I've talked previously about the two most recent iterations of Mac OS X Server ( Leopard Server and Snow Leopard Server), which offer simplified management through an administration tool - Server Preferences - as well as Mac OS X Server's more robust GUI management utilities and various command-line tools.
Best of all, it makes these features easily available to both experienced administrators, novices who have never set up a server before and everyone in between.įor small businesses with limited - or, in some cases, no - IT staff, having a flexible and robust server platform is important. Mac OS X Server is based around open standards and includes a range of enterprise-grade technologies that offer a host of powerful and flexible features: Open Directory (a scalable directory service based around OpenLDAP and Kerberos) established Internet hosting platforms like Apache, BIND for DNS hosting and Dovecot-based mail service collaboration tools based on open standards like CalDAV and CardDAV a range of deployment and client management tools and powerful multiplatform file and print services. I'm a big fan of Apple's server platform. When Apple announced the server edition of its popular Mac Mini late in October, I was excited that the company was finally offering a low-cost small-business server at a terrific price point ($999) for both the hardware and an unlimited license of Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server.
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