Surprise! SBS 2008 Is Released Today

In a complete surprise move, Microsoft provided distributors with only SBS 2008 SKU's for sale effective today.

This means that SBS 2008 licenses are available for everyone that purchased software assurance and we can do the installation at anytime. If you are thinking about doing this soon, it should also be noted that October is Dell's end of quarter and our rep is known to slash prices to make his quota. :)

It also means that SBS 2003 is no longer available.

If you missed the opportunity to purchase software assurance and same money on the upgrade, there is still one last chance until the end of the month but it involves purchasing hardware at the same time. Retail and OEM purchases of SBS 2003 R2 can still be made until the end of the month and then within 90 days you can purchase software assurance as an add-on.