Sure it has been asked before:
A headless server version of SB.
With minimal graphic interface.
That could be run with basic graphical interface, with remote user management through another SB instance.
Under current setup the host has to play the scenario in the 3d world.
Which is less than ideal when the host is engaged in direct close combat, in wooded terrain, as well as running a large scenario, with a battalion sized elements on both sides.