Cris
Thu Mar 27 18:12:56 PDT 2008
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Yes we're all a little prejudiced here...
And the next version of SBS will be out later this year...still 75 =
users. But if you got someone into assist you properly joining those =
workstation and servers to the domain, and properly setup the daily =
reports...you'd be amazed at what this information management system =
could do for you.
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Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
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"Mike" <none> wrote in message =
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Hi Dave,
Thanks for your response. I didn't know SBS supports up to 75 users. I =
realize its costly to separate the components; but wasn't sure if the =
amount=20
of man hours required in migrating SBS to enterprise is justified once =
we=20
reach 50 or 75 users. And yes, I agree the simplicity that SBS offers =
is=20
very nice too. Again, thanks Dave.
-mike
"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <gwdibble@NOSPAM.frontiernet.net> wrote in =
message=20
news:87FC3AC1-B0FF-4B39-ABB1-69984BC97B97@microsoft.com...
> 50 is the "sweet spot" for SBS users, but it supports (and can be =
licensed=20
> for) 75. Personally, I'd stay on SBS for as long as possible, =
especially=20
> if there's nothing compelling you to switch now. Aside from the=20
> simplicity and reliability of SBS, it's costly to move to the =
separate=20
> components. I'd save the money, or put it into desktops.
>
>
> "Mike" <none> wrote in message=20
> news:O0%23vfdFkIHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I need some opinions on when to migrate to Server 2003 Standard Ed.
>>
>> I just started with a company and inherited a network currently =
running=20
>> SBS 2003 with exchange (setup for public email use), 20 users, and =
about=20
>> 12 member servers running SQL 2000 and some custom apps.
>>
>> Durring a planning meeting, I found out that our company plans to =
exceed=20
>> 50 people in the next two years. I know that SBS only supports =
concurrent=20
>> 50 users. The funny thing is that active directory isn't being =
utilized=20
>> other then for exchange (none of the client computers are joined to =
the=20
>> SBS domain). So again, as I plan our structure for the future; I =
can't=20
>> help but wonder if I shouldn't drop SBS NOW and implement Server =
2003=20
>> Standard or enterprise. But then again, I don't know how time =
consuming=20
>> it would be to migrate once we exceed 50 users. Not to mention that =
we=20
>> are going to open several branch offices. Thanks in advance for =
your=20
>> comments and suggestions.
>> -mike
>>
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year...still 75 users. But if you got someone into assist =
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properly setup=20
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system=20
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<DIV><BR>-- <BR>Cris Hanna=20
[SBS-MVP]<BR>-------------------------------------------------<BR>Microso=
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World=20
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<DIV>"Mike" <none> wrote in message <A=20
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href=3D"news:%23qImf5FkIHA.2276@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl">news:%23qImf5FkIHA.=
2276@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl</A>...</DIV>Hi=20
Dave,<BR>Thanks for your response. I didn't know SBS supports up to 75 =
users.=20
I <BR>realize its costly to separate the components; but wasn't sure =
if the=20
amount <BR>of man hours required in migrating SBS to enterprise is =
justified=20
once we <BR>reach 50 or 75 users. And yes, I agree the simplicity that =
SBS=20
offers is <BR>very nice too. Again, thanks =
Dave.<BR>-mike<BR><BR><BR>"Dave=20
Nickason [SBS MVP]" <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:gwdibble@NOSPAM.frontiernet.net">gwdibble@NOSPAM.frontiern=
et.net</A>>=20
wrote in message <BR><A=20
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href=3D"news:87FC3AC1-B0FF-4B39-ABB1-69984BC97B97@microsoft.com">news:87F=
C3AC1-B0FF-4B39-ABB1-69984BC97B97@microsoft.com</A>...<BR>>=20
50 is the "sweet spot" for SBS users, but it supports (and can be =
licensed=20
<BR>> for) 75. Personally, I'd stay on SBS for as long as =
possible,=20
especially <BR>> if there's nothing compelling you to switch =
now. =20
Aside from the <BR>> simplicity and reliability of SBS, it's costly =
to move=20
to the separate <BR>> components. I'd save the money, or put =
it into=20
desktops.<BR>><BR>><BR>> "Mike" <none> wrote in message =
<BR>> <A=20
=
href=3D"news:O0%23vfdFkIHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl">news:O0%23vfdFkIHA.=
3512@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl</A>...<BR>>>=20
Hi everyone,<BR>>><BR>>> I need some opinions on when to =
migrate=20
to Server 2003 Standard Ed.<BR>>><BR>>> I just started =
with a=20
company and inherited a network currently running <BR>>> SBS =
2003 with=20
exchange (setup for public email use), 20 users, and about =
<BR>>> 12=20
member servers running SQL 2000 and some custom =
apps.<BR>>><BR>>>=20
Durring a planning meeting, I found out that our company plans to =
exceed=20
<BR>>> 50 people in the next two years. I know that SBS only =
supports=20
concurrent <BR>>> 50 users. The funny thing is that active =
directory=20
isn't being utilized <BR>>> other then for exchange (none of the =
client=20
computers are joined to the <BR>>> SBS domain). So again, as I =
plan our=20
structure for the future; I can't <BR>>> help but wonder if I =
shouldn't=20
drop SBS NOW and implement Server 2003 <BR>>> Standard or =
enterprise.=20
But then again, I don't know how time consuming <BR>>> it would =
be to=20
migrate once we exceed 50 users. Not to mention that we <BR>>> =
are going=20
to open several branch offices. Thanks in advance for your =
<BR>>>=20
comments and suggestions.<BR>>> -mike<BR>>><BR>>=20
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