the past two years,
“Aurora” includes many of the features implemented in the forthcoming
release of the consumer-positioned product, including image-based client
backup and restore, server backup and restore, easy shared folder
configuration and file sharing, as well as remote access. Aurora builds
on Windows Home Server Vail’s feature set with support for a far greater
number of clients (up to 25) support for Active Directory (like Windows
Small Business Server, Aurora must sit at the root of the domain) as
well as support for cloud-based applications.